<s>
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
is	O
a	O
military	O
science	O
fiction	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
's	O
tabletop	O
wargame	O
Warhammer	O
40,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
expansion	O
packs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
:	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
Soulstorm	B-Application
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
series	O
,	O
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
7	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
features	O
four	O
playable	O
armies	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
,	O
they	O
use	O
troops	O
that	O
are	O
corrupted	O
mirrors	O
of	O
their	O
loyal	O
Imperial	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
they	O
employ	O
morale-draining	O
daemons	B-Operating_System
and	O
psykers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eldar	O
in	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
are	O
fast	O
and	O
agile	O
but	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
units	O
are	O
more	O
fragile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
features	O
a	O
warhost	O
hailing	O
from	O
the	O
craftworld	O
Biel-Tan	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Farseer	B-Language
Macha	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
made	O
into	O
the	O
featured	O
playable	O
race	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
additional	O
races	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
and	O
solo	O
,	O
Tau	O
and	O
Necrons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Space	O
Marines	O
,	O
Chaos	O
,	O
Eldar	O
,	O
Orks	O
or	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
online	O
,	O
one	O
must	O
have	O
the	O
original	O
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
game	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
last	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Soulstorm	B-Application
,	O
adds	O
another	O
two	O
playable	O
armies	O
:	O
Sisters	O
of	O
Battle	O
and	O
Dark	O
Eldar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
one	O
must	O
own	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
other	O
factions	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
40,000	O
universe	O
:	O
a	O
dystopian	B-Application
vision	O
of	O
the	O
far	O
future	O
in	O
which	O
humanity	O
has	O
forged	O
a	O
galaxy-spanning	O
empire	O
,	O
The	O
Imperium	O
of	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Imperium	O
,	O
desperately	O
fighting	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
from	O
extinction	O
,	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
constant	O
war	O
with	O
alien	O
species	O
like	O
the	O
Orks	O
or	O
Eldar	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
insurrections	B-Operating_System
from	O
renegade	O
worlds	O
or	O
the	O
human	O
servants	O
of	O
Chaos	O
,	O
who	O
employ	O
demonic	B-Operating_System
forces	O
and	O
sorcery	O
under	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Gods	O
they	O
serve	O
,	O
having	O
deliberately	O
betrayed	O
their	O
once	O
godlike	O
Emperor	O
of	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
this	O
campaign	O
also	O
sets	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
-	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Angelos	O
 '	O
obstinate	O
pursuit	O
,	O
he	O
uncovers	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Eldar	O
forces	O
from	O
the	O
Biel-Tan	O
Craftworld	O
,	O
under	O
Farseer	B-Language
Macha	I-Language
,	O
covertly	O
operating	O
on	O
Tartarus	O
and	O
coming	O
across	O
Chaos	O
'	O
markers	O
 '	O
(	O
Sacrificial	O
sites	O
which	O
show	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
location	O
)	O
that	O
Angelos	O
orders	O
his	O
long-friend	O
and	O
Librarian	O
,	O
Isador	O
Akios	O
,	O
to	O
document	O
and	O
then	O
destroy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Angelos	O
confronts	O
Toth	O
when	O
he	O
arrives	O
at	O
the	O
scene	O
,	O
with	O
Toth	O
revealing	O
the	O
planet	O
bears	O
an	O
ancient	O
Chaos	O
artifact	O
called	O
the	O
Maledictum	B-Language
,	O
a	O
stone	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
a	O
daemon	B-Operating_System
,	O
capable	O
of	O
influencing	O
human	O
minds	O
to	O
perform	O
its	O
bidding	O
,	O
while	O
summoning	O
Warp	O
Storms	O
to	O
imprison	O
any	O
that	O
attempt	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angelos	O
and	O
Toth	O
make	O
amends	O
and	O
advance	O
against	O
the	O
primary	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Legion	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
performing	O
an	O
unholy	O
ritual	O
to	O
unearth	O
the	O
Maledictum	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
loyal	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
exterminate	O
Lord	O
Bale	O
's	O
