There are just eight bullets in a heavy bolt pistol.

In the grand scheme of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, that’s not a lot.

Space Marine 2 relishes in this excess every second is spent in shuddering violence and vast, gorgeous battlefields.

A large battle in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Luckily, those fights are what we’rereallyhere for and by the Emperor, they’re phenomenal.

It’s incredibly fluid, although the formula takes a wobble toward the end of the adventure.

A large part of what brings that feeling to life is the scope of Space Marine 2.

A space marine parrying a Tyranid in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

But when playing with other people, Operations are a blast.

Your gear is also restricted, as here it’s broken up into classes.

This adventure is a monument to excess, but it’s hard to imagine it working any other way.

Three Space Marines standing together with different guns in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 was reviewed on PC, with a code provided by the publisher.

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