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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 review - a thunderous triple-A spectacle that's truly electric in co-op

Eurogamer's review of Space Marine 2, a mostly-thrilling single-player game and a stupendous one when played in its various forms of co-op.

Its linear campaign takes you through gigantic gothic Hive Cities being pummelled by Tyranid spores, vast, churned battlefields crisscrossed by lasgun fire, and sprawling Imperial fortresses that house cathedral-sized artillery guns. Watch on YouTube One of the major separating factors here is the busyness of the screen; the skies are constantly filled with whirling flocks of avian Tyranids, while encounters with later game enemies display some of the snazziest particle effects you'll see outside of CERN. As with the first game, Space Marine 2's combat is built around a mixture of melee and ranged fighting, with you swinging chainswords and Thunder Hammers to cleave through large groups of foes, while using boltguns and plasma incinerators to soften up larger enemies or pick off distant targets.

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