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{{Infobox VG| title = Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior
{{Infobox video game
| title = Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior
| image = [[Image:warhammer40kfwbox.jpg|190px|center|]]
| image = warhammer40kfwbox.jpg
| developer = [[Kuju Entertainment]]
| developer = [[Kuju Entertainment]]
| publisher = [[THQ]]
| publisher = [[THQ]]
| designer = KUJU
| designer = David Millard<br>Steven Masters
| programmer = Tony Francis<br>Andy Younger<br>Benjamin Deane
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| engine =
| artist = Adonis Stevenson<br>Etienne Jabbour<br>Jamie Field
| released = October 2003
| composer = [[Ian Livingstone (composer)|Ian Livingstone]]
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| series = ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''
| released = {{vgrelease|GER|September 24, 2003|EU|September 26, 2003|US|November 17, 2003}}
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Single player]], [[multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| ratings = [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: Mature (M)
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
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| requirements = (PC) 1,4&nbsp;GHz, 256&nbsp;MB ram, GeForce 3 or greater
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'''''Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior''''' is a ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' [[video game]] available for the [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Microsoft Windows]]. It was developed by [[Kuju Entertainment]] and was released in October 2003.
'''''Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior''''' is a ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' video game for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Microsoft Windows]]. It was developed by [[Kuju Entertainment]] and released in September 2003.


The game is a [[first person shooter]], where the player takes the role of a [[Tau (Warhammer 40,000)|Tau]] Fire Warrior named Shas'la Kais (Promoted to Shas'ui halfway through the game), seeking to rescue his leader and defend his race from the aggressive [[Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)|Imperium of Man]] and forces of [[Chaos (Warhammer 40,000)|Chaos]].
The game is a [[first-person shooter]], where the player takes the role of a [[Tau (Warhammer 40,000)|Tau]] Fire Warrior named Shas'la Kais, seeking to rescue his leader and defend his race from the aggressive [[Imperium (Warhammer 40,000)|Imperium of Man]] and forces of [[Chaos (Warhammer 40,000)|Chaos]].


There is also a [[multiplayer]] mode consisting of [[deathmatch (gaming)|Deathmatch]], Team Deathmatch, and [[Capture the Flag]]. Eight multiplayer maps are included with the game, Deathmatch having its own, and Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag having their own. Fire Warrior was one of the first PlayStation 2 games to support 8 player games using its [[broadband]] adaptor.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}
There is also a [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] mode consisting of [[deathmatch (gaming)|Deathmatch]], Team Deathmatch, and [[Capture the Flag]]. Eight multiplayer maps are included with the game, Deathmatch having its own, and Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag having their own.

