which is a better 40k game experience, Space Marine or Dawn of War 2?

I enjoyed Dawn of War 2 more. It was also much longer than Space Marine. There's also extensions to Dawn of War 2 such as Chaos Rising and Retribution.

Space Marine is a third-person shooter, and pretty fun I might add, and I typically hate TPS's.

Dawn of War 2 is totally different from Dawn of War 1. Dawn of War 2 is a squad-based rts-style game. You control squads of dudes and there's no construction/building element whatsoever. It is also quite fun if you like that style.

I personally think they're both worthy titles, and both give you some good intel into the 40k universe, but I think DoW2 does it better since you deal with ALL the enemy races and Space Marine is Orcs and Chaos Marines.

Really they're both worth picking up, but I'd say get whichever style of gameplay you prefer.
Edited by Marafice Eye - 2/27/12 at 8:06pm

If you want to command armies or squads DOW2, if you want to know what it feels like to be a space marine during an orc invasion then pick space marine. Pick the cheapest up now and wait for sales!

Speaking of cheapest. Space Marine is 15 bucks on Amazon right now until the 29th. Steamworks game so it activates there if that matters
Dawn of War 2 Gold (DoW2 and CHaos Rising) 10.20 on Amazon, also activates on Steam
DoW2 Retribution, 10.20 on Amazon

Again, sale lasts till the 29th

Space Marine

DoW2 Gold

DoW2 Retribution
Edited by Marafice Eye - 2/27/12 at 8:24pm

in space marine you are actively using: the standard first person shooter controls.
ie. w,s,a,d, etc. it is also alot more up close and personal. not skill or stat based at all
similar to a gears of war style just way more brutal at times hehe

Space marine is shorter than DOW2, if you're really into warhammer, get DOW2

DOW2 and DOW have all the races of warhammer, and tau in multiplayer
space marine is just the ultramarines, orks, and chaos

the multiplayer in space marine is very fun though, there is a horde mode called exterminatus and another DLC where they give you the chance to play as a dreadnought.

You want my answer to this difficult question

Buy both XD