Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (Windows)

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Description

Set in the Warhammer 40,000 Universe, this RTS puts you in charge of the Imperial Space Marine Chapter "Blood Ravens" as they try to contain rising numbers of Ork invaders on the planet Tartarus. Leading your forces through an epic single-player campaign with eleven scenarios you discover the true reason for their presence on this world, and find out which roles the evil Chaos Marines and the mysterious Eldar play in this affair. And when the struggle is over, endless challenges await in the multi-player mode...

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Alternate Titles

• "战锤40000：战争黎明" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Warhammer 40,000: Los Albores de la Guerra" -- Spanish title

Part of the Following Groups

• Fantasy Creatures: Orcs
• Gameplay Feature: Fog of War
• Gameplay feature: Recordable replays
• Games made into books
• Technology: amBX
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War series
• Warhammer 40,000 universe

User Reviews

Fast and furious

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Critic Reviews

Science Fiction Weekly	Nov 01, 2004	A+	100
IC-Games	Oct 02, 2004	93 out of 100	93
Gaming Target	Sep 13, 2005	9.3 out of 10	93
Level	Nov, 2004	8.5 out of 10	85
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Sep 22, 2004	84 out of 100	84
PC Powerplay	Apr, 2005	84 out of 100	84
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Sep 24, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Jeuxvideo.com	Sep 27, 2004	16 out of 20	80
Joystick (French)	Oct, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Super Play (Sweden)	Oct, 2004	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Blood Ravens

The Space Marine chapter that features in the Campaign, the Blood Ravens, were originally created for Dawn of War. They have since been integrated into the Warhammer 40K tabletop.

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2004 – Best PC Multiplayer Game of the Year
• Computer Gaming World
  • March 2005 (Issue #249) – Strategy Game of the Year (Real-Time)
  • March 2005 (Issue #249) – Best Opening Cut-Scene of the Year (Real-Time)
• GameSpy
  • 2004 – #7 PC Game of the Year
  • 2004 – Best Use of License of the Year (PC)

Related Web Sites

• Dawn of War (Official Web Site)
• Dawn of War Planet (English fansite.)
• Developer Interview (Xequted managed to catch up with Jonathan Dowdeswell, the Producer of Dawn of War to ask him a little about their new title. (Oct. 7, 2004))
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Walkthrough (A complete walkthrough of Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War with images to assist the viewer along the way.)