The Good: Seems like a very faithful recreation of the board game, which I have always wanted to play and never had the opportunity. So you get the board game without a lot of the niggly details that come from setting up a board game, making sure you understand the rules, and finding another player to play against (though you still need to do this if you choose to play multiplayer). If you like strategy board games with dice rolls, this is definitely worthwhile to check out. The graphics are nice. Sound f/x and voice acting, all top notch.

SIDENOTE: I see some of the reviews and it seems like they want so much more than what this ever tried to be, which is an adaptation of the board game. That's why I bought this. If they had made a bunch of needless changes, it becomes less and less what it should be. If you want some other game, say, XCom, there's nothing wrong with that, but if you want XCom, go buy XCom.

The Bad: It will never fully replicate the feeling of rolling dice yourself, but that's a small loss. What bugs me about this game is that you are paying for about half of the game. And then you have to pay for the rest of the missions and you can't even access different 'chapters', yet the option is so clearly staring you in the face on the main menu locked. As much as I enjoy this game and the Warhammer 40k universe (and especially the Dawn of War series, which doesn't do this), this just rubs me the wrong way. At least have an alternate chapter you can access and then have additional chapters to purchase, if you will, so it doesn't quite seem like you are selling me an incomplete game.

Same with the additional campaigns that are there, staring you in the face with a lock symbol. At least don't put them there until after you buy them as DLC. Maybe include a DLC section, like many games, so that they remain separate and apart.

I know the DLC culture that game companies have embraced is the thing now, but I rather loathe it. I tend to wait until much later, so I can buy the most complete version of the game right off the bat (often the 'game of the year' edition).

LAST WORD: If you like Warhammer 40k and/or if you like board games, check this one out. My complaints really don't win out over what I enjoy about this game.

The Good: Seems like a very faithful recreation of the board game, which I have always wanted to play and never had the opportunity. So you get the board game without a lot of the niggly details that come from setting up a board game, making sure you understand the rules, and finding another player to play against (though you still need to do this if you choose to play multiplayer). If you like strategy board games with dice rolls, this is definitely worthwhile to check out. The graphics are nice. Sound f/x and voice acting, all top notch. SIDENOTE: I see some of the reviews and it seems like they want so much more than what this ever tried to be, which is an adaptation of the board game. That's why I bought this. If they had made a bunch of needless changes, it becomes less and less what it should be. If you want some other game, say, XCom, there's nothing wrong with that, but if you want XCom, go buy XCom. The Bad: It will never fully replicate the feeling of rolling dice yourself, but that's a small loss. What bugs me about this game is that you are paying for about half of the game. And then you have to pay for the rest of the missions and you can't even access different 'chapters', yet the option is so clearly staring you in the face on the main menu locked. As much as I enjoy this game and the Warhammer 40k universe (and especially the Dawn of War series, which doesn't do this), this just rubs me the wrong way. At least have an alternate chapter you can access and then have additional chapters to purchase, if you will, so it doesn't quite seem like you are selling me an incomplete game. Same with the additional campaigns that are there, staring you in the face with a lock symbol. At least don't put them there until after you buy them as DLC. Maybe include a DLC section, like many games, so that they remain separate and apart. I know the DLC culture that game companies have embraced is the thing now, but I rather loathe it. I tend to wait until much later, so I can buy the most complete version of the game right off the bat (often the 'game of the year' edition). LAST WORD: If you like Warhammer 40k and/or if you like board games, check this one out. My complaints really don't win out over what I enjoy about this game.