It was released digitally by Chilled Mouse on July 25, 2019 on [[GOG.com]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Release: Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior |url=https://www.gog.com/news/release_warhammer_40000_fire_warrior |website=[[GOG.com]] |publisher=[[CD Projekt]] |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023231909/https://www.gog.com/news/release_warhammer_40000_fire_warrior |archive-date=23 October 2019 |date=25 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Macgregor |first1=Jody |title=40K first-person shooter Fire Warrior comes to GOG |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/40k-first-person-shooter-fire-warrior-comes-to-gog/ |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803175659/https://www.pcgamer.com/40k-first-person-shooter-fire-warrior-comes-to-gog/ |archive-date=3 August 2019 |date=28 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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Ardias brokers a truce between the Imperium and the Tau, and it is revealed that Governor Severus has been seduced by the Powers of Chaos, teleporting a contingent of [[Word Bearers]] Chaos Marines onto the ship. They capture the ship's remaining guns, in an attempt to restart the Imperium-Tau war, but are stopped by Kais' destruction of the guns. Ardias then sets the ship to self-destruct, and Kais escapes via a Dreadnought drop-pod.
Ardias brokers a truce between the Imperium and the Tau, and it is revealed that Governor Severus has been seduced by the Powers of Chaos, teleporting a contingent of [[Word Bearers]] Chaos Marines onto the ship. They capture the ship's remaining guns, in an attempt to restart the Imperium-Tau war, but are stopped by Kais' destruction of the guns. Ardias then sets the ship to self-destruct, and Kais escapes via a Dreadnought drop-pod.
Landing in the midst of a ruined Imperial city, Kais fights his way to fellow Tau Fire-Warriors, and learns from Ardias that Severus plans to use an Imperial Titan held in the City. Kais destroys the Titan, enters Severus' fortress, and kills Severus and his daemonic master. The game ends with Ardias ordering that the planet should be destroyed to prevent the taint of Chaos from spreading.
Landing in the midst of a ruined Imperial city, Kais fights his way to fellow Tau Fire-Warriors, and learns from Ardias that Severus plans to use an Imperial Titan held in the City. Kais destroys the Titan, enters Severus' fortress, and kills Severus and his daemonic master. The game ends with Ardias ordering that the planet should be destroyed to prevent the taint of Chaos from spreading.
Many adversaries from the ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe are encountered by the protagonist Kais, such as [[Vehicles of the Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)#Dreadnought|Dreadnoughts]], [[Chaos Space Marines]], [[Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000 army)|Imperial Guard]], Daemon princes, Obliterators, and an Imperial Valkyrie.
Many adversaries from the ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe are encountered by the protagonist Kais, such as Chaos Dreadnoughts, [[Chaos Space Marines| Word Bearers Chaos Space Marines]], [[Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000 army)|Armageddon Steel Legion Imperial Guard]], Daemon princes, Obliterators, and an Imperial Valkyrie.

==Characters==
* [[Kais]]—the game's protagonist. The game is Kais' first day of live combat action so the first level is named "Trial by Fire".
* Governor Meyloch Severus—The [[Governor]] of the planet Dolumar IV in the game. Prior to the mission 'No Rest for the Wicked', he was interested in the Tau psyche, disappointed that they did not have any link to the Warp. He aligned himself with the Chaos [[Daemon (Warhammer)|Daemon]] Tarkh'ax, and summoned Word Bearers Chaos marines onto the Imperial battleship. The Chaos marines destroyed the ship, and Severus holed up in his fortress on Dolumar IV, 'The Pit'. Chaos marines under his command also attempted to capture and control an Imperial Titan, but they were foiled when Kais destroyed the sacred machine. When killed by Kais, his corpse was possessed by Tarkh'ax.
* Admiral Constantine—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.
* Aun'el Ko'Vash—The whole reason for the game, the first missions on Dolumar IV are to rescue Ko'Vash.
* Ardias—Captain of the 3rd Company of the Ultramarines Chapter. He saves the Admiral's life when Kais storms the bridge. He negotiates a truce between the Imperials and Tau, where later, he 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.

==Voice actors==
*Narrator: [[Tom Baker]]
*Lusha: [[Burt Kwouk]]
*Governor Severus: [[Sean Pertwee]]
*Admiral Constantine: [[Brian Blessed]]
*Captain Ardias: [[Peter Serafinowicz]]
*Ko'vash: [[David Yip]]


==Novel==
==Novel==
In October 2003, [[Black Library Publishing]] released a novelization 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.
In October 2003, [[Black Library Publishing]] released a novelization 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.

==Continuity==
The commander of the Tau strike force in ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade|Dawn of War: Dark Crusade]]'' is called '''Shas'o Kais'''. Whether or not this is the same Kais is unconfirmed, as Kais is a recruit in ''Fire Warrior'' and the rank of Shas'O approximates to that of general, so a significant amount of time must have passed (32 years for Tau society). Also, at the end of the Fire Warrior novelization, Kais was shown to be in a coma, possibly mentally broken by his experiences fighting the forces of Chaos, though the medics said he may have pulled himself out of this.

Furthermore, Kais is a Tau name meaning 'skillful' (The famed Commander Farsight is mentioned in the Tau language section of the tau codex as being named Shas'O Vior'la Shovah Kais Mont'yr, with all parts of his name explained) so it is unlikely{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} that they are the same Tau.


