According to Jim Rossignol in the newest issue of PC Gamer UK ‘Relic feel like the beating heart’ of the PC and judging from his mega-preview of Dawn of War 2, Relic are just that. While Jim was unable to break down the mental defenses of the Relic staff and find out what races other than Space Marines and Orks are due to appear, he was able to gain a magnificent insight into the game itself.

Boy does it sound fantastic and wow it bloody well looks gorgeous! Dawn of War 2 surely is going to be the best looking RTS when it is released. If these screens are anything to go by then it really will be, the look fantastic! And that is just from minuscule magazine pics!

Lead Designer Johnny Ebbert describes the game as being “Kinda like ‘300′, except space marines are so badass it’s called ‘30′.” which sums up how Dawn of War 2 is going to play. Relic are focusing on small scale battles, controlling a small group of units and doing away with the tedious base management the defines the RTS genre.

They are intent on creating character for the units and sees a big shift away from the “anonymous unit production-line feel of the previous Dawn of War titles.” according to Jim. There is a pretty substantial overhaul of the wargear system from the previous Dawn of War games. Tied in with the small persistent group of characters you command and develop, you will be able to pick up various pieces of loot from the battlefield and equip them after the battle is done.

As we already know Dawn of War 2 is based on a heavily upgraded Essence Engine that we last saw in Company of Heroes. This time the use of buildings and your surroundings has been expanded with buildings now providing an even greater focus of battle when you get troops holed up in them. Throw in a few grenades and you will be seeing the building suffer massive structural damage.

Each bit of news that has slowly been emerging over the past couple of weeks has been getting me ever more excited, and this massive preview just makes me go ‘wow!’

The mag should be out Thursday and is definitely worth a pick up to read the whole thing.

Oh…the entire game is going to be co-op!

Tags: awesome, Dawn of War 2, Jim Rossignol, Orks, PC Gamer, Sexy, Space Marines, THIS IS DAWN OF WAR

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