Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels

About Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels

The game is set in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, in the 41st millennium. In the game, humanity has been expanding for 20,000 years throughout the galaxy, aided by a phenomenal invention known as the Warp Drive, which allows substantial spatial distances to be traversed in hours. Under the auspices of the Emperor, a psychic so powerful he is essentially immortal, a pan-galactic Imperium has been established in which humanity has spread and prospered. The defenders of the Imperium are the Adeptus Astartes, or Space Marines, bio-genetically engineered warriors of superhuman prowess, ever vigilant to destroy the many threats that face humanity across the cosmos.

The player is one such Space Marine, belonging to one of the oldest and most honorable Chapters known as the Blood Angels, whose battle honors date back as long as the Imperium has existed. The player is assigned to the Terminator company. Among the thousand warriors that compose a Space Marine Chapter, only the hundred most courageous and gifted brothers are deemed worthy enough of this honor. Terminators are the Chapter's ultimate warriors. They are protected by suits that make them impervious to conventional weaponry and armed with the most devastating weaponry available.

Among the most insidious of humanity's enemies are Genestealers, a strange and terrifying alien race. They are substantial armored six-limbed beasts, preternaturally swift and unbelievably ferocious in combat. A Genestealer knows no fear, charging into battle irrespective of any threat to its life. Genestealers are incapable of reproducing amongst themselves and must rely on other races to expand their population.

In the initial stages of the game, the player controls a Terminator and is given orders by their commanding officer that they must follow. As missions are completed and the story progresses, the player increases in rank and will subsequently have control of the squad or squads where there are more than five terminators under their command. The enemies featured in this title include the Genestealer as well as Hybrids, Chaos Space Marines, Magus, and Patriarchs making their appearances from the middle through to the later stages of the Campaign game mode. The Genestealers are the only enemy fought in all stages of the campaign.

Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels, in addition to the main campaign storyline, has four training missions and thirty-four solo missions spread across three main categories: Space Hulk Originals, Classic Missions, and Famous Missions. All of these levels were also featured in the game's ten-player network mode, available over TCP or IPX networks, with an additional six missions playable in either a cooperative or a special 'death-match' scenario. In this scenario, players compete to kill the largest number of Genestealers to win the game.

In the Adeptus Ministorum of the Blood Angels, there is a chamber steeped in the history of the Chapter, tended by the mightiest Librarians, and psychic brothers charged with preserving the spiritual sanctity of the Chapter. Only the most worthy Space Marines are permitted entry. Those applicants who wish to bear the honor of Terminator Armour must first undergo the Vigil, a state of deep psychic trance that allows the Space Marine to experience the lives and actions of the greatest warriors that have served the Chapter. During the Vigil, the Space Marine will experience visions and dreams of past glories and defeats, allowing him to take command of long-dead warriors as they fight on through eternity. If the initiate is accepted by the spirits of his ancient brethren, he will emerge a full day and night later a newly ordained Space Marine Terminator, ready to face real combat.