7.0
While both the core campaign and this DLC would use a little tweaking, there’s no doubt that they remain exciting, engaging plays that come recommended. As Incommodus the Servo Skull says, PURGE THE HERETICS!
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Auroch Digital · May 23, 2023
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Load up your Boltgun and plunge into battle headfirst! Experience a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, classic, frenetic FPS gameplay and the stylish visuals of your favourite 90’s retro shooters.
Play a battle-hardened Space Marine on a perilous mission across the galaxy, as they battle against the Chaos Space Marines and daemons of Chaos.
In glorious boomer shooter style, unleash your devastating Space Marine arsenal as you blast through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood. Run, jump and charge across huge levels to shoot, shred and slice the worst heretics across the galaxy!
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- 8.0Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a super-slick boomer shooter that serves up one of the best Warhammer-themed games we've played thus far. The oppressive vibes and stompy violent silliness of space marines has been recreated faithfully here in a FPS that's every bit as perfectly pitched and polished as the very best recent examples of this rejuvenated genre. We'd have loved to see some multiplayer or different modes to muck around with, yes, but there's no knocking how fast and fun this retro shooter's campaign is. For old-school FPS fans, this is the good stuff.
- 9.0This is a Boomer Shooter after all, and eventually, you're going to get tired of the default gun. Fortunately, Boltgun gives you an array of 40K weaponry, each filling a specific combat niche. You have the Heavy Bolter when you just want the basic gun but with more punch and no reload, the plasma gun for engaging hard targets at long range (the long-range part is essential because the splash damage can cook you just as easily as the minions of chaos), and the Melta Gun when you're faced with a monster so daunting that it qualifies for anti-tank weaponry.
- 7.5Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is an excellent retro shooter that, to both its benefit and detriment, doesn't take risks. The repetitive bosses and poor communication to the player might turn some people away. However, Its tight core gameplay loop is gory and punchy, and it captures the essence of what it feels like to be a space marine in both movement and power.
- 7.0It may be confusing to navigate, but Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun has definitely got it where it counts. When you aren’t busy trying to remember how many times you’ve been through a certain room, the comically violent combat sequences offer up consistently thrilling engagements with just the right amount of difficulty.
- 8.5Visually this is exactly what you expect with tons of pixels on the screen constantly. There are options to tone down the excessive retro look, but I really loved it more than the smoothed out look. The game runs fantastically on Series X with nary a hint of slowdown. Guns feel and sound fantastic and the raw carnage just pops on a proper sound system or headphones. This game is chunky in all the right ways and I absolutely loved the look and feel of everything. It is an immensely satisfying experience from top to bottom.
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