Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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Command any of the six unique factions in the next standalone expansion of the critically acclaimed Dawn of War real-time strategy franchise. Choose to build a massive army or lead a small squad of elite heroes into battle and experience a single player campaign customized to your favorite race.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is a warhammer 40k, strategy and rts game
developed by Relic Entertainment and Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux)
and published by Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux) and SEGA.
It's available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 8 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Czech, Polish, Russian and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 7,340 reviews of which 6,660 were positive and 680 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎
The game is not available on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7
- Processor: Pentium IV 3.2Ghz, or any dual core processor
- Memory: 1GB (XP), 1.5GB (Vista), 1.5 GB (Windows 7)
- Hard Disk Space: 8.5GB space free
- Video Card: 128 MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 (Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT / ATI X1600)
- Other: Online Steam Account
MacOS
- OS: 10.10.5
- Processor: 2.0GHz Intel or greater
- Memory: 4GB
- Graphics: 512Mb AMD 4850, 512Mb Nvidia GT130, Intel HD4000 (See Notes for more details)
- Storage: 8GB HD space
- Additional Notes: The game is supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
- * All MacBook Airs released since Mid 2012 (1)
- * All 13” MacBook Pros released since Mid 2012 (1)
- * All 15” & 17" MacBook Pros released since Mid 2010 with a 512Mb graphics card or better
- * All Mac Minis released since Late 2012 (1)
- * All iMacs released since Early 2009 with a 512Mb graphics card or better
- * All Mac Pros released since Early 2009
- (1) Models with an Intel HD4000 or HD5000 graphics card require at least 8GB of System Memory
The following Macs are capable of running the game but do not consistently meet the standards required for official support.
- * All MacBooks released since Early 2016
- Multiplayer is compatible between Mac and Linux versions only
Please note for your computer to meet the minimum requirements it must match or better all elements of the listed spec. For more detailed specifications check the Feral website.
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 or Steam OS 2.0 (64 bit required)
- Processor: 2GHz
- Memory: 4GB Memory
- Hard Drive: 8GB HD space
- Graphics: The game requires a 1GB NVIDIA 6xx series graphics card or better, a 1GB AMD 6xxx series graphics card or better, or an Intel Iris Pro series card or better.*
- Other Requirements: NVIDIA cards require driver version 367.35 (tested), AMD and Intel cards require MESA 11.2 (tested)
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Codex edition mod is the reason my keyboard is sticky. The skitarii are just too sexy i cant help myself
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INTRODUCTION: Dawn of War II: Retribution is the third and final expansion to the Dawn of War II titles. (Also see my Reviews for Dawn of War II and Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising). The story takes place after the events of Chaos Rising where Gabriel Angelos and his followers were labeled as renegades by their own Chapter Master Azariah Kyras. With the Tyranid invasions, Ork assaults, Chaos Incursions and Eldar Raids, the Imperium has had enough and has now sent the Inquisition to wipe Sub-sector Aurelia from the Galaxy. The player assumes the role of Captain Apollo Diomedes of the Blood Ravens Honor Guard in his quest to uncover the truth about his Brothers and the Chapter Master he serves. PROS: + More Factions in the Singleplayer Campaign: - It is refreshing to see that Relic decided to bring back their old formula where other factions are now playable. This includes, Orks, Eldar, Chaos, Imperial Guard and Tyranids. No Tau though. + Active Multiplayer Scene: - I normally don't care about Multiplayer in games but I found it very impressive that there still exists a very active online multiplayer community. Last Stand is always fun to play. + Imperial Guard: - This faction is the latest addition to the multiplayer / skirmish mode and is very fun to play. Well balanced in my opinion and has added new and interesting characters with likable personalities like Sergeant Merrick. + Hero Replacement: - You can now field special Honor Guard units rather than the Hero units you are given. Example: Leave Scout Sergeant Cyrus and deploy a Terminator Honor Guard Squad instead.
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Stand alone DLC that brings Dawn of War II to its best...partially. Campaign is relatively shorter here and a bit off from what it was in the original game and previous DLC Chaos Rising. Everything is simplified and the whole idea of small squads kinda gone. Story mode got closer to multiplayer, giving you a bit of zerg gameplay mixed with "not so deep RPG elements" and a bit of heroes with their sometimes broken gear. Huge plus to Imperial Guards, Tyranid, Orcs, Elders, Chaos enjoyers because now we have options to play new stories as those factions besides Blood Ravens Space Marines (it's still сanon though). But don't expect a lot of difference in the main plot of the story though because the game will just relatively switch your enemies for most encounters without giving you a unique experience and story rich gameplay. But it still will be at the point of when it makes sense, so no Orc+Eldars+Space Marines fighting against demons and throwing out with rainbows. Multiplayer got some updates. Imperial Guards are here now and with certain DLCs you can even play as Krieg's Death Korps and some stylish Space Marines. If you know, you know. PvE co-op mode also got new heroes like Tau, Necrons and Imperial Guards ones. I believe that this game is still alive in this version and worth playing no matter what, even if you didn't play any other previous Dawn of War game. Multiplayer is alive compared to absolutely dead DoWIII but not as big as in DoWI, paradox ain't it...
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Retribution is a good addition to Dow2 as you get 6 playable races Orks, Eldar, Blood angels, Tyranids, Imperial guard, Chao's legion Retribution is a stand alone game from the Standard dow 2 and Dow 2 DLC chao's rising so u dont need them to play Retribution game. But if you are after DOW1-2 and chao's rising aswell check out the bundles when a sale is on Muitlplayer / last stand 1v1 2v2 3v3 THE PLAYER BASE is on Retribution so if u after a match retribution is the game to get as of today 12/08/24 ive seen total of 40 plus active players in lobby and had over 20 games of last stand with other players to date 11.10pm
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great game, gotta get the codex edition mod though to fully flesh out the game. it adds in all the factions that shouldve been in the game to begin with and adds stability to the game for larger screens.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is not available on Steam.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution received 6,660 positive votes out of a total of 7,340 achieving a rating of 8.79.
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution was developed by Relic Entertainment and Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux) and published by Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux) and SEGA.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
There is a DLC available for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution. Explore additional content available for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution on Steam.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution does not support Steam Remote Play.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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218
Developer
Relic Entertainment,
Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux)
Publisher
Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux),
SEGA
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