Warhammer 40000: Dawn Of War II - Chaos Rising

If the enjoyed the original DoW II then I can guarantee you will enjoy this. Even if you didnt like the original, I'd suggest trying it again because much as changed and the expansion has breathed new life into the game.

Chaos Rising add the Chaos Space Marines - that is the Space Marines evil brethren. Unlike in the original Dawn of War where Chaos felt like Space Marines with spikes, in Dawn of War II they feel like their own completely new and original race! Great fun to play against and as.

The singleplayer campaign is massive amounts of fun and now instead of running for A to B and killing a boss every mission, you have to complete objectives that have tons of variety and make the missions awesome. The new corruption feature means throughout the campaign, you're marines can slowly turn towards chaos which will unlock them dark, unholy but very cool gear.

Finally, there's a ton of new maps, new units for existing races and new multiplayer modes such as free for all. I recommend this game because it is without a doubt my favourite Dawn of War yet

Chaos Rising is a great addition to DoW2.

It adds 13 new story missions to the game, each one a tad different from the rest so as not to bore the player. Squads can now level to a maximum of 30 - this seems like a lengthy increase, but the truth of the matter is that you'll reach the level cap a few missions before the last one.

Regarding the new Chaos multiplayer army, well - they're unique, as was the worry from some they'd be "too similar to Space Marines". Chaos feature a wealth of diverse units, mostly melee oriented, making for some (often quite annoyingly) linear strategies.

There are also 2 more heroes that are playable in The Last Stand; the Hive Tyrant - who takes a "summoner" role (spawning lesser Tyranid creatures to weaken and harass enemies) and the Sorcerer who can create daemonic copies of his foes and blast apart enemies using psychic powers.

The other armies each recieve new units, too (ignore the guy below me, no faction LOSES units - the Tyranid unit was just moved to a different tier of construction). I'll leave it at that, but this is definitely the expansion we've waited for.

This game is well worth buying, i've always been a very big fan of strategy games from the classic Red Alert up to the new Dawn of War series, When I heard they were bringing the Chaos army into DOW:2 I wasn't scared but one thing for sure when you fight them you will be, oh you will be.

The new units for this new army are amazing and you can really see that they are evil, the units have names like "The Unclean One" and to fight a monster of his size is very hard to do. But we must not forget the other armys new units each army get a 1 new unit for it with the Tyranhids getting one replaced (s they get 2 new units).

This game is well worth the time for playing on your own and with friends online or on a network, for when you see the melee fights at close veiw or even zoomed out abit you will see the true looks of a fight to the death in a true war.

it is an immense game, especially the new chaos space marines all though the new tyranid genestealers were a bit of a let down, anyway the campaign has new features but is a little short...

i was so into the Eldar i have even added Dark Eldar colours, above all this game rocks! i sure wish the next expansion feature the Tau Empire of The Necrons OOOOH THE NECRONS!!! that would be totally awesome. if you have the first Dawn of War II, i'd seriously recommend you buy this, it's EVOLUTIONARY!!!!

I really enjoyed this. Although it is a tad short campaign wise, i mean i finished it twice in one weekend. This is a shame, but i cant hold it against the game, what with it being a expansion.

What can i say, i always loved Chaos, and the new curruption idea was a very nice touch. Stay pure... or give in to the dark gods, your choice. Either way, you'll find items/weapons that will provided added bonuses to which ever direction you decide to take.

But, while the single player game was fun... What i found myself ingrossed in was the Last Stand feature. With the 2 extra commander units to choose from, this part of the game kept me hooked for hours, and i DO mean hours.

This deff gets a big thumbs up from me.