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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Developer(s)Relic Entertainment
Iron Lore Entertainment
Publisher(s)THQ
Platform(s)PC
ReleaseUnited States March 5, 2008

Germany March 5, 2008
Australia March 5, 2008
Canada March 5, 2008

United Kingdom March 7, 2008
Genre(s)Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm is the third and final expansion to the PC-based RTS game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War series in development by Relic Entertainment.[1] Like its predecessors, Soulstorm is based on Games Workshop's popular tabletop wargame, Warhammer 40,000, and introduces a multitude of new features to the Dawn of War series.

Gameplay

Gameplay remains similar to the last Dawn of War title, Dark Crusade. The largest modification is the introduction of two new armies; the Dark Eldar and the Sisters of Battle, along with aerial units for each of the factions.

Units

Every faction gains new aerial units (aside from the Necrons, who gain the Essence of the Deceiver), which do not obey normal terrain rules and are particularly effective against units which are unable to fight back, such as melee units.

Multiplayer

Multiplayer remains the same as in previous titles, with players given the ability to either play via LAN or on the Gamespy network. A new 'medal' system has been added that provides rewards for certain player milestones (5-to-1 kill ratio, etc).

Setting

Races

Dark Eldar

Main article: Dark Eldar (Warhammer 40,000)

The Dark Eldar[2] are the malevolent counterparts to the Eldar, [3] and are dark versions of their light counterparts. In Soulstorm, the Dark Eldar are the only race with the ability to harvest the souls of fallen units and exploit them.

Sisters of Battle

Main article: Sisters of Battle

The Sisters of Battle[4] are warrior women for the Imperium of Man, and the only race able to use the "faith" resource.

Campaign

Soulstorm takes its name from the strange event around which the game takes place. A warp storm surrounds a planetary system, isolating it from all forms of contact. The nine factions drawn to investigate arrive in the system with their own fleets and conflicting intentions. However, the warp storm wreaks havoc with their navigational systems and strands them on the four planets and three moons of the system. The nine factions are then forced to battle between planets to ultimately conquer the planetary system and discover the reason for the warp storm.

As with predecessor Dark Crusade, Soulstorm features a "meta-campaign" featuring 31 territories spread over four planets and three moons.

Demo

On January 13th, 2008, Relic released a 1.12GB demo of Soulstorm on several gaming websites. The demo allows players to play a tutorial, as well as one skirmish and one scenario map as the Dark Eldar. The demo's loading screens also show the new additional flying units added in the expansion.

References

  1. ^ Relic Announces Dawn of War: Soulstorm. URL retrieved 26th of September 2007.
  2. ^ "Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War -- Soulstorm". Games for Windows (11). 2007.
  3. ^ {{citeweb|url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3165395&p=1&sec=PREVIEWS%7Cauthor=Anthony Gallegos|date=2008-01-11|publisher=1UP.com|title=Previews: Dawn of War: Soulstorm
  4. ^ {{citeweb|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/warhammer40000dawnofwarsoulstorm/news.html?sid=6181715%7Cauthor=Jason Ocampo|date=2007-08-25|title=Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Soulstorm First Impressions
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