Ultra Marines? We’re SuperMegaUltraAwesome Marines!
Originally published at I Am Teh Bagder. Please leave any comments there.
While browsing Half Price Books last night, I found a used copy of Warhammer 40K Dawn of War Gold, which includes the Dawn of War game, plus the expansion Winter Assault for $10. I was sorely tempted to pick it up, even although GameTap has signed a deal with THQ and has released the game today as part of the GameTap service. When games come to GameTap they typically stay around for around a year or so at minimum, so I’ll have plenty of time to play the game through GameTap before having to find myself an offline copy. The only drawback to playing via GameTap is that I need an Internet connection to initially connect to GameTap and verify I can run each game. This isn’t usually a problem, as I usually have my laptop at home, the in-laws or at the college.
I was first introduced to Space Marines when I got heavily into tabletop roleplaying games at the tender age of 14 or so. The Ultra Marines were my first unit, and I religiously bought White Dwarf magazine every issue so that I could get the updates. Eventually the Mentor Legion became my favorite chapter of Space Marines, so I’m hoping I can get some action in as those. I’ll be playing some WH40K over the next week or so to get a feel for it (although Guild Wars may interfere with that.
Anyone up for some Ork-bashing?
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