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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II review: Alien invasion and on and on, writes PETER HOSKIN
Space Marine II, the sequel to the sorta-popular original from 2011, is as brutal and bombastic as its namesakes. It's here to punch you in the throat and leave you in the mud.
Although Space Marine II has a fairly refined combat system, it doesn't take long — in the face of so many disposable enemies — for it to feel repetitive and unsatisfying. A Saturday morning cartoon-esque opening sets the scene: here is a fantasy land in which a chosen few have to sacrifice their souls — in a happy-clappy, at-one-with-nature way — to the Mana Tree, so as to preserve the balance of all things. It's your job, as the soul guard Val, to escort one of the happy sacrificees to the tree, meeting up with other characters and defeating cutesy monsters along the way.
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