Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine tells the spectacular story of the captain of the Temple Guardian Legion, Titus, who and his brothers came to defend the planet Graii from the invasion of the Emperor's enemies. Overall this is a solid game, but like games like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow it just lacks the magic touch.

It is very good, but it was a bit repetitive and with 16 chapters often taking around an hour each it is a big game. The gameplay for me wasn't as fun as Bulletstorm, Crysis 2 or The Darkness. The voice acting is of Hollywood standard, which also comes as no surprise given the cast involved. A lot of time, money and research has been spent in bringing the atmosphere of the game alive. It is arguably one of the best looking games on the system along with the two Crysis games. Space Marine looks absolutely incredible, which is unsurprising given it is a late XBOX 360 title. A long time ago I had also played Space Hulk (1993) which felt more like the board game and while it is a very good game it was in places dull to play. Previously I had played Fire Warrior on the PS2, which is also an FPS game, but it looked a little bit flat. This is the fully realised version of how I imagined the Warhammer 40K universe to look. Graphics B Sound B Gameplay C Lasting Appeal C. Quite frankly, I don't want to know anybody who commits that amount of time to a video game, or indoor activities in general. I played it right to the end, unlocking 34% of the trophies, but to get the platinum you'd literally have to spend over 100 hours playing this game. If it were not for the Warhammer brand name this game would be the very definition of shovelware. Half of each chapter will involve you doing nothing but moving forward. The levels/chapters are very slow, with huge, cavernous empty spaces and bombed-out buildings that offer no interaction other than occasionally opening a door or elevator. Set on a distant planet filled with Orks it is your duty to wipe them all out. For a 3rd person shooter it's basic stuff. As Captain Titus (Mark Strong, the narrator of Who Do You Think You Are?) all you really do is go forward and shoot/duel, and it's a long game with nothing much sustain the many miles of bad road.

Space Marine is about as simplistic as current generation games get.

One doomed space marine