<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
–	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
is	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
second	O
expansion	O
to	O
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
series	O
of	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperial	O
Guard	O
is	O
introduced	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
faction	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
races	O
including	O
the	O
races	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
(	O
the	O
Eldar	O
,	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Marines	I-Application
,	O
Chaos	O
,	O
the	O
Orks	O
and	O
the	O
Tyranids	O
)	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
single-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Retribution	O
offers	O
a	O
campaign	O
for	O
every	O
race	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
worlds	O
include	O
the	O
jungle	O
world	O
Typhon	O
Primaris	O
,	O
the	O
desert	O
world	O
Calderis	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hive	O
world	O
Meridian	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
the	O
arctic	O
world	O
Aurelia	O
and	O
the	O
derelict	O
ship	O
Judgment	O
of	O
Carrion	O
from	O
Chaos	O
Rising	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
dead	O
world	O
of	O
Cyrene	O
,	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
as	O
having	O
been	O
subjected	O
to	O
Exterminatus	O
(	O
complete	O
sterilization	O
of	O
all	O
life	O
on	O
a	O
planet	O
corrupted	O
by	O
Chaos	O
or	O
alien	O
influences	O
)	O
by	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
Captain	O
Gabriel	O
Angelos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Retribution	O
takes	O
place	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
events	O
of	O
Chaos	O
Rising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sub-sector	O
Aurelia	O
is	O
now	O
suffering	O
from	O
conflict	O
between	O
Ork	O
pirates	O
called	O
the	O
Freebootaz	O
led	O
by	O
Kaptin	O
Bluddflagg	O
to	O
pillage	O
the	O
sub-sector	O
,	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Eldar	O
of	O
the	O
Craftworld	O
Alaitoc	O
led	O
by	O
Autarch	O
Kayleth	O
to	O
seek	O
about	O
a	O
prophecy	O
and	O
recovering	O
an	O
ancient	O
artifact	O
,	O
a	O
Tyranid	O
Hive	O
Lord	O
restoring	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
Hive	O
Fleet	O
Leviathan	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
link	O
of	O
the	O
Hive	O
Mind	O
,	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
defending	O
the	O
sub-sector	O
led	O
by	O
Captain	O
Apollo	O
Diomedes	O
to	O
hunt	O
down	O
Chaos	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
investigating	O
their	O
Chapter	O
Master	O
,	O
Azariah	O
Kyras	O
,	O
for	O
being	O
corrupted	O
by	O
Chaos	O
,	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Chaos	O
Space	B-Application
Marines	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Legion	O
led	O
by	O
Eliphas	O
the	O
Inheritor	O
to	O
fulfill	O
his	O
promise	O
to	O
Abaddon	O
the	O
Despoiler	O
to	O
annihilate	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
newly	O
arriving	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
of	O
the	O
8th	O
Cadian	O
Regiment	O
led	O
by	O
Lord	O
General	O
Castor	O
,	O
performing	O
an	O
Exterminatus	O
under	O
Inquisitor	O
Adrastia	O
to	O
investigate	O
for	O
corruption	O
within	O
Sub-sector	O
Aurelia	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
 '	O
Chapter	O
Master	O
Azariah	O
Kyras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
events	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
caused	O
by	O
Gabriel	O
Angelos	O
 '	O
actions	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
game	O
)	O
when	O
he	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Maledictum	B-Language
,	O
a	O
Chaos	O
stone	O
containing	O
the	O
bound	O
essence	O
of	O
a	O
daemon	O
of	O
Khorne	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
hammer	O
"	O
God-Splitter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
update	O
all	O
the	O
previous	O
heroes	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Chaos	O
Rising	O
by	O
importing	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
account	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
Steam	B-Application
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
2	I-Application
Community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Space	B-Application
Marines	I-Application
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motivation	O
varies	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
faction	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Marines	I-Application
,	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
and	O
Eldar	O
wish	O
to	O
oppose	O
Chaos	O
,	O
their	O
ancient	O
evil	O
enemy	O
;	O
the	O
warlike	O
Orks	O
simply	O
want	O
a	O
good	O
fight	O
and	O
to	O
thump	O
the	O
strongest	O
foes	O
they	O
can	O
find	O
;	O
the	O
Tyranid	O
splinter	O
wishes	O
to	O
overrun	O
the	O
sector	O
and	O
summon	O
a	O
new	O
hive	O
fleet	O
to	O
consume	O
all	O
the	O
biomass	O
;	O
the	O
Chaos	O
faction	O
are	O
Kyras	O
 '	O
rivals	O
and	O
wish	O
to	O
surpass	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
on	O
Calderis	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
fights	O
against	O
Kyras	O
 '	O
Chaos-corrupted	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
Space	B-Application
Marines	I-Application
,	O
operating	O
under	O
orders	O
to	O
purge	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Cyrene	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
launch	O
an	O
attack	O
against	O
a	O
joint	O
alliance	O
of	O
Chaos	O
Space	B-Application
Marines	I-Application
,	O
corrupt	O
