Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior is the name of a Warhammer 40,000 computer game available for the PlayStation 2 and PC. It was developed by Kuju Entertainment and was released in September 2003.

The game is a first person shooter, where the player takes the role of a Tau Fire Warrior, Kais, seeking to rescue his leader and defend his race from the aggressive Imperium of Man and evil forces of Chaos.

Gameplay

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The game is made up of 20 levels, taking place in a variety of settings from the Warhammer 40,000 universe. There are wide variety of Tau and Imperial weapons available to the player. However, only two weapons can be carried at a time, one of which must be a Tau weapon. In addition to these, the player is armed with grenades and a sword, and can use pintle mounted laser cannons or machine guns.

The story takes place over a period of 24 hours. Many adversaries from the Warhammer 40,000 universe are encountered by the protagonist Kais, such as Dreadnoughts, Chaos Space Marines and Imperial Guard.

There is also a multiplayer mode, consisting of Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag. 8 multiplayer maps are included with the game. Fire Warrior was one of the first Playstation 2 games to support 8 player games using its broadband adaptor.

Notable Characters

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• La'Kais -- the game's protagonist.
• Governor Severus -- The Governor of the planet Dolumar IV in the game. He aligned himself with the Chaos Daemon Tarkh'ax. Killed by Kais, and his body used as a vessel by the Daemon.
• The Admiral -- The captain of the Imperial ship that attacks the Tau in an attempt to retrieve the Ethereal after Kais rescues him. His boarding force is repelled, and the Tau launch a counter-boarding action, where Kais eventually attacks the bridge and nearly captures the Admiral. He is later taken by Governor Severus and the Word Bearers, and lasts just long enough to give Kais a final warning before he is turned into a Chaos Spawn.
• El'Lusha -- The Commander of Kais' force. He guides Kais through the first half of the game. In the novel, he dons a Crisis Suit and his team helps defeat the Daemon for good.
• Ardias -- Captain of the 3rd Company of the Ultramarines Chapter. Saves the Admiral's life when Kais storms the bridge, and later overrides Kais' communications, allowing him to direct Kais through the second half of the game to fight the Chaos incursion. In the novelization, he also fights against Tarkh'ax in the Chaos temple. Ironically, Ardias was later killed battling the Tau in the Joran retaliation in 745.M41.

Voice actors

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The game featured the voices of several well known British actors in starring roles, including Tom Baker, Brian Blessed, Sean Pertwee and Burt Kwouk.

Novel

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In October 2003 Black Library Publishing released a novelisation of the game under the same title (Spurrier, 2003). The book explores the plot of the game in much greater detail, as well as a close look at Tau culture.

References

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2003 computer and video games | First-person shooters | Windows games | PlayStation 2 games | Warhammer 40,000 video games