Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm

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  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Mar 4, 2008
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 308 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 220 out of 308
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 308
  3. Negative: 28 out of 308
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  1. AndrewM
    Jan 10, 2010
    5
    METAL BOXES! this is the cry of Firraeveus Carron, the champion of chaos as he boldly stikes at the space marines attacking rhinos. the units response lists are limited, reptitive, and overall really annoying. The cutscene scripts are highly laughable ensuring a high humor quality to the game. But unfortunatly thats not what DoW is about. Its campaign mode is ripped from DC and the METAL BOXES! this is the cry of Firraeveus Carron, the champion of chaos as he boldly stikes at the space marines attacking rhinos. the units response lists are limited, reptitive, and overall really annoying. The cutscene scripts are highly laughable ensuring a high humor quality to the game. But unfortunatly thats not what DoW is about. Its campaign mode is ripped from DC and the aircraft is enough to make the Emperor himself break down in tears with how low quality they are. If you plan on buying this game, do it to laugh at the campaign mode (I reccomend chaos for this one) or the multiplayer which is alright, but not as good as Dark Crusade.… Expand
  2. Kelu
    Dec 25, 2011
    6
    Soulstorm does not deliver - the campaign is sub-par compared to Dark Crusade, and 40k cannon is pretty much raped (imperial guard general simply 'loosing' one hundred Baneblades - good laugh, though). The game is, like it's precedessors, ok online, though the new races don't seem balanced enough.
  3. ArshadS
    Jan 2, 2010
    7
    Ok im a uber big warhammer fan right. DC is good..... but this one is kinda crap. I dont know what went wrong here but the tech trees are just imbalanced imo. campaign is jus like dcs campaign but with planets this time. the new flight units arnt all that cool. And gk pops out when banshees can take em on! lol ok maybe almost. I wouldnt reccomend buying this game all on its own rather Ok im a uber big warhammer fan right. DC is good..... but this one is kinda crap. I dont know what went wrong here but the tech trees are just imbalanced imo. campaign is jus like dcs campaign but with planets this time. the new flight units arnt all that cool. And gk pops out when banshees can take em on! lol ok maybe almost. I wouldnt reccomend buying this game all on its own rather wait for the whole warhammer package. Very disappointed with this one tho. Im hoping in the future they make an uber great horus heresy campaign to make up for this not so grand game.… Expand
  4. Ade_the_Rare
    Jun 13, 2012
    6
    Looks nice, chronically average gameplay. Necrons genuinely feel different to play; Tao play like the retarded love-child of the Necrons and the Eldar, and all the other races are basically the same with different, albeit nice looking skins. *Yawn* of War.
  5. MaxD.
    Apr 1, 2008
    6
    Make no mistake, this is a very solid game. This is mainly because it comes from a very solid foundation, though, and aside from two "new" samey-feeling races and some redundant and glitchy new units, Soulstorm offers nothing new, recycling the same campaign and multiplayer styles from Dark Crusade. The addition of some severely game-breaking bugs certainly doesn't help its case.
  6. JamesM
    Apr 28, 2008
    5
    Not a big fan of sisters of battle dark eldar are kool tho. reason i give it 5.... 1. same campaign nothing interesting about it. 2. flying ships aren't pushed far enough maybe some bigger ships like sm cruisers like the ones that drop buildings in the game. 3. major bug issues with the sisters of battle and the sisters of battle relic unit is just way too unbalanced 4.NO TYRANIDS!!! Not a big fan of sisters of battle dark eldar are kool tho. reason i give it 5.... 1. same campaign nothing interesting about it. 2. flying ships aren't pushed far enough maybe some bigger ships like sm cruisers like the ones that drop buildings in the game. 3. major bug issues with the sisters of battle and the sisters of battle relic unit is just way too unbalanced 4.NO TYRANIDS!!! 5. Just simply nothing new in tactis or gameplay at all so its definetely not worth that amount of money. I'll stick with DC thanks online and single player.… Expand
  7. Xocrates
    Mar 23, 2008
    7
    If you've came this far as DOW expansions, you might as well pick this one. The new races are fun, particularly Dark Eldar (which play nothing like Eldar, at all), Sisters of Battle are pretty standard but still fun (think cheap space marines with flamethrowers). Air units are useful if nothing else. The single player campaign is pretty weak and is at best a fun timekiller. However If you've came this far as DOW expansions, you might as well pick this one. The new races are fun, particularly Dark Eldar (which play nothing like Eldar, at all), Sisters of Battle are pretty standard but still fun (think cheap space marines with flamethrowers). Air units are useful if nothing else. The single player campaign is pretty weak and is at best a fun timekiller. However it also includes a significant amount of new skirmish maps which is always a good thing. On the other hand, the game is in dire need of a patch. You may wish to pick the game only after the patch is released (right now one is confirmed, but it may take a while) or once it hits discount. It may be the worse DOW expansion so far, but it is still a lot of fun.… Expand
  8. AndyL.
    Mar 29, 2008
    5
    Its an ok game. But I feel that it was somewhat rushed. Its like DC all over again just longer with two new races and some shotty at best air units thrown in. They could have done way better with this but sadly feel way short of the mark. I was really looking forward to this but after only like afew hours play I could already see that there was nothing much new to this game then DC. And Its an ok game. But I feel that it was somewhat rushed. Its like DC all over again just longer with two new races and some shotty at best air units thrown in. They could have done way better with this but sadly feel way short of the mark. I was really looking forward to this but after only like afew hours play I could already see that there was nothing much new to this game then DC. And its too long with no real goals or anything to look forward to after you get all you wargear except honor guard units. I was very surprised to see this considering how good DC was.… Expand
  9. RG
    Mar 29, 2008
    5
    Not worth $40, by any stretch of the imagination. It is just 2 new armies, and some crappy "air units" which was a lame and pathetic attempt to add something new to the game. The single player campaign is the same as Dark Crusade, just with bottlenecks. The gameplay hasn't changed, but is still a fun game. Sure it may have more races than any other RTS, but DoW added races to make of Not worth $40, by any stretch of the imagination. It is just 2 new armies, and some crappy "air units" which was a lame and pathetic attempt to add something new to the game. The single player campaign is the same as Dark Crusade, just with bottlenecks. The gameplay hasn't changed, but is still a fun game. Sure it may have more races than any other RTS, but DoW added races to make of for lack of true strategy and originality. If you are a fan of DoW this is a necessity as an addition to the DoW 40k universe. But in reality it is Iron Lore Entertainment and Relic Entertainment just milking the loyal fans for money with an overpriced expansion pack. Currently, there are free DoW mods out there that are more deserving of your hard earned cash.… Expand
  10. golemgac
    Aug 20, 2017
    6
    A nice addition to the original Dawn of War but it's still poor in comparison to the changes from Winter Assault and Dark Crusade. Planetary expansion is quite long and sometimes demanding but not satisfying enough. The only interesting thing in the campaign is attack on the enemy's main base, fortunately multiplayer is much more fun.
    Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldars were maybe good in    A nice addition to the original Dawn of War but it's still poor in comparison to the changes from Winter Assault and Dark Crusade. Planetary expansion is quite long and sometimes demanding but not satisfying enough. The only interesting thing in the campaign is attack on the enemy's main base, fortunately multiplayer is much more fun.
    Sisters of Battle and Dark Eldars were maybe good in theory - on the battlefield they are no match for the rest of the armies. It's fine that we got the air-forces too even if they're not changing that much.
    And I know, this is a RTS game but dialogues could be more matching and interesting for this story. Games from W40k deserve engrossing script.    … Expand
  11. Lenkors_Wood
    Nov 10, 2018
    6
    After the release of "Winter Assault" and" Dark crusade". I thought that the guys will be fully engaged in work on "Dawn of War 2", I tried to believe that it will be similar to Dark Crusade, with Necrons, Tau, and the Imperial army, with the possibility of building bases, etc.
    but in 2008, we were "delighted" with the release of Soulstorm - for two years, the developers have added a    After the release of "Winter Assault" and" Dark crusade". I thought that the guys will be fully engaged in work on "Dawn of War 2", I tried to believe that it will be similar to Dark Crusade, with Necrons, Tau, and the Imperial army, with the possibility of building bases, etc.
    but in 2008, we were "delighted" with the release of Soulstorm - for two years, the developers have added a couple of new maps, two playable races, and aircraft and THAT's all nothing more.    … Expand
  12. MillersWeeb
    Nov 17, 2018
    7
    Кампания лучше, чем в дарк крусейде. Прошел раза 3 за имперскую гвардию. Сестры битвы и темные эльдары не оч.
  13. nw2010
    Jul 30, 2020
    7
    I enjoyed this game as much as the previous 3. Again, I miss the lack of a more detailed story, but it was fun to play as one of the two new races the Sisters of Battle.

