Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior

 PC
Metascore
47

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
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  1. GameSpot
    43
    This cheap PlayStation 2 port carries none of the punch that can be found in the tabletop game due to a positively antediluvian design that sees you running down an endless succession of corridors hunting for keys.
  2. Computer Gaming World
    40
    Provides only a been-there-done-that setting and story line. [July 2004, p.75]
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  3. 1UP
    30
    A disaster in far too many ways to count.
  5. GameSpy
    60
    If you don't mind the repetitive enemies with bad AI, the poor save-game options, and a lack of weapon variety, then the Warhammer flavor might be enough to warrant a look. For most people, however, Fire Warrior is simply a mediocre shooter at best.
  6. GMR Magazine
    50
    But what holds Fire Warrior back is some rather uninspiring gameplay. You play the entire game as a single lowly Tau warrior and must fight your way through legions of increasingly difficult enemies. Pretty standard stuff.
  7. PC Gamer
    76
    For less than a buck per level, Fire Warrior is a bargain. [May 2004, p.74]
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  8. Computer Games Magazine
    20
    If you're feeling generous, it might also be called "Halo Done Wrong." [May 2004, p.61]
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  9. GameZone
    74
    40K fans will probably not regret picking this up, and run and gun action fans will definitely get more out of it than gamers looking for something to present them with a major challenge.
  10. IGN
    60
    Since all of the options that normally accompany a FPS title have been stripped from the game, this is definitely for the casual gamer or an extreme fan of the original strategy game.
  11. ActionTrip
    19
    A frustrating experience that treats you to many bug-infested levels, freakish AI, monotonous plot, and a tedious atmosphere.
  12. Gaming Age
    50
    Fire Warrior also breaks the cardinal rule of licensed games: There's hardly any feel for Warhammer. The personality of the universe doesn’t make its way into the game very often.
  13. Edge Magazine
    60
    Comparisons with "Halo" are inevitable. Unfortunately, Fire Warrior shows how developers can steal elements from superior games, while fundamentally misunderstanding why they worked so well in the first place. [Nov 2003, p.101]
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  14. games(TM)
    40
    The story is much the same as the game itself, and while there are moments when it seems it could be picking up, it shoots itself in the foot. Normal enemies that take full clips to dispatch, 'puzzles' that make Doom look like a brainteaser... the potholes are all too common and apparent. [Nov 2003, p.127]
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#51 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#34 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 51
  3. Negative: 10 out of 51
  1. Didacticus
    Oct 17, 2013
    10
    This game is too big! So much levels it's even bigger than Daikatana! Hours and hours and hours of gameplay. Beautiful and original locations.This game is too big! So much levels it's even bigger than Daikatana! Hours and hours and hours of gameplay. Beautiful and original locations. After a while it is getting too difficult so I start using Godmode. Still had fun! Levels are also very big and impressive!… Full Review »
  2. Genek13
    Nov 19, 2019
    5
    After seeing cover of this game I bought it without any thinking.
    Unfortunately overall experience with this game is mixed.
    Major flaw is    After seeing cover of this game I bought it without any thinking.
    Unfortunately overall experience with this game is mixed.
    Major flaw is unsatisfying shooting mechanics and boring story.    … Full Review »
  3. KilledShinigami
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    Granted it was the first (and for o long time the only) first-person shooter set in the world of Warhammer 40 000, I kind of loved it. ButGranted it was the first (and for o long time the only) first-person shooter set in the world of Warhammer 40 000, I kind of loved it. But it's not a great game, at times it feels dull and uninspired. So if you're not a hardcore Warhammer 40 000 fan, just skip it.… Full Review »
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