2019 video game
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is a real-time tactics video game developed by Tindalos Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive. It is a sequel to Battlefleet Gothic: Armada from 2016. It is set in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, and is specifically an adaptation of the miniature wargame Battlefleet Gothic by Games Workshop.[1]
Gameplay
The game features three narrative campaigns and 12 playable factions. New to the sequel is that the campaigns are playable in co-op multiplayer.[2]
Release
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 was announced by Focus Home Interactive on January 24, 2018.[3] In August 2018, the game was delayed from the original release date of September 2018 to January 2019.[4] An expansion pack, Chaos Campaign, was released on June 24, 2019.[5]
Reception
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 has received generally favorable reviews with a 77/100 on Metacritic.[6]
Tom Senior of PC Gamer awarded it a score of 84 out of 100, and said the game is "an absorbing space strategy game" and "one of the most authentic attempts to capture the grandiosity of Warhammer 40,000".[8]
Daniele Dolce of The Games Machine said: "There’s a lot of content here, but the many technical issues, the poor balancing between the twelve factions, and the many features missing from its direct predecessor make Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 an underwhelming experience."[9][6]
Alexander Williams of Strategy Gamer summarized: "It’s a solid but not exceptional middle-of-the-road game with some UI hang-ups but a wide variety of factions and a solid amount of the old 40K charm."[10]
The game was included in Eurogamer's list of "The best Warhammer 40k games to play in 2022".[11] PC Gamer listed the game eight on its list of best Warhammer 40,000 games, calling it "a hell of a spectacle".[12]
