
Though most waves are completed by killing all enemies, some have points that must be captured (ala the game’s Seize Ground mode). Each scenario consists of four separate areas where Space Marines wage war against a seemingly never-ending tide of Orks. And it’s pretty hard to argue against that.)Įxterminatus comes with two scenarios – “Assault on Hab Center Andreas” and “"Escape From Kalkys Facility” – but should eventually receive a few updates.

Whenever I try to get them to give me a few good reasons why they say “SM” isn’t good they just yell “SPACE MARINES!” at me.

(It’s ridiculous to me to pan a game just because of annoying voice acting but I’ve got friends who played the demo of “SM” and maintain that it’s a terrible game. Though I’ve only played a few rounds so far, I haven’t once heard a single Ork yell “SPACE MARINES!” Making the Orks less talkative is a definite plus considering their annoying, constant cries (during the single player game) is one of the most consistent complaints I hear about the game. But the greatest addition is probably a subtraction. The Orks are ferocious opponents and cleansing these new maps of the greenskin menace is so much more satisfying when done with a few Battle-Brothers. The competitive modes already in “SM” are fun but this cooperative addition to the title really makes the overall package shine.


Anyone who bought or has played “SM” should love this addition to the title as it adds amazingly intense, cooperative action to one of the most fun third-person action games of the year.Įxterminatus is a purely online mode for “SM.” It doesn’t add split screen but it does use the matchmaking system to find up to 3 other players to battle increasingly difficult hordes of Orks. I’ve never experienced any problems playing online, though. Relic stated last week it didn’t release on time because of mysterious “connection issues” the Xbox 360 version suffers from online. Exterminatus, the horde-esque mode for “Warhammer 40k: Space Marine,” finally came out for the Xbox 360 on Tues.
