
OPTIMIZED FOR CO-OP: solo or with up to 4 players, local or online, the class synergy and interface have been designed for co-op. AN XXL BESTIARY with over 70 monsters aligned with the Chaos Gods and epic boss battles. 4 CHARACTER CLASSES, each with unique gameplay, skills and equipment.
THE FIRST HACK AND SLASH set in the Warhammer Fantasy world. The question is, are you prepared for the epic battles that lie ahead, as you go wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World? I hope they never fix it: it’s hilarious.It is you who are the last hope for the Empire of Man against the Chaos hordes, and no matter whether you decide to play solo, or with up to four players in local or online co-op, Warhammer: Chaosbane on Xbox One, PS4 and PC will have you choosing a hero from four character classes – each with unique and complementary skills. There was also a bug where damage numbers occasionally became huge and took up the entire screen, but I’m certainly not complaining about that. It didn't make the game unplayable, but it was noticeable. It was fairly easy to drop into a random game, even with the low number of people online pre-release, but when I got there the enemies exhibited a pronounced tendency to awkwardly rubber band towards one player or another.
I only got to spend a short time with Chaosbane’s multiplayer for this review. It gives you something to think about other than watching a big bunch of numbers pop up, which is what Chaosbane desperately needs. What makes it work is that the orbs only stick around for a few seconds, meaning you’re forced to manoeuvre around the arena in order to grab them mid-fight. Grab one and it’ll heal you up collect enough and you’ll be able to activate a “super” mode where your character is nigh indestructible and deals massive damage. One thing I did enjoy was the bloodlust orbs: every now and then an enemy will spit out a glowing red globule. Things got a bit more interesting when I restarted as a high elf mage, who had a nice floaty orb attack that could be redirected with the right stick to waggle it in and out of the daemons. Unfortunately, he mostly just performs different kinds of axe swing, while occasionally picking up better tattoos. Part of this might have been due to the fact that I spent the majority of my time playing as the trollslayer (in my defence, orange mohawked dwarves are rad).