Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (Nintendo DS)

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-11-21 rating:
Very poor
This game is only suitable for die-hard Warhammer fans. Why? Firstly it has poor graphics (even for a DS) and the game concept is awful. Looking at the cover it the idea behind this game any gaming fan would want to buy it but please please please do not. It is a near embarressing attempt at making a Warhammer game.

Don't get me wrong, I've finished the game and played it right through but I can look back and say that the only thing that keeps you playing is the picture cutscenes between levels.

As said before, a waste of money

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review by: Dan the man date: 2008-04-06 rating:
'Just One More Mission....'
First off i'm quite familiar with the 40k games, and this is basicaly a more enjoyable version of Chaos Gate.
It's simply a great game; relatively hard campaign, good use of things like cover and it gives each unit strengths and weaknesses. The graphics arn't bad at all, and the environment is destructible - as long as you avoid using the stylus the controls are fine.
the micro management is cool,too. You get to decide the weapons and ammo of each unit before deployment. However i think it is a missed oppertunity that they didn't give you the choice of what units you use before each mission. they could have introduced a cost-based system and let you decide whether you want two Terminators and a Land Speeder or 5 Marines, for example.
But the ting i like most is how it gives you tactical freedom in each mission, and the game makes you feel like you are really in charge and makes you care for every unit. personally, i restart the mission if i lose a guy - but that was bloody hard so i don't recommend it. Multiplayer is also good, i use single card play with my friend and it really pits you against eachother.
To Sum Up - Buy It, i'ts my favourite DS game so far, and well worth a tenner!

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review by: date: 2008-03-23 rating:
Great turn based combat for fans and newcomers alike
First, know what you are buying. This is a turn based strategy game with a squad of six units (usually men, occasional extras like a tank or a speeder) completing a series of missions. In most you work your way accross a map encountering enemies along the way. This is not Dawn Of War for a handheld.

What it is, is great fun. Every decision could be the one that lands you in trouble. Should you duck and cover or race ahead to see around the next corner? Spend those last action points on moving behind a wall or take a long range shot at a chaos cultist? If you're a Games Workshop fan then there is enough detail to satisfy you and the turn based approach is far closer to the table top games that inspired it than Real Time Strategy versions. If you are new to the world of Warhammer then don't despair; the units and weapons are easy to grasp and great fun to use.

The game is not perfect though. I bought my DS seduced by its unique stylus control system. Sadly, it isn't much good in this game. Using the D-pad and other buttons is far easier and more intuitive.

The destructible landscape is good to a point but it does mean that with enough heavy weaponry you can just crawl accross some maps blowing up everything that crosses your path, be it enemy or building.

Finally in an ideal world I would like a greater choice of races/units but must face reality. This is still a handheld with limited screen size and functions when compared to a PC. With a squad limit of 6 SPace marines make the obvious and most adaptible choice. By selecting the right secondary weapons you can arm them for close combat or long range fire fights. What is missing is any kind of individual unit progression. Given that every mission is linked through the storyline I would like to see units gain experience as they go, gain more HP or AP maybe. it would make losing a trooper that much more significant if you had spent five missions beefing him up first only to walk into a missile. Chaos Gate had such a system ten years ago and was until now the best Warhammer computer game ever made.

Well worth your time despite a few minor flaws

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review by: The TROOPER22 date: 2008-01-11 rating:
And another...
Although everyone is obviously entitled to their own opinion, I personally have found this game to be very entertaining. For me it was an impulse buy purely based on the Warhammer licence and I have to say I was more than pleasantly surprised. The graphics are as good as can be expected on the DS and the gameplay is fun and addictive. Overall I would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys turn based strategy games or enjoys the Warhammer universe.


review by: geeky student date: 2008-01-07 rating:
Great game
the game is done well and with the progressively harder missions it does have quite a bit of longevity, the on-line multilayer is good but finding games takes a while, multilayer is fun and would love to get a full 8 player match, the 3-d graphics are well executed but with a fixed screen you can 'lose' enemy units behind buildings, also the lack of a soundtrack means it can get very quiet.
Overall it is a very good game but is let down by the odd shortfall

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