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Dawn of War

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
The box art for Dawn of War
Developer(s) Relic Entertainment
Publisher(s) THQ
Director(s) Alex Garden
Designer(s) Jay Wilson
Andrew Chambers
Chris Degnan
Damon Gauthier
Jeffrey Nicholas Brown
Neil Jones-Rodway
Composer(s) Jeremy Soule
Engine SPOOGE (Extremely Modified)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: September 20, 2004
  • EU: September 24, 2004
Genre(s) Real-time strategy
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 87% (based on 65 reviews)
Metacritic 86% (based on 51 reviews)
Review scores
Publication Score
CGW 4.5 out of 5
Game Informer 9.25/10
GamePro 5/5
GameSpot 8.8/10
GameSpy 4.5/5 stars
IGN 8.8/10
PC Gamer (UK) 91%
Gaming Nerd 8.7/10

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and based on Games Workshop's popular tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000. It was released by THQ on September 20, 2004 in North America and on September 24 in Europe. Since its release, three expansion packs have been released: Winter Assault in 2005, Dark Crusade in 2006, and Soulstorm in 2008. Its first sequel, Dawn of War II was released in February 2009. Another sequel, Dawn of War III, was announced in May 2016 and released in April 2017.

As a series Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide as of January 2013.

Gameplay is initially focused on capturing and holding strategic locations on the battlefield. These control points are captured by infantry squads and provide resources to construct additional units and buildings or unlock certain units in an army's tech tree. Battles are won either by holding a certain number of control points for a period of time or by destroying all of the opposing armies' HQ structures. A number of special conditions are available to choose from to customize matches.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War features four playable armies:

In addition to the four fully playable races, the Imperial Guard also make appearances in the single player campaign as allies of the Space Marines, led by Colonel Brom. Lacking the superhuman resilience and fighting prowess of the Space Marines, Imperial Guardsmen are forced to rely on numbers, ranged weaponry, and tanks. They would later be made into the featured playable race in the first expansion pack, Winter Assault.


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