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Is Firewarrior a good game

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I've just been reading the book Firewarrior, and I'm wondering if it is based on a realtively recent game. If so, what platform? And is it any good?
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Ps2,PC X box Etc.

And the answers no
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Yes it is based on the game

I wouldn't know if it's good or not because the fucking thing wouldn't run on my PC and the tech support guys whole help was: "uuuhhh... install the patch!"
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The no was to the fact its aload of Dog Shiza.. :)
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If you really like 40k it might be worth playing through.

But being brutally honest, its a poor, poor clone of halo, that I would only play to see the models and cutscenes, and perhaps the concept art.
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I've never played the Fire Warrior game, but it got very bad reviews.
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Peregrin Toker wrote:I've never played the Fire Warrior game, but it got very bad reviews.

But they did manage to get a 92% and a couple of others....

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LoL I'd say 'its a 40k game, of course its a pile of shit', but last time someone linked me to Dawn of War and now I'm a believer.

But Fire Warrior is still shit. I think 'HALO clone' is a bit harsh, but still :)
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Stark wrote:LoL I'd say 'its a 40k game, of course its a pile of shit', but last time someone linked me to Dawn of War and now I'm a believer.

But Fire Warrior is still shit. I think 'HALO clone' is a bit harsh, but still :)
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Bob the Gunslinger wrote:What's Dawn of War?
Dawn of war is a 40k RTS being developed by Relic, the same guys who made the Homeworld series and Incredible Creatures.
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If you want a cheap, chopshop shooter that's actually FUN, go pick up Chaser. It's not very spectacular graphically, but it's loaded with action and some fucking HUGE (and pretty creative) levels. The story is extremely weak, but serves solely as an excuse to get you from one place to another... and everything FEELS very epic.

Check it out. Should be about twenty bucks by now.
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Temjin wrote:
Bob the Gunslinger wrote:What's Dawn of War?
Dawn of war is a 40k RTS being developed by Relic, the same guys who made the Homeworld series and Incredible Creatures.

Uh... I don't know much about videogames... Can you tell me vat iz dis RTS? And what are Homeworld and Incredible Creatures? Are they 40k related?
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Bob the Gunslinger wrote:
Uh... I don't know much about videogames... Can you tell me vat iz dis RTS? And what are Homeworld and Incredible Creatures? Are they 40k related?
RTS = Real Time Strategy, games like Command and Conquer, Starcraft, Warcraft, etc.
Basically you control armies (including production, resource gathering and stuff) and try to complete specific objectives (normally kill the enemy)
Real time part refers to the fact that they aren't turn based but run in real time.

Homeworld was (AFAIK) the first true 3D space RTS and is generally held in high regard.
Impossible Creatures was an RTS that had a good idea (play God and combine different animals into powerful mutants to fight with) but didn't make the most of it according to the reviews i've read..
Neither have anything to do with 40K
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Temjin wrote:
Bob the Gunslinger wrote:What's Dawn of War?
Dawn of war is a 40k RTS being developed by Relic, the same guys who made the Homeworld series and Incredible Creatures.
Do you mean Impossible Creatures?
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