- Brutal frontline action and tactics: Get straight into the action and experience intense melee and devastating ranged combat. Use vicious melee sync-kills to obliterate your enemies..
- Non-linear single player campaign: Command an elite strike force, choosing from a variety of playable races and play through that race's unique storyline, developing the skills and abilities of your squads and commander as you progress through the game..
- Co-op multiplayer: Play through the entire single player campaign co-operatively with a friend, at any point in the game, anytime..
- Next Generation RTS engine: Utilizes Relic's proprietary Essence Engine 2.0 to deliver cinematic visuals, detailed graphics and special effects.
- From the award-winning makers of "Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War" and more.
Product Description
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Dawn of War II ushers in a new chapter in the accled
real-time strategy series (RTS) taking players to the brutal
frontlines of war to lead an Elite Strike Force on a mission to
save the galaxy. With a focus on fast-action RTS gameplay, Dawn
of War II brings to life the science fiction universe of
Warhammer 40,000 like never before. Experience the
brutality of battle as you play through your chosen race’s epic
campaign. Clash with enemies on battlefields ablaze with visceral
melee and ranged combat. Lead and develop your squads from raw
recruits into the most battle hardened veterans in the Galaxy.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II transports players into Games
Workshop's vast Warhammer 40,000 universe, where an intergalactic
war between ancient races has raged on for countless millennia.
Featuring vicious front-line combat, destructible environments, a
fully cooperative multiplayer mode, four unique playable races
and an epic single-player campaign, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
II delivers the ultimate sci-fi fantasy Real-Time Strategy (RTS)
experience.
Wage large-scale numerical war.
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Take on frightening baddies.
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Exploit advantages.
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Utilize complementary units.
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Call in strikes from above.
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Play as one of four factions.
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. The Story Continues
It is the distant future and the Imperium of Man has spread
across the entire galaxy. But our days of expansion are long
past. Once, when the Emperor of Man led us in battle, we were
unstoppable, but no longer. The Emperor has withdrawn to Earth to
rule from his Golden Throne, leaving us to fight a thousand wars
of attrition in his name where our defenders die by the billions.
We have little hope for support from Earth and we are losing the
battle for human survival. Our only chance lies with the Space
Marines, genetically modified warriors of superhuman ability and
the pinnacle of human potential. But the Space Marines are few,
the galaxy is large and our enemies are countless. The situation
is most dire in Sub-Sector Aurelia. It is from this cluster of
worlds on the very edge of the Imperium that came the Blood
Ravens, a chapter of the Emperor's own Space Marines. Now savage
aliens seek to overrun the sector, and break the Blood Ravens
once and for all. Captain Davian Thule and a handful of Space
Marines lead the raw recruits defending these worlds. Yet,
another Space Marine prepares to join this desperate battle, a
newly promoted Commander, ready to lead in our darkest hour. You
are this Space Marine.
Playable Factions
Space Marines
Genetically modified warriors of superhuman ability, Space
Marines are the pinnacle of human potential, but there are fewer
and fewer left in an expansive galaxy full of enemies. The Eldar
Deadly warriors, The Eldar are masters of psychic power and
sophisticated technology. One-time masters of the galaxy, but now
few in number they would sacrifice billions of humans to save a
handful of their own. The Ork Menace
Savage and bloodthirsty, barbaric and brutal, Orks infest the
galaxy from end to end. These aliens are brutal combatants and an
uprising in their ranks that can topple entire systems if not
stamped out quickly. The Tyranids
From beyond the edge of the galaxy and guided by a communal hive
intelligence, the Tyranids exist solely to strip the universe
bare to feed their endless appetites. They are without number,
without fear and without mercy.
Key Game Features:
* Simplified Entry Point - Whether you're new to the genre or a
seasoned veteran, Dawn of War II gets you into the action quickly
and easily. Learn the game at your own pace and get ready to save
the galaxy.
* Brutal Frontline Action & Tactics - Get straight into the
action and experience intense melee & devastating ranged combat.
Use vicious melee sync-kills to obliterate your enemies. Outsmart
your nents - using dynamic and destructible environments to
suppress, flank and destroy your foes.
* Epic Single Player Campaign - Command an elite strike force,
developing the skills and abilities of your squads and commander
as you progress through the game.
* Persistent Long-Term Goals - Customize your Space Marines with
persistent leveling and unlockable special abilities. Equip them
with the hundreds of unique weapons and items you earn through
mission rewards and battlefield drops.
* Co-Op Multiplayer - Play through the entire single player
campaign co-operatively with a friend, at any point in the game,
anytime.
* Next Generation RTS Engine - Utilizing Relic's proprietary
Essence Engine 2.0 to deliver cinematic visuals, detailed
graphics & special effects.
Gameplay
Dawn of War II is split between campaign-based gameplay playable
as a Space Marine, supporting singleplayer and co-op action, and
skirmish gameplay in which players can play as any of the four
playable factions in singleplayer or multiplayer battles. In the
case of these multiplayer conflicts, gameplay and matchmaking is
supported via the Games for Windows LIVE gaming service. In
addition, unlike previous Dawn of War games or expansions, Dawn
of War II features an increased and more realistic acknowledgment
of the importance of cover. To that end players will notice that
some environments in-game are now fully or partly destructible by
certain units in their arsenal, adding to the battlefield carnage
and the need for players to plan their strategy and choose their
playable units and battlefields wisely.
System Requirements:
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Minimum Specifications: Recommended Specifications: OS: Windows
Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows XP Service Pack 2 Processor: P4
3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor AMD Athlon 64×2
4400+ or any Intel Core 2 Duo RAM: 1.0 GB (Windows XP) 1.5 GB
(Windows Vista) 2.0 GB (Windows XP and Vista) Video Card: 128 MB
Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / 128 MB ATI X1600, or equivalent 256 MB
Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT / 256 MB ATI X1900, or equivalent Sound
Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card Hard Drive Space: 5.5 GB
of free space Other: Internet connection required for multiplayer