Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - 8/10
I kind of blew this game off on release, picked it up at some point, maybe in a bundle, and forgot about it. Seeing the success of Space Marine 2, I wanted to finally give it a shot and I'm glad I did. I really don't know much about the Warhammer universe but it was fun going through this one.
The game is fairly repetitive but it basically plays like a dated third person Doom. You go out there and you ♥♥♥♥ orks up. You will grind them into a red paste, kill tons of enemies that come running towards you with whatever you have in your arsenal. Rifles aren't fast enough as hordes rush you? Time to bust out the melee weapons! Everything transitions really well.
I was interested in playing Space Marine 2 with all the praise it has received, after playing this, I am now excited to play it. It's a little dated, it's a little repetitive, but sometimes this kind of mindless action is what you need to have some fun!