Posted December 30, 2021
Time for your last Throwback Thursday of the year, and in this week's episode of our ongoing series with them, we're focusing on one of the games you can get in The Video Game History Support Pack.
Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Chaos Gate tells the story of the attempt of an Ultramarines army to recover the Concordat Chaosium, a pre-Horus heresy artifact. This turn-based strategy with RPG elements, is SSI’s second entry in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Chaos Gate marries the lore of the 40,000 universe with the strategic depth of an SSI game and creates an engaging experience that further glorifies the Emperor and the Adeptus Astartes’ Legacy.
Recommended by Paczyk, Bizdev Team
I remember playing Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate soon after I got into the Warhammer 40K hobby in 1999. The game resonated with me almost immediately -- I was hooked! The title captured the vibe of the grimdark universe perfectly. The story was decent and the gameplay was very enjoyable. Last but definitely not least, all that is accompanied by a masterful soundtrack that is still probably one of the most played scores over WH40K tabletop battles around the world (especially the Ultramarines Chant!). I launched the game again now, just to quickly make sure that I remember all the facts correctly before writing this... and I'm already in mission 3. The game still has it!
The Throwback Thursday series is done in cooperation with The Video Games History Foundation – a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. If you want to support them, we encourage you to check their donation page. And if you'd like to see all the games in this ongoing series, go to its dedicated page.
Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Chaos Gate tells the story of the attempt of an Ultramarines army to recover the Concordat Chaosium, a pre-Horus heresy artifact. This turn-based strategy with RPG elements, is SSI’s second entry in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Chaos Gate marries the lore of the 40,000 universe with the strategic depth of an SSI game and creates an engaging experience that further glorifies the Emperor and the Adeptus Astartes’ Legacy.
Recommended by Paczyk, Bizdev Team
I remember playing Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate soon after I got into the Warhammer 40K hobby in 1999. The game resonated with me almost immediately -- I was hooked! The title captured the vibe of the grimdark universe perfectly. The story was decent and the gameplay was very enjoyable. Last but definitely not least, all that is accompanied by a masterful soundtrack that is still probably one of the most played scores over WH40K tabletop battles around the world (especially the Ultramarines Chant!). I launched the game again now, just to quickly make sure that I remember all the facts correctly before writing this... and I'm already in mission 3. The game still has it!
The Throwback Thursday series is done in cooperation with The Video Games History Foundation – a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. If you want to support them, we encourage you to check their donation page. And if you'd like to see all the games in this ongoing series, go to its dedicated page.
