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Customer Reviews of Warhammer 40K: Fire Warrior

Could have been better, but not horrible
Innovative? No. Unique? Not really. Flawed? Sure. Bad game? Nah. As critical as I am of video games, I can't really say Fire Warrior is all that bad. A few things could have been done diffrently to make it a bit more enjoyable. Basically, its a classic Quake/Doom-style shoot-em-up, which I personally can appreciate since I grew up playing the aforementioned games. I actually do see some potential for "What could have been" here, but in the end its pretty much just a generic FPS experience. The graphics, I think, are actually pretty good. Contrary to much of what I've read, the view models are pretty nice , well animated and well skinned. Gameplay is decent, but a bit uninspired. The patch, which you will have to get yourself from the site (the built in updater didn't detect it for me) Improves the feel of the game a bit by eliminating some of the visual lag that occured pretty regularly in the unpatched version. Note that by visual lag, I'm not talking about FPS drop, I'm talking about times when the game seems to "skip" rather than just suffering a framerate hit. From what I can tell, this seems to be a popular workaround for framerate slowdowns, but in the end it is actually alot more annoying. Once patched, Fire Warrior delivers a solid if not especially exceptional jaunt through the Warhammer universe. Not a waste of money, but nothing really special. If you're just looking for some FPS action, go for it. Its more fun than Quake 2 was (as if that's really saying too much :D )

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Warhammer 40K: Fire Warrior is Snoozehammer 40K, ZZZzzzz...
Don't buy this, you will only encourage people to write crummy games - even cheap, it's a waste of money.

There are no saves, the player has to complete missions or objectives or start over. The graphics are uninteresting as is the game design.

Even the plot is lame. Be the good 'Tau' and kill the evil humans. This may appeal to Columbine types, I suppose.

Save your money and buy Max Payne 2, a bit lame but much more fun to play as a shooter. It has some atmosphere too.

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WH40K has never been so bad
Having witnessed the evolution of first person shooters and the WH40k universe of games first hand, I have trouble believing how unbelievably bad this game is. Apparently, Games Workshop will lend their WH40K license to anyone.

Visual experience: While the graphics engine is up to the task, the textures and level design are completely uninspired, making this game a visually bland experience. Although, I did enjoy the cut scenes which were well done, with the exception of poor voice talent. With this small exception, this game lacks any style whatsoever.

Weapons: Despite the game being set in the 41 Millennium, the weapons are about as deadly as a roman candle. The Pulse Rifle for example is well over a meter long and looks to weigh 100 kilos, yet it takes several shots to take out an unarmored imperial guardsman, even at point blank range.

Level Design: This game reverts to the stone age of the genera. These guys have apparent missed 15+ years of evolution. I had the feeling of being a trail horse, leisurely making my way about the countryside, not being able to choose my path or stray from the path that I was on. I found that you really don't have to pay attention to your mission or any of the plot development. Just continue to move forward, killing bad guys... If you run into a locked door, find a switch.

Gameplay: Take away the fancy graphics, and you're a playing a Doom II clone, without the cool weapons, spooky atmosphere or feeling of eminent danger. Strafe is the name of the game here boys and girls. Constantly run from side to side, back and forth behind cover and unload on your enemies and you'll be fine. Repeat until game complete. I found this game incredibly easy. I never felt I was in any danger of not completing my mission, even though I rarely knew or cared what it was. The whole game felt like a chore. I kept playing to find out if there was something I was missing. This game was clearly designed for the console platforms. The fact that you cannot use the mouse in the main menu was the first clue to the quality of this game. Then I found out that there are NO SAVE GAMES. Your progress is updated every time you reach a checkpoint. I thought this was banished from PC gaming years ago.

Even if you enjoy mindless action, I can think of a dozen titles that do it better than this game. If you only play it because it is WH40K, this is the ONLY WH40K game that I would suggest skipping all together. If you want to play WH40K FPS style, try Space Hulk, you may actually have fun. If you are an adolescent, not concerned with concepts like realism or suspense, missed doom II the first time around, and have nothing else to de except watch paint dry, this is the game for you!