Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000

To start, I have played this game since it first released. Second I am a Warhammer 40K fan. I would easily knock one star off if you are not a Warhammer 40K fan. I say this because the learning curve for this game is huge and most units are useless. What is impressive is the sound design. You will learn to associate each sound with certain units and come to rely on BOTH visual and auditory queues to understand what is going on around you. I will lay out the criticisms I have with this game first before continuing. First, the game can be unstable on some peoples systems though I have not experienced that with my setup. Second, the game DOES scale its army to your army size which can lead to you the player purposely building a small but efficient army that pummels the computer. Another to note, the AI does not seem to be too interested in making use of artillery. Having said that, I think that if you are a Warhammer 40K fan that this game is worth 4 stars. You can build the army to you want in skirmish mode or go for the campaign that sees hilarious but accurate depictions of the Warhammer 40K universe conveyed by FMV sequences. Now what makes this game good, if has great music and sound design. You can build the army you want. It has great replay value and a good single player campaign. The game is very accurate to its source material and it is to be commended for this. Despite the AI falling into some predictable routines I strongly recommend this game to any fan of turn-based strategy games. The most difficult setting is absolutely grueling and if that is too much and you think Normal mode is too easy then I suggest you create your own rules like: no artillery or no Titans. This game surprisingly shines the most when the random number generator is in full swing. This creates tension and stresses that the player learn the importance of troop deployment and movement.

Final Liberation tells the story of a planet which falls to the Orks (one of the many races in the 40k universe). Only one area remains lightly defended, and after an assault by Imperial Space Marines, this area forms a beachhead for the Imperial Guard, who are then tasked of reclaiming the planet. During every campaign turn you move your armies across the map and attack the Orks. You can expand your armies with new units and even add extra army groups so you can more effectively fight the Orks. When attacking an area, you move to the battlefield and fight a turn-based battle. You quickly learn to keep a good eye on morale: units might run away if they come under fire, and if they run of the battlefield, they're gone. It also means you don't always have to completely destroy the enemy. Taking objectives and destroying big units like Titans have a huge impact on morale! Winning battles gives you points, and with enough points, expand armies and buy units. You can also earn new armies by conquering certain areas of the map, with the description of these areas giving you hints on what might be there. The first time you get a Warlord Titan, accompanied by a lovely cut-scene, is a great experience. Speaking of cut-scenes, these are something special. Not only because of the now famous commissar Holt, who supports you in your role of commander, but they bring the Warhammer 40k universe to life via a mix of CGI and real-life actors. The game is easy to learn, and not that hard to master. When you figure out which units work well with each other, you can almost win every battle against the AI. The manual adds extra value: it not only teaches you how to play the game, but gives extra information on Volistad and the many units available to you.

Soo I am now playing it on my old Laptop with win 10 home. Game runs smoothly, without any bugs,crashes, etc, all the cinematics ( with actors and stuff from 40k universe made with 1990's CGI) runs without any problems. Game is slow...AI turns sometimes takes 5-10 min, but playing it with all those epic tabletop units brings me back to when I was a teen discovering warhammer . + Game is difficult, not so easy and click to follow like modern games +All the units are from early eipc 40k +Videos, music, voiceovers - Some ppl have problems runing it on modern fast PC But for those who love good old strategy games and warhammer 40,000 fans, it's a MUST PLAY Just like Chaos Gate and Rites of War! For The Emperor!

It will ether crash or black screen on start up. Does not work.

Commissar Holt need you to reconquer Volistad ! The game runs fine, no problem, except for some freeze when clicking the units movement sighting button. The game has been scaled to actual 16/9 monitors, videos and music run fine. It's more enjoyable that I remembered, it's a great strategy game. Top of the cake, remastered mp3 offered with the game, this is EPIC (40k) !