GSI: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm

The GSI team details the key additions to the last Dawn of War expansion.

Relic Entertainment's Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is one of the best real-time strategy games out there. With the game's third expansion, Soulstorm, just around the corner, VideoGamer.com unleashes the GSI team on the game for one final preview before its release. Time to dust off those tech trees...

Stand alone expansion - but there's a catch

While there's little doubt that gamers who already own Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War will find Soulstorm of most interest, you don't have to have the main game installed on your hard drive in order to play the upcoming expansion. That's because, like the second expansion Dark Crusade, Soulstorm is a stand alone product - unlike some expansions for other games it'll work without the need for you to have the title proper. If Soulstorm will be your first taste of the superb Warhammer 40K RTS, then you'll have access to the two new races it brings, the Sisters of Battle and the Dark Eldar, as well as all the races from the previous games: Space Marines, Chaos Marines, Eldar, Orks, Necrons, Tau, and the Imperial Guard. But, as we said, there's a catch. If you haven't got the original Dawn of War game the old races will only be playable in the extensive single-player campaign and in single-player skirmishes. During multiplayer, where Dawn of War really shines, you'll only have access to the two new races - the Sisters of Battle and the Dark Eldar. But don't fret - Soulstorm is out next Friday, so there's still time to pick up the first game and hone those leet RTS skillz in time for release.