Never has a game been more aptly named. Dawn of War 2 not only features a large amount of action-packed battles, but by the time I finished my nightly gaming sessions I’d realise that the sun had just come up.Relic’s game is a fast-paced, squad-centric RTS game based on the popular Warhammer 40,000 franchise from Games Workshop.The game is set in the dark, grim and stylishly gothic future where various alien races are constantly waging war against one another across the universe.

Once you get through the installation gauntlet, however, you’ll find that the gameplay is worth all that trouble.If you’re a Warhammer 40,000 fanatic, you’ll be happy to see the attention Relic has put into the details and lore in the game.If you’re new to the whole Warhammer 40,000 thing, well ... all the backstory that you really need is that the Imperium of Man (the humans) employs the genetically engineered Space Marine super-soldiers to protect them from alien threats.Although there are plenty of armies in the Warhammer 40,000 series, only four factions are present in DoW 2.The Imperial Guard make a cameo appearance too, but mostly as the cannon fodder of the human faction.