Its one of those things that you have always wanted to do since you were a kid: Fight in the Warhammer 40K universe in a horde survival mode against Tyranids, whilst donned in the finest Space Marine Power Armour. . . . Now you can!
We were fortunate enough to get early access to the Space Marine 2 Defenders of Avarax free roaming VR Shooter yesterday, and it was incredible! Massive shout out to the Zero Latency VR company for doing such a good job.
Before we went in Rob lead us in a prayer to the God Emperor:
I have been to Zero Latency before and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The equipment is good and very reactive.
Unfortunately as it was Pre-Release we were not able to get any footage or stills of our experience, but it was phenomenal. The setting was great and as vast as any Warhammer Artwork you may see.
The Bolt Rifle was just perfect too. It fired at just the right rate to feel deadly, None of this 10 shots on full auto to down a Hybrid malarkey like in Deathwing. A single shell is enough to kill a Hormagaunt :)
There was even a train!
We won't spoil too much but lets just say it was a great experience and we sincerely hope they make a second part so you can play for another 30 minutes off the back of it.
We went to the Birmingham site which only allows 6 people to play instead of the 8 that you can have in London or Nottingham, but it was perfect. We went with some proper VR virgins too, as well as 2 people who often get migraines from sitting down whilst gaming in VR, but due to the freeroam nature no one was sick and the noobs quickly picked it up with no issues.
Just look at the happy faces below!!
The Graphics were great as you can expect, and the movement of the Space Marines as well as that of those you game with, was phenominal.
The Power Armour is not just standard factory stamped Power Armour either. Each Marine had extra detailing, from ropes on the chest, chains across armour sections, Purity seals and one even had a MK6 Studded shoulder pad.
We were fortunate to get a copy of the new Kill Team Hivestorm game. Its a great new edition and I am very grateful to see the back of the Shapes which apprear on the measuring devices. Inches will do fine :)
The tokens themselves are also a lot more user friendly. You can leave the toke in place until the target model has finished its whole activation. If it can't complete the action for some reason, you can reset it back to where it was really easily this way.
The scenery in the box is probably the best content since Chalnath's box. It is all you would ever need to play through this new season of Kill Team and can be used on most other Warhammer 40K boards. Our terrain was painted by our contributor Fish (@the_viking_fish).
There is tons in this new box. Have a look at the unboxing video here:
The new Universal assets are great bits of equipment too. My favourites are the Barbed wire and the Ladders which have been designed so well.
1" , 2,", 3" and good ol' 6". No more shapes!!
The tall barricade piece of cover and ladder in action.
We decided to also film a Necromunda game on the new board:
We have been sent the new Necromunda Spyre Hunters for review, so we knocked up a battle report for them too see how this Hunting party stands up against a House Escher gang.
So we have the Spice Girls Escher gang:
Spyrer Hunting party
Yeld Spyrer
Hunt Master: Spyrer
Orrus: Spyrer
We absolutely love the new Spyre Hunter models. Can't wait to complete the set either!
Have a look at the below Merchandise for Necromunda from Warhammer too.
We are continuing our Necromunda Hive Secondus content with a Battle Report today! So we pitted the new Orrus Spyer hunter Alita Helmawr in her snazzy Colourshift rig, against a Malstrain gang.
We also shared our views on the new box at the end too!
To summarise though.
The game is excellent. The rules really complement the setting.
The campaign in the book looks like a great thing to run through, so we are hoping to dip back into this over the next few months when we have some spare time.
The new Malstrain gang is just a fantastic looking set of minis.
The Spyer Hunters are brilliant to play with. Double activations in a turn makes them fantastic (but a Malstrain Genestealer can still eat them).
Hope you enjoy. It is likely there will be more Necromunda Hive Secondus content coming soon, so please like and subscribe.
We received a copy of the brilliant New Necromunda Hive Secondus. We will be posting some content up today and for this week. Please see our unboxing video below!
The grim warriors of the Ruination Chamber have been unleashed!
Painted by Rob Caldicott (@the_gory_crow). Rob C. decided to paint them in a dark green and red scheme. He felt the models were very dynamic, and that they would go very well on a diorama scene!
Its great that the Skaven are not the only great new models in the new Skaventide box.
The Stormcast gather around the relic and face on the onrushing Skaven!