Both are set on the same space hulk (which is Games Workshop’s way of describing lots of wrecked spaceships that have been crushed together in space to form one large mass) albeit many, many years apart. In a first for a Space Hulk game (to my knowledge at least) Tactics is the first effort to include a single player campaign for both the Space Marines and their iconic enemy, the Genestealers. With an isometric, tactical viewpoint (and an optional first person camera) Cyanide Studios have clearly attempted to take the heart of the board game experience, but with a sprinkling of videogame convenience. Now, Space Hulk: Tactics is bringing the game back to its turn based, dice rolling roots.
There have been a number of other Space Hulk video games since then, including 2016’s Space Hulk: Deathwing, which is an enjoyable - but ultimately quite limited - cooperative first person shooter based on the Left4Dead model. That version of Space Hulk received a somewhat mixed reception, but, looking back, it certainly captured the claustrophobic nature of the board game, as well as its tactical nature. The first of these was the original Electronic Arts version that graced such illustrious consoles as the Panasonic 3DO, not to mention the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve played digital interpretations of Games Workshops’ relatively popular classic Space Hulk board game. Space Hulk: Tactics is a tribute to the classic board game, complete with all the modern conventions.
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