Dawn of War
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War | |
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| Developer(s) | Relic Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Director(s) | Alex Garden |
| Designer(s) | Jay Wilson Andrew Chambers Chris Degnan Damon Gauthier Jeffrey Nicholas Brown Neil Jones-Rodway |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Engine | SPOOGE (Extremely Modified) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 87% (based on 65 reviews) |
| Metacritic | 86% (based on 51 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| CGW | 4.5 out of 5 |
| Game Informer | 9.25/10 |
| GamePro | 5/5 |
| GameSpot | 8.8/10 |
| GameSpy |   |
| IGN | 8.8/10 |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 91% |
| Gaming Nerd | 8.7/10 |
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and based on Games Workshop's popular tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000. It was released by THQ on September 20, 2004 in North America and on September 24 in Europe. Since its release, three expansion packs have been released: Winter Assault in 2005, Dark Crusade in 2006, and Soulstorm in 2008. Its first sequel, Dawn of War II was released in February 2009. Another sequel, Dawn of War III, was announced in May 2016 and released in April 2017.
As a series Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide as of January 2013.
Gameplay is initially focused on capturing and holding strategic locations on the battlefield. These control points are captured by infantry squads and provide resources to construct additional units and buildings or unlock certain units in an army's tech tree. Battles are won either by holding a certain number of control points for a period of time or by destroying all of the opposing armies' HQ structures. A number of special conditions are available to choose from to customize matches.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War features four playable armies:
In addition to the four fully playable races, the Imperial Guard also make appearances in the single player campaign as allies of the Space Marines, led by Colonel Brom. Lacking the superhuman resilience and fighting prowess of the Space Marines, Imperial Guardsmen are forced to rely on numbers, ranged weaponry, and tanks. They would later be made into the featured playable race in the first expansion pack, Winter Assault.
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