But first, you must clear the vast numbers of Tyranid Genestealers - many of which feel reminiscent of the xenomorphs from the Alien films - that have taken up residence in the hulk’s doomy depths. Story-wise, you and your marines are investigating a huge, abandoned hulk of a ship, in the middle of which is another ship from a long-bygone age which must be investigated. It feels very dated compared to modern technical tours de force like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

Meanwhile, the left trigger controls a satisfying melee attack, and you can hack turrets and the like as long as you’re close enough to them on the map. There’s a selection of big guns and ammo is unlimited, plus you get up to three psy-attacks (we started with a lightning-bolt that could damage several incoming enemies and a close-range blast that temporarily put nearby enemies own). When you play the game in single-player mode, you’re given two space marine companions which you can order around. You play as a space marine, encased in a giant suit of armour that lends a near-mech feel to proceedings: you can run, but in a rather lumbering manner, and you can’t jump or climb ladders. Nevertheless, it sports a few interesting ideas. The game originally arrived on the PC at the end of 2016, but the Enhanced Edition sees its debut on the PlayStation 4, and the considerable extra bits and improvements that Streum On Studio and co-developer Cyanide have cooked up for the game since then have been retrofitted to the PC version-as a free update for existing owners of the game.ĭeathwing is a first-person shooter and, thanks to its corridor-heavy, dimly-lit interior settings, a pretty retro-style one at that.

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