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Space Hulk: Ascension
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Developer(s)Full Control
Publisher(s)
  • WW: Full Control
  • NA: Hoplite Research (PS4)
  • PAL: Funbox Media (PS4)
SeriesWarhammer 40,000
Platform(s)Windows, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
ReleaseWindows, OS X, Linux
November 12, 2014
PlayStation 4
  • NA: October 4, 2016
  • EU: October 14, 2016
  • AU: November 3, 2016
Xbox One
April 20, 2018
Genre(s)Turn-based tactics
Mode(s)Single-player

Space Hulk: Ascension (also known as Space Hulk: Ascension Edition) is a turn-based tactics video game developed and published by Full Control. It is set in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, and is specifically an adaptation of the board game Space Hulk by Games Workshop. It is a follow-up to Full Control's 2013 Space Hulk.

Gameplay[edit]

Space Hulk: Ascension is a turn-based tactics game. The player controls a squad of Space Marine Terminators as they invade "space hulks", a type of spaceship, and battle with alien creatures called Tyranid Genestealers.[1] Compared to its predecessor, Ascension plays less like a board game, with less randomness, an upgrade system based on experience points, and an added fog of war system.[2]

Release[edit]

Space Hulk: Ascension was developed by Full Control, a studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3] Ascension was announced on August 12, 2014, and released on November 12, 2014, for Windows, Linux, and OS X.[4][5][6] Several downloadable content (DLC) packs were released for the game, including Salamanders and The Dark Angels expansions.[7][8] The PlayStation 4 version was announced on January 13, 2016, and released on October 4, 2016.[9][10] The Xbox One version was released on April 19, 2018.[11]

Ascension was the final game from Full Control before the studio stopped making new games.[12]

Reception[edit]

The PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[13][14][15]

Brett Todd of GameSpot summarized: "Space Hulk: Ascension rises to the challenge by preserving the spirit and most of the mechanics of the original board game, while still expanding on the design to embrace its new home on the PC."[1] Bradly Halestorm of Hardcore Gamer summarized: "Space Hulk: Ascension Edition is the more complete and refined version of 2013's title bearing the same namesake. What was detrimental in the past has now been either modified effectively or done away with outright, making for a game that is easier and more enjoyable to play. Whereas Space Hulk felt like a digital recreation of a board game, Ascension feels more like a video game."[17] Sascha Lohmüller of PC Games said: "The Ascension edition of Space Hulk is better than its predecessor in every regard. The tactical gameplay opens up a lot of opportunities and the Warhammer-atmosphere is well-made. Its presentation is still a bit barren though and we miss the hot-seat-multiplayer of the first Space Hulk."[19][13] Adam Smith of Rock Paper Shotgun summarized: "There's a good game hidden in the grimdark corridors, and it's [sic best qualities aren't just borrowings from Games Workshop, but Ascension has taken two steps forward and one step back. And, as in the game, the backwards step is twice as costly."[21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Todd, Brett (18 November 2014). "Space Hulk: Ascension Edition Review (PC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ Macgregor, Jody (4 January 2023). "Every Warhammer 40,000 game, ranked". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Welcome". Full Control. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Alice (12 August 2014). "Cyclonic! Space Hulk: Ascension Edition Announced". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. ^ Manaridis, Peter (3 November 2014). "Space Hulk: Ascension Edition Launching November 12th". PC Invasion. Gamurs. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ Morrow, Rob (12 August 2014). "Full Control announces new standalone Space Hulk Ascension Edition". Destructoid. Gamurs. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ Nunneley-Jackson, Stephany (24 February 2015). "Salamanders Expansion now available for Space Hulk: Ascension". VG247. Gamer Network. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. ^ O'Connor, Alice (16 April 2015). "Space Hulk: Ascension Expansion Sends In The Deathwing". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. ^ Sempere, Josep Maria (13 January 2016). "Anunciado Space Hulk Ascension para PS4". Eurogamer Espana (in Spanish). Gamer Network. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Space Hulk: Ascension". Gamepressure. Gry-Online. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  11. ^ Hryb, Larry (19 April 2018). "SPACE HULK: ASCENSION Is Now Available For Xbox One". Xbox. Microsoft. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  12. ^ O'Connor, Alice (18 March 2015). "Space Hulk Devs Full Control Stopping Making Games". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  13. ^ a b c "Space Hulk Ascension for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Space Hulk Ascension for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Space Hulk Ascension for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Space Hulk: Ascension review (PC)". GamesTM. No. 161. Future plc. June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  17. ^ a b Halestorm, Bradly (2 January 2015). "Review: Space Hulk: Ascension Edition (PC)". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  18. ^ Ciuraneta, Cristian (12 November 2014). "Space Hulk: Ascension Edition (PC) [date mislabeled as "July 3, 2017"]". MeriStation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  19. ^ a b Lohmüller, Sascha (12 December 2014). "Space Hulk Ascension im Test: Deutlich besser als sein Vorgänger". PC Games (in German). Computec. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  20. ^ "Review: Space Hulk: Ascension". PC PowerPlay. No. 239. Next Media Pty Ltd. March 2015. p. 62.
  21. ^ Smith, Adam (21 November 2014). "Wot I Think: Space Hulk Ascension". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

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