WARHAMMER: CHAOSBANE Review for PlayStation 4

Warhammer Chaosbane is a hack-and-slash game by BigBen and EKO Software wherein you fight the forces of chaos to save a human empire.

As it is a hack-and-slash game, the main attraction is slaying waves of enemies and gathering better gear from fallen enemies. The game isn’t very inventive with this. For the most part, it’s the standard waves upon waves of weak enemies interspersed with the occasional strong enemy that can’t be effortlessly killed.

When starting a new game, you can pick one of 4 characters to play. Three of the 4 of these characters fill gaming archetypes. There’s a tank character that can absorb more hits than the other characters; a berserker character that generates energy for attacks by fighting; and a mage character that deals high damage but is very fragile. The 4^th character is a ranger, although she plays a little differently than I expected the class to play (although this might just be because I rarely play that class type). The ranger character’s play style centers around summoning pets to distract the enemies and taking them down while they’re busy fighting the pets.

Warhammer Chaosbane supports both local and online multiplayer and, while it is possible to play the game alone, it is clearly meant to be played on multiplayer. All 4 characters are designed to be played alongside at least one of the other 3.

Overall, I thought this game was okay. While it was a somewhat entertaining hack-and-slash, I didn’t see anything in it that really set it apart from other hack-and-slash games out there. As such, I think a fair rating for it is 7/10.

Here are the Key Features:

• THE FIRST HACK AND SLASH set in the Warhammer Fantasy world, told through an all-new story written by Mike Lee (a Black Library author) and featuring a soundtrack composed by Chance Thomas.
  
  • FEROCIOUS BATTLES: from the sewers of Nuln to the ruined streets of Praag, fight your way through monster hordes using over 180 different powers. Activate your bloodlust, a devastating skill, to escape the most perilous situations.
  
  • 4 CHARACTER CLASSES, each with unique skills and customisation: a soldier of the Empire who can take heavy damage, a Dwarf specialising in melee combat, a High Elf who deals ranged damage by manipulating magic or a Wood Elf who lays deadly traps and wields the bow like no other!
  
  • AN XXL BESTIARY with over 70 monsters aligned with the Chaos Gods and unique bosses. Battle Nurgle’s minions, Khorne’s spawn and waves of other vile creatures!
  
  • 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. Combine different skills and powers to create even more devastating effects.
  
  • HIGH REPLAY VALUE: Story mode, a boss rush mode, countless dungeons and regular updates offer a rich and varied gaming experience. And with 10 difficulty levels, you can find the right challenge to test your abilities.

Check Out the Warhammer: Chaosbane Trailer:

Warhammer: Chaosbane is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.

Jason Freedman

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I am a recent Computer Science/Game Development Programming Chapman University Graduate. I am a life long enthusiast of computer/video gaming and my favorite game genres are adventure, choice-driven stories, fighting, and racing. My favorite game/movie series include but aren't limited to 'Legend of Zelda'; 'Dragon Age'; 'Persona'; 'Sonic the Hedgehog'; 'Mario'; 'Metroid' ;'Megaman'; 'Naruto'; 'Batman'; 'Spiderman'; 'Star Wars'; and 'Star Trek.'

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