    Like Dark Crusade, there is a little bit of grind going on, but it's enjoyable all the same
  14. KilledShinigami
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    The game is great but it just doesn't add anything new and actually feels worse in some aspects. New races are obviously cool but they don't make up for the problems. Multiplayer is fun though.
  15. m28
    Jan 9, 2021
    5
    Посредственное продолжение без какой-либо новизны. Играть скучно, а некоторые баги не дают проходить игру на высоком уровне сложности без жульничанья. Моды на эту такие же бестолковые. Разок сыграть и забыть навсегда
  16. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    7
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.

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#69 Best PC Game of 2008
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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. PC Zone UK
    81
    In adding to the weight of maps and playable factions, as a collection, Dawn of War with Soulstorm alongside it sets itself apart from a lot of the more youthful games out there. [Apr 2008, p.66]
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  2. VideoGamer
    80
    Soulstorm, like its predecessors, does a great job of providing an intense, war-torn, battlefield for you to play with. But the most important thing is that the game is great fun, and will surely touch the soul of every RTS geek who's ever dreamt of being a Space Marine.
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  3. GamerNode
    75
    Despite providing the thrilling and series-established RTS gameplay, Soulstorm seems recycled and worn out. Dawn of War fans or RTS players will feel deja vu when playing this game the first time.
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