Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War

Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War
Developer(s)	DreamForge
Publisher(s)	Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)	June 30, 1999
Genre(s)	Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War is a turn-based strategy game based on the celebrated Panzer General 2 engine by SSI. It is set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. It was produced by Games Workshop in 1999, and concerns the invasion of a Tyranid Hive fleet and the Eldar and Imperial efforts to defeat it.

Gameplay

The game has three modes. In the "campaign mode" the player controls the Eldar forces and follows the efforts of the Craftworld Iyanden to conquer a Maiden World, a lost colony of the ancient Eldar race. During the campaign an additional and far more dangerous foe, the alien Tyranids, emerge and the Eldar and Imperial forces unite to defeat them. In "skirmish" mode the player can play as the Imperium, Eldar or Tyranids. The Imperial forces include the Imperial Guard, the Red Hunter legion of Space Marines, and Sisters of Battle. In multiplayer mode the player can battle other players online.

External links

• Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War at MobyGames

Reviews

• GameSpot – 5.9 out of 10
• IGN – 6.1 out of 10
• MobyGames – 67 out of 100
• Absolute Games – 8 out of 10
• Eurogamer – 8 out of 10
• Game Revolution – B
• Game Over Online – 69 out of 100
• GamesFirst! – 3 stars
• Power Unlimited – 58 out of 100
• PC Games (Germany) – 55 out of 100