Space Hulk (2013 video game)

Space Hulk
Space Hulk
Developer(s)	Full Control
Publisher(s)	Full Control; Funbox Media (PS Vita); Hoplite Research (Android)
Series	Warhammer 40,000
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows; OS X; iOS; Linux; PlayStation 3; PlayStation Vita; Wii U; Android; PlayStation 4;
Release	15 August 2013 Windows, OS X; 15 August 2013; iOS; 5 December 2013; Linux; 29 January 2014; PlayStation 3, PS Vita; NA: 1 September 2015; PAL: 23 October 2015; Wii U; NA: 14 January 2016; EU: 4 February 2016; Android; 8 June 2016; PlayStation 4; NA: 31 August 2016; EU: 9 September 2016; AU: 15 November 2017; ;
Genre(s)	Turn-based tactics
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Space Hulk is a turn-based tactics video game developed by Danish studio Full Control.^[3] It is based on the tabletop game of the same name by Games Workshop.^[3] It features the Blood Angels Chapter of the Space Marines battling grotesque aliens known as Genestealers. A follow-up game, Space Hulk: Ascension, was released in 2014.

Plot

The plot of this table-top game is that the player has a squad of 2 assaulters, 1 force commander, 1 flamer and a librarian. The goal is to get to the shuttle at the exit while genestealers and tyranids block the player's path. A narrator explains each mission before starting.

Gameplay

The gameplay is based heavily on the 4th edition of the tabletop game. The game is turn based and uses dice rolls. At each turn there is a limited number of action points to direct your squad. Extra action points can be earned from a dice roll. The game allows for undoing the last made action.^[4] The multiplayer supports hotseat mode.^[5]

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(iOS) 63/100^[6] (PC) 58/100^[7] (Wii U) 53/100^[8] (Vita) 51/100^[9]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Edge	(iOS) 5/10^[10]
Eurogamer	(PC) 6/10^[11]
GameSpot	(PC) 6/10^[12]
Gamezebo	(iOS) ^[13]
IGN	(PC) 6.7/10^[3]
Nintendo Life	(Wii U) ^[14]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	(Vita) 4/10^[15]
PC Gamer (UK)	(PC) 64%^[16]
Pocket Gamer	(Vita) ^[17] (iOS) ^[18]
Retro Gamer	(PC) 62%^[19]
The Guardian	(PC) ^[20]
USgamer	(PC) 3/5^[21]
The Huffington Post UK	(PC) ^[22]

The iOS, PC, PlayStation Vita and Wii U versions received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Eurogamer's Dan Whitehead viewed the PC version as an exercise in nostalgia, faithful to the design of the original board game without innovating in any way, "more awestruck tribute than actual adaptation."^[11] Rob Zacny of IGN said that the same PC version's main problem was that "its designers couldn't let it deviate from or build on the simple rules of a board game experience that lacks tactical depth." It was considered, nevertheless to be "a fine game, a pleasant diversion."^[3]

References

^ Garratt, Patrick (29 January 2014). "Space Hulk released for Linux". VG247. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Eklund, Tof (24 August 2016). "Review: Space Hulk". Pocket Tactics. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Zacny, Rob (30 August 2013). "Space Hulk Review (PC)". IGN. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Harper, Oliver (23 September 2020). "SPACE HULK: The Video Games (1993-2018) Review" – via YouTube.
^ Nunneley-Jackson, Stephany (23 October 2015). "Space Hulk out today on PS3, Vita in Europe and Australia". VG247. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Space Hulk for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Space Hulk for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Space Hulk for Wii U Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Space Hulk for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ Edge staff (19 December 2013). "Space Hulk review (iOS)". Edge. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Whitehead, Dan (30 August 2013). "Space Hulk review (PC)". Eurogamer. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ Todd, Brett (28 August 2013). "Space Hulk Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ Thrower, Matt (10 December 2013). "Space Hulk Review (iOS)". Gamezebo. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ Bowling, Steve (11 February 2016). "Space Hulk Review". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ "Space Hulk (PS Vita)". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. Christmas 2015. p. 83.
^ "Space Hulk". PC Gamer UK. December 2013. p. 68.
^ Suckley, Matt (30 October 2015). "Space Hulk – A ramshackle port (PS Vita)". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ Slater, Harry (6 December 2013). "Space Hulk (iPad)". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ Jones, Darren (8 November 2013). "Space Hulk (PC)". Retro Gamer. No. 122.
^ Stanton, Rich (20 August 2013). "Space Hulk – review (PC)". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
^ Khaw, Cassandra; Rignall, Julian "Jaz" (21 August 2013). "Space Hulk Review (PC)". VG247 (USgamer). Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ Rundle, Michael (16 August 2013). "'Space Hulk' Review: Games Workshop Classic Returns, Dice And All (PC)". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 21 August 2013.