forces	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
abandoned	O
by	O
Sindri	O
to	O
die	O
to	O
unearth	O
the	O
artifact	O
,	O
Isador	O
takes	O
the	O
Maledictum	B-Language
and	O
departs	O
with	O
Sindri	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
overcome	O
by	O
the	O
temptations	O
of	O
Chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angelos	O
and	O
Toth	O
pursue	O
but	O
only	O
reach	O
him	O
after	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
subdued	O
by	O
Sindri	O
who	O
takes	O
the	O
Maledictum	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angelos	O
and	O
Toth	O
chase	O
Sindri	O
to	O
a	O
ritual	O
site	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Warp	O
Storm	O
approaches	O
,	O
but	O
fail	O
to	O
apprehend	O
him	O
before	O
he	O
performs	O
a	O
ritual	O
with	O
the	O
Maledictum	B-Language
to	O
sacrifice	O
himself	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
summon	O
a	O
Daemon	B-Operating_System
Prince	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Toth	O
bequeaths	O
his	O
Daemon	B-Operating_System
Hammer	O
,	O
"	O
God-Splitter	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
Angelos	O
,	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
,	O
assisted	O
by	O
the	O
Eldar	O
survivors	O
,	O
fight	O
and	O
overcome	O
the	O
remaining	O
Alpha	O
Legion	O
in	O
a	O
violent	O
battle	O
,	O
overcoming	O
the	O
Daemon	B-Operating_System
Prince	O
despite	O
its	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
,	O
Toth	O
orders	O
Angelos	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Maledictum	B-Language
,	O
while	O
Macha	O
pleads	O
him	O
to	O
stay	O
his	O
hammer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
all	O
parties	O
start	O
to	O
evacuate	O
,	O
Angelos	O
is	O
called	O
back	O
and	O
faces	O
the	O
daemon	B-Operating_System
that	O
he	O
has	O
unkowingly	O
freed	O
from	O
its	O
prison	O
,	O
the	O
Maledictum	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
daemon	B-Operating_System
reveals	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
Tartarus	O
was	O
actually	O
a	O
sacrificial	O
altar	O
to	O
the	O
Chaos	O
God	O
Khorne	O
(	O
the	O
Blood	O
God	O
)	O
and	O
that	O
every	O
death	O
in	O
the	O
confrontation	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Ork	O
invasion	O
which	O
was	O
arranged	O
by	O
Sindri	O
,	O
were	O
offerings	O
to	O
empower	O
the	O
stone	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
Daemon	B-Operating_System
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
implied	O
that	O
had	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
realised	O
this	O
and	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Maledictum	B-Language
earlier	O
,	O
the	O
daemon	B-Operating_System
would	O
likely	O
have	O
been	O
destroyed	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
daemon	B-Operating_System
allows	O
Angelos	O
and	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
to	O
leave	O
,	O
though	O
with	O
a	O
message	O
that	O
he	O
soon	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
for	O
them	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gabriel	O
vows	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
daemon	B-Operating_System
,	O
stating	O
"	O
I	O
know	O
you	O
now	O
"	O
,	O
before	O
finally	O
departing	O
Tartarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
game	O
has	O
three	O
expansions	O
,	O
all	O
available	O
in	O
DVD	O
format	O
and	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
and	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
were	O
bundled	O
in	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
and	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
expansions	O
were	O
released	O
together	O
as	O
The	O
Platinum	O
Collection	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
or	O
as	O
the	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
Anthology	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recently	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
expansions	O
along	O
with	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
have	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
The	O
Complete	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
2009	O
,	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
packs	O
together	O
had	O
sold	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
critical	O
response	O
to	O
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
was	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
reviewer	O
Daniel	O
Matschijewsky	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
identifying	O
the	O
campaign	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
as	O
weaker	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazines	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
best	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
