Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
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| Developer(s) | Relic Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Director(s) | Raphael Van Lierop |
| Composer(s) | Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3[2] |
| Released | 6 September 2011 (NA) 9 September 2011 (EU) |
| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter, Hack and Slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is a third person shooter video game developed by Relic Entertainment, and published by THQ. It was released on the 6th of September, 2011 and on the 9th in Europe. It is set in the Warhammmer 40,000 universe, and the player plays as Captain Titus, Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter. The game is a third person brawler/shooter, where the character uses their bolter to engage enemies at a distance until they can get near enough for close quarters fighting, which is where most engagements will be decided.
A sequel, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, was released on 9 September 2024.
Contents
Plot
The Forge World Graia has been conquered by an Ork Waaagh led by Warboss Grimskull. The Ultramarines 2nd Company are sent to liberate the planet. Players assume the role of Captain Titus, commander of the 2nd Company. Titus, alongside two other Space Marines of the 2nd Company, Sergeant Sidonus and Leandros, link up with the 203rd Cadian Regiment and locates Inquisitor Drogan. Drogan, alongside the space marines enter the power reactor the Graia's Manufactorum in search of a device capable of opening a psychic scourge that should eliminate the Orks. After retrieving the device, the Space Marines and Drogan successfully activated the device on the Spire, an orbital elevator.
Instead of killing the Orks, the device opens a warp gate which allows Chaos forces to attack Graia. It is implied that Drogan was killed after sending his distress message; Drogan's corpse is possessed by a daemon that serves the Chaos Lord Nemeroth. As Nemeroth's forces enter the planet, Titus plans to destroy the gates by using a Warlord Battle Titan to destroy the Spire. The Titan destroys the Spire; both Grimskull and Sidonus are killed in the process and the device is stolen. Titus, aided by the Blood Ravens leads an attack against Nemeroth's forces to reach the remnants of the Spire and stop Nemeroth from ascending to daemonhood. Titus defeats Nemeroth and destroys the device.
Graia is liberated, and the game ends with Titus arrested by Inquisitor Thrax on fear that he may be corrupted by Chaos.
In terms of the larger Warhammer 40,000 universe it has been stated on the game's official website's forum that, "The game takes place on a parallel timeline within the fluff, but the characters are not the same."[8] However, the validity of that statement has been questioned.
Characters
- Captain Titus (player's character)[7]
- Sergeant Sidonus[7]
- Leandros[7]
- Second Lieutenant Mira[7]
- Inquisitor Drogan[7]
- Chaos Lord Nemeroth
- Inquisitor Thrax
- Warboss Grimskull
Enemies
The game features Orks[2] and Chaos[4]:
- Orks
- 'Ard Boyz[6]
- Big Nobz[6]
- Big Shoota Nobz[6]
- Bomb Squig[6]
- Gretchin[6]
- Rokkit Boyz[6]
- Shoota Boyz[6]
- Shoota Nobz[6]
- Slugga Boyz[6]
- Slugga Boyz Pro[6]
- Slugga Nobz Pro[6]
- Storm Boyz[6]
- Weird Boyz[6]
- Chaos
- Renegade Militia[4]
- Rogue Psyker
- Chaos Space Marine[4]
- Chaos Space Marine Havoc[4]
- Bloodletter Daemon[4]
- Blight Drone[4]
Weapons
Players are able to access a range of different weapons. The player's character has four weapon slots, one fixed and three interchangeable. The fixed slot holds a boltgun. Two weapon slots are completely interchangeable and can carry a Stalker Pattern Bolter, melta gun, plasma gun, stormbolter, lascannon or vengeance launcher. In the final slot, the player carries a pistol, which has infinite ammunition, and a melee weapon. As the player progresses through the story, they are given the option to permanently exchange the bolt pistol for a plasma pistol, while the melee weapon, which is initially a combat knife, can be swapped between chainsword, power axe and thunder hammer. Carrying the thunder hammer comes at a penalty with only the pistol and boltgun useable.
At specific points in the game the player can temporarily use heavier weapons, such as the heavy bolter, plasma cannon and autocannon. While carrying these heavy weapons the player cannot attack in melee and is only able to perform a knock back against opponents.
The player is also able to carry up to five frag grenades.
Art Book
The Collectors Edition of the game included an 56-page artbook titled: The Art of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. This included concept art for the various characters, factions and environments featured the game.
Remastered Edition
A remastered version of Space Marine dubbed the Master Crafted Edition was released in June 2025. It features 4k visuals, updated textures and character models, remastered audio, and a modernised UI and control scheme. It was released on Xbox and PC through Steam and GOG. Crossplay between platforms was also be fully enabled at launch.[9]
See also
Sources
- 1: Giant Bomb
- 2: Rock Paper Shotgun
- 3: Eyes on with the grim colorful fantasy of Warhammer 40K Space Marine
- 4: Official site: Chaos enemies
- 5: Official site: Usable weapons
- 6: Official site: Ork enemies
- 7: Single player characters
- 8: The Fate of Graia (and when Space Marine Takes place) thread at the official Space Marine forum
- 9: Warhammer Community: Skulls 2025 – The Warhammer video games festival is back! (posted 22/5/2025) saved page, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/fxexx0tv/skulls-2025-the-warhammer-video-games-festival-is-back/ (last accessed 24/5/2025)
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