Software:Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2

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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2 cover.jpg
Developer(s)Tindalos Interactive
Publisher(s)Focus Home Interactive
Director(s)Romain Clavier
Programmer(s)Dimitri Chambonneau
Artist(s)Edouard Boccard
Writer(s)Matt Ward
Composer(s)Doyle W. Donehoo
SeriesWarhammer 40,000
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • WW: January 24, 2019
Genre(s)Real-time tactics
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is a real-time tactics video game developed by Tindalos Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive. It is a sequel to Battlefleet Gothic from 2016. It is set in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, and is specifically an adaptation of the miniature wargame Battlefleet Gothic by Games Workshop.[1]

Gameplay

The game features three narrative campaigns and 12 playable factions. New to the sequel is that the campaigns are playable in co-op multiplayer.[2]

Release

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 was announced by Focus Home Interactive on January 24, 2018.[3] In August 2018, the game was delayed from the original release date of September 2018 to January 2019.[4] An expansion pack, Chaos Campaign, was released on June 24, 2019.[5]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic77/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
4Players72/100[7]
PC Gamer (US)84/100[8]
Strategy Gamer3/5[10]

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 has received generally favorable reviews with a 77/100 on Metacritic.[6]

Tom Senior of PC Gamer awarded it a score of 84 out of 100, and said the game is "an absorbing space strategy game" and "one of the most authentic attempts to capture the grandiosity of Warhammer 40,000".[8]

Daniele Dolce of The Games Machine said: "There’s a lot of content here, but the many technical issues, the poor balancing between the twelve factions, and the many features missing from its direct predecessor make Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 an underwhelming experience."[9][6]

Alexander Williams of Strategy Gamer summarized: "It’s a solid but not exceptional middle-of-the-road game with some UI hang-ups but a wide variety of factions and a solid amount of the old 40K charm."[10]

The game was included in Eurogamer's list of "The best Warhammer 40k games to play in 2022".[11] PC Gamer listed the game eight on its list of best Warhammer 40,000 games, calling it "a hell of a spectacle".[12]

References

  1. Hall, Charlie (16 January 2019). "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is Warhammer 40,000 played at the most epic scale yet". Vox Media. https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/16/18185351/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2-beta-warhammer-40k-impressions. 
  2. "Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2 will land in January with more planned content – Watch its new and glorious Faction Trailer!". 31 August 2018. https://www.focus-entmt.com/en/news/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2-will-land-in-january-with-more-planned-content-watch-its-new-and-glorious-faction-trailer. 
  3. Yin-Poole, Wesley (24 January 2018). "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 announced". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2-announced. 
  4. O'Connor, Alice (31 August 2018). "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 delayed into 2019". Gamer Network. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2-delayed-to-2019. 
  5. "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 gets the massive Chaos Campaign Expansion and free single-player update on June 24.". 21 June 2019. https://www.focus-entmt.com/en/news/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2-gets-the-massive-chaos-campaign-expansion-and-free-single-player-update-on-june-24. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Battlefield: Gothic Armada 2 for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  7. Kleffmann, Marcel (6 February 2019). "Test: Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2". https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht_fazit/PC-CDROM/Test/Fazit_Wertung/PC-CDROM/39403/83605/Battlefleet_Gothic_Armada_2.html. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Senior, Tom (6 February 2019). "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 review". Future plc. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190603090614/https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2-review/. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Dolce, Daniele (28 January 2019). "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 - Recensione" (in Italian). Aktia srl. https://www.thegamesmachine.it/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2-recensione-pc/. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Williams, Alexander (24 January 2019). "Review: Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2". Network N. https://www.strategygamer.com/reviews/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2/. 
  11. Yin-Poole, Wesley (5 August 2022). "The best Warhammer 40k games to play in 2022". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/the-best-warhammer-40k-games-to-play-in-2022-20261. 
  12. Macgregor, Jody (4 January 2023). "Every Warhammer 40,000 game, ranked". Future plc. https://www.pcgamer.com/best-warhammer-40k-games/. 

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