THQ today announced a portable entry into the Warhammer 40,000 franchise in the form of Squad Command. A turn-based strategy game bound for the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command will boast an "engaging, authentic single-player storyline," as well as an online multiplayer mode. It will also (presumably) allow you to command a squad at some point.
Whether said squad belongs to the Imperium of Man or Chaos Space Marines is up to you, as is the manner in which you conquer the game's "fully destructible" 3D battlefields. THQ promises that both versions will make full use of their respective platforms, and that you can look for the game on shelves later this year.
Reader Comments (9)
Posted: Jun 19th 2007 11:01PM (Unverified) said
The PSP game looks pretty good.
But I hope that the DS game plays as good as its counterpart looks.
Touch screen is good for this kind of game.
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But I hope that the DS game plays as good as its counterpart looks.
Touch screen is good for this kind of game.
Posted: Jun 20th 2007 12:37AM (Unverified) said
You never know. Prey enough, and the Chaos Gods might smile upon you, granting you a great ds game and eternal torture to boot.
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Posted: Jun 20th 2007 12:58AM Paviel said
A great game plus eternal torture?
Well, Fire Emblem managed it, I think. And it was also a turn-based strategy game. (Please don't flame me; I KNOW it's technically a tactical RPG, but that's close enough to "strategy game" for me.)
If they're going to do that with Squad Command, I think they need irreplaceable units and no resurrection. Shouldn't be too hard.
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Well, Fire Emblem managed it, I think. And it was also a turn-based strategy game. (Please don't flame me; I KNOW it's technically a tactical RPG, but that's close enough to "strategy game" for me.)
If they're going to do that with Squad Command, I think they need irreplaceable units and no resurrection. Shouldn't be too hard.
Posted: Jun 20th 2007 1:08AM (Unverified) said
Where's the DS info and screenshots??? Its not like anyone owns a PSP, so why even bother releasing that info?
This could be realy cool.. though every time i play a wh40k game i find myself dissappointed because its no-longer the same universe as it was when i played the tabletop game 20 years ago.
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This could be realy cool.. though every time i play a wh40k game i find myself dissappointed because its no-longer the same universe as it was when i played the tabletop game 20 years ago.
Posted: Jun 20th 2007 9:42AM (Unverified) said
Spacehulk. Why couldn't it have been Spacehulk...
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Posted: Jun 20th 2007 11:17AM (Unverified) said
@Hugh
8. Because spacehulk was ^THE^ shit.
Phew... glad I caught that typo for you... you almost looked like a total ass.
(And I am assuming we are talking about spacehulk the board game which really really needs a new video game remake... I'm looking at you XBLA)
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8. Because spacehulk was ^THE^ shit.
Phew... glad I caught that typo for you... you almost looked like a total ass.
(And I am assuming we are talking about spacehulk the board game which really really needs a new video game remake... I'm looking at you XBLA)
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