Imperial	O
Guardsmen	O
and	O
traitor	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
by	O
using	O
their	O
most	O
powerful	O
unit	O
against	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ending	O
is	O
confirmed	O
as	O
canon	O
(	O
as	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
composite	O
with	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Marines	I-Application
ending	O
)	O
in	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Taldeer	O
and	O
Ronahn	O
both	O
return	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
as	O
a	O
Wraithknight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Marines	I-Application
–	O
Captain	O
Diomedes	O
contacts	O
Inquisitor	O
Adrastia	O
to	O
halt	O
the	O
Exterminatus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
canonical	O
ending	O
,	O
as	O
corroborated	O
by	O
other	O
Warhammer	O
40,000	O
materials	O
:	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
appears	O
in	O
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Marine	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
their	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
conflict	O
in	O
Aurelia	O
is	O
mentioned	O
;	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
exact	O
course	O
of	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
successful	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
campaign	O
in	O
Retribution	O
is	O
likewise	O
mentioned	O
in	O
some	O
publications	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
 '	O
"	O
Deathwatch	O
:	O
Honour	O
the	O
Chapter	O
"	O
supplement	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
rebuilt	O
Gabriel	O
Angelos	O
returns	O
as	O
Chapter	O
Master	O
of	O
the	O
Blood	O
Ravens	O
and	O
Diomedes	O
was	O
made	O
a	O
Chaplain	O
and	O
Jonah	O
Orion	O
was	O
made	O
chief	O
advisor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
Retribution	O
would	O
be	O
dropping	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
multiplayer	O
platform	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
using	O
Steamworks	O
as	O
its	O
primary	O
and	O
only	O
platform.	O
,	O
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
campaigns	O
do	O
not	O
import	O
or	O
continue	O
directly	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Chaos	O
Rising	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
platform	O
does	O
not	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
old	O
Live	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
entirely	O
stand-alone	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
races	O
included	O
(	O
unlike	O
Chaos	O
Rising	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
the	O
original	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
four	O
races	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
Steamworks	O
also	O
allows	O
inviting	O
Steam	B-Application
friends	O
directly	O
to	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
free-to-play	O
multiplayer	O
weekends	O
and	O
a	O
much	O
faster	O
patching	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
speculations	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
playable	O
race	O
would	O
be	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
and/or	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
's	O
triple-lined	O
"	O
I	O
"	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Retribution	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
trailer	O
;	O
Retribution	O
Trailer	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
"	O
seen	O
at	O
0:51	O
seconds	O
into	O
the	O
video	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
wishlist	O
icon	O
in	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
system	O
features	O
a	O
female	O
Witch	O
Hunter	O
Inquisitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
ended	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ork	O
race	O
pack	O
is	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
exclusive	O
and	O
Tyranid	O
pack	O
a	O
THQ	O
online	O
store	O
exclusive	O
,	O
although	O
all	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
after	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
come	O
in	O
the	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Retribution	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
retail	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
two	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
released	O
adding	O
new	O
sub-races	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
with	O
unique	O
models	O
and	O
color	O
schemes	O
for	O
units	O
:	O
Dark	O
Angels	O
Space	B-Application
Marine	I-Application
chapter	O
and	O
Eldar	O
Craftworld	O
Ulthwe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
81.65	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
36	O
reviews	O
and	O
80/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
52	O
reviews.Destructoid	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
story	O
had	O
experienced	O
a	O
drop	O
in	O
quality	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
mechanics	O
it	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
perfectly	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
commended	O
the	O
more	O
intense	O
battles	O
and	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
clunky	O
UI	B-Application
,	O
repetitive	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
an	O
essential	O
purchase	O
"	O
and	O
lauded	O
its	O
revitalization	O
of	O
the	O
tactical	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Relic	O
opened	O
up	O
a	O
new	O
web	O
page	O
featuring	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
PC	O
Games	O
News	O
wrote	O
that	O
they	O
expected	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
