Space Hulk Ascension

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 33
  3. Negative: 6 out of 33

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  1. TheWaffle
    Dec 18, 2014
    5
    I keep hoping that GW's 40k ports to video games will exceed expectations, unfortunately this is another one that falls short. Space Hulk Ascension costs as much as XCOM: Enemy Within, but XCOM offers an immersive and expansive turn-based strategy game that thrills at every stage of the game. Space Hulk is a glorified board game, that is literally and figuratively 2-dimensional. TheI keep hoping that GW's 40k ports to video games will exceed expectations, unfortunately this is another one that falls short. Space Hulk Ascension costs as much as XCOM: Enemy Within, but XCOM offers an immersive and expansive turn-based strategy game that thrills at every stage of the game. Space Hulk is a glorified board game, that is literally and figuratively 2-dimensional. The backstory and graphics are great, but the game falls flat, sticking to the old narrow hallways and single floor. We're told that we're stalking the halls of ancient space ships filled with dangerous aliens and mystical artifacts, but every map looks exactly the same and there are still just a few basic mechanics and interactions. Where XCOM provides a wide array of weapons, base building, team building, and strategic choices, Space Hulk gives you lack-luster choices of close combat weapons that are essentially all the same, and slightly different firing modes for your guns. I would've liked more distinction between the classes, more varied weapons options (even if they departed from the table top equivalent). And while using action points to turn and back up might be important to the game, they're ultimately unexciting pieces of gameplay as the game devolves into a $40 game of tower defense. It also is poorly optimized, slowing my 2014 desktop even on moderate graphical settings, despite the unremarkable graphical demands of the game (2/3rd of the screen is blank!)… Expand
  2. DickPain
    Apr 28, 2018
    7
    This game is flawed. It's unforgiving, there is no undo button, the graphics obscure what you need to know, there is barely any story, it's repetitive, etc. However despite all that I've just torn through 12 hours of playing it. I had to read a guide on Steam to work out the mechanics of the game, but once that was done, blasting or flaming genestealers is very satisfying. I think thisThis game is flawed. It's unforgiving, there is no undo button, the graphics obscure what you need to know, there is barely any story, it's repetitive, etc. However despite all that I've just torn through 12 hours of playing it. I had to read a guide on Steam to work out the mechanics of the game, but once that was done, blasting or flaming genestealers is very satisfying. I think this only resonated for me because I played the boardgame as a kid and loved it. I wouldn't recommend this game to most people, but I enjoyed it, despite it's flaws.… Expand

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. games(TM)
    Jun 1, 2015
    40
    What's truly disappointing is that there are seeds of greatness here. [Issue#161, p.94]
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  2. Ragequit.gr
    Mar 8, 2015
    78
    Space Hulk: Ascension Edition achieves its goal of enriching last year's effort in terms of gameplay and single player content. It's definitely a worthwhile purchase provided that you are willing to accept some of the game's idiosyncrasies that stem from Space Hulk's board game roots.
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  3. PC PowerPlay
    Mar 6, 2015
    70
    A proper video game adaptation of a great boardgame - at last! [March 2015, p.62]
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