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
''Fire Warrior'' received mediocre reviews from the majority of the gaming press sites on the PC version, receiving an average score of 6.0 from sites such as [[IGN]] and [[Gamespot]]. It was described as a let-down "shooter by the numbers" FPS for the PC, despite its promotional posters claiming "Who needs Halo?". However, IGN gave the PS2 version an 8.1<ref>http://ps2.ign.com/articles/441/441048p1.html</ref> and the game received a B- from the Play Magazine, along with other decent reviews. The PS2 version was actually better received by critics and fans all around, earning it a 7.1 on GameRankings <ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/561353-warhammer-40000-fire-warrior/index.html</ref>
| MC = (PC) 47/100<ref name="mc-pc">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/warhammer-40-000-fire-warrior/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref><br/>(PS2) 64/100<ref name="mc-ps2">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/warhammer-40-000-fire-warrior/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
| IGN = (PS2) 8.1/10<ref name="IGN">{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=Ed|date=November 18, 2003|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/19/warhammer-40000-fire-warrior-2|title=Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
| GSpot = (PC) 4.3/10<ref name="GSpotPC">{{Cite web|last=Todd|first=Brett|date=November 26, 2003|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/warhammer-40000-fire-warrior-review/1900-6084775/|title=Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior Review|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref><br/>(PS2) 5.7/10<ref name="GSpotPS2">{{Cite web|last=Todd|first=Brett|date=December 1, 2003|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/warhammer-40000-fire-warrior-review/1900-6084851/|title=Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior Review|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
| EuroG = (PS2) 5/10<ref name="EuroG">{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Martin|date=October 9, 2003|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-firewarrior-ps2|title=Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior|website=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
| GameZone = (PS2) 7.4/10<ref name="GZ">{{Cite web|last=jkdmedia|first=GameZone|url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/warhammer_40_000_fire_warrior_ps2_review/|title=Warhammer 40,000 Fire Warrior – PS2 – Review|website=GameZone|date=4 May 2012 |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
| GSpy = (PC) {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="GSpy">{{Cite web|last=Abner|first=William|date=January 8, 2004|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/warhammer-40000-fire-warrior/494348p1.html|title=Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior|website=[[GameSpy]]|access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
}}''Fire Warrior'' received "generally unfavorable" reviews for [[Microsoft Windows]] and "mixed or average" reviews for [[PlayStation 2]], according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]], and received an average score of 6.0 from sites such as ''[[IGN]]'' and ''[[GameSpot]]''. The Windows version was seen as a disappointment and was viewed as mediocre. However, the PlayStation 2 version garnered more positive reception, with it receiving 8.1/10 from IGN<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/441/441048p1.html|title=Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior|date=19 November 2003}}</ref> and B− from the ''[[Play (US magazine)|Play Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date= November 2003 |title= Warhammer 40,000 Fire Warrior |url= https://archive.org/stream/UneditedPLAY_marktrade/PLAY_23u_djvu.txt |page=83|work= [[Play (US magazine)|Play Magazine]] |location= |access-date= September 25, 2022}}</ref> along with other moderately positive reviews. It was better received by critics and fans all around, earning it a 71% on GameRankings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/561353-warhammer-40000-fire-warrior/index.html|title=Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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* {{cite book|title=Fire Warrior|first=Simon|last=Spurrier|year=2003|publisher=Black Library|location=Nottingham|isbn=1-84416-010-6}}
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* [http://http://www.terrygreer.com/firewarror.html A development account by one of the game's level designers on the game's creation.]
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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* {{cite book|title=Fire Warrior|first=Simon|last=Spurrier|year=2003|publisher=Black Library|location=Nottingham|isbn=1-84416-010-6}}
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* [http://www.terrygreer.com/firewarror.html A development account by one of the game's level designers on the game's creation.]

==External links==
*[https://www.mobygames.com/game/warhammer-40000-fire-warrior ''Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior''] at [[MobyGames]]

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Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior
Developer(s)Kuju Entertainment
Publisher(s)THQ
Designer(s)David Millard
Steven Masters
Programmer(s)Tony Francis
Andy Younger
Benjamin Deane
Artist(s)Adonis Stevenson
Etienne Jabbour
Jamie Field
Composer(s)Ian Livingstone
SeriesWarhammer 40,000
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • GER: September 24, 2003
  • EU: September 26, 2003
  • US: November 17, 2003
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior is a Warhammer 40,000 video game for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Kuju Entertainment and released in September 2003.

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

There is also a multiplayer mode consisting of Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag. Eight multiplayer maps are included with the game, Deathmatch having its own, and Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag having their own.

It was released digitally by Chilled Mouse on July 25, 2019 on GOG.com.[1][2]

Plot

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The story takes place over a period of 24 hours. The game begins with Kais' first mission, an attempt to rescue the Ethereal Ko'vash from Governor Severus. He infiltrates Severus' prison-fortress, and escapes with Ko'vash intact. As the Orca dropship begins docking with the Tau Emissary class cruiser, it is attacked by an Imperial Battleship, and boarding pods are launched. Kais then fights a desperate battle against a force of Storm Troopers as they try to disable the cruiser's engines, and assassinate the Captain. After Kais fails to rescue the Captain, he and several teams of Fire-Warriors are launched, by boarding pod at the Imperial ship. There, he disables the ship's guns and nearly captures the ship's commander, Admiral Constantine. Kais is clubbed on the head by Captain Ardias, however, and is captured. Ardias brokers a truce between the Imperium and the Tau, and it is revealed that Governor Severus has been seduced by the Powers of Chaos, teleporting a contingent of Word Bearers Chaos Marines onto the ship. They capture the ship's remaining guns, in an attempt to restart the Imperium-Tau war, but are stopped by Kais' destruction of the guns. Ardias then sets the ship to self-destruct, and Kais escapes via a Dreadnought drop-pod. Landing in the midst of a ruined Imperial city, Kais fights his way to fellow Tau Fire-Warriors, and learns from Ardias that Severus plans to use an Imperial Titan held in the City. Kais destroys the Titan, enters Severus' fortress, and kills Severus and his daemonic master. The game ends with Ardias ordering that the planet should be destroyed to prevent the taint of Chaos from spreading. Many adversaries from the Warhammer 40,000 universe are encountered by the protagonist Kais, such as Chaos Dreadnoughts, Word Bearers Chaos Space Marines, Armageddon Steel Legion Imperial Guard, Daemon princes, Obliterators, and an Imperial Valkyrie.

Novel

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In October 2003, Black Library Publishing released a novelization 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.

Reception

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Fire Warrior received "generally unfavorable" reviews for Microsoft Windows and "mixed or average" reviews for PlayStation 2, according to review aggregator Metacritic, and received an average score of 6.0 from sites such as IGN and GameSpot. The Windows version was seen as a disappointment and was viewed as mediocre. However, the PlayStation 2 version garnered more positive reception, with it receiving 8.1/10 from IGN[11] and B− from the Play Magazine,[12] along with other moderately positive reviews. It was better received by critics and fans all around, earning it a 71% on GameRankings.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Release: Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior". GOG.com. CD Projekt. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ Macgregor, Jody (28 July 2019). "40K first-person shooter Fire Warrior comes to GOG". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Lewis, Ed (November 18, 2003). "Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior". IGN. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Todd, Brett (November 26, 2003). "Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior Review". GameSpot. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Todd, Brett (December 1, 2003). "Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior Review". GameSpot. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Taylor, Martin (October 9, 2003). "Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  9. ^ jkdmedia, GameZone (4 May 2012). "Warhammer 40,000 Fire Warrior – PS2 – Review". GameZone. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  10. ^ Abner, William (January 8, 2004). "Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior". GameSpy. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior". 19 November 2003.
  12. ^ "Warhammer 40,000 Fire Warrior". Play Magazine. November 2003. p. 83. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic".
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