Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels is a video game published by Electronic Arts in 1995 for the 3DO, which was later ported to PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Microsoft Windows. It is based on Games Workshop's board game Space Hulk, and is the sequel to the 1993 video game Space Hulk. Like its predecessor, Vengeance of the Blood Angels combines first-person shooter gameplay with real-time tactical elements. Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels is part of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Plot and setting The game is set in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, in the 41st Millennium. In the game, humanity has been expanding for 20,000 years throughout the galaxy, aided by a phenomenal invention known as the Warp Drive, which allows substantial spatial distances to be traversed in hours. Under the auspices of the Emperor, a psychic so powerful he is essentially immortal, a pan-galactic Imperium has been established in which humanity has spread and prospered. The defenders of the Imperium are the Adeptus Astartes, or Space Marines, bio-genetically engineered warriors of superhuman prowess, ever vigilant to destroy the many threats that face humanity across the cosmos. The player is one such Space Marine, belonging to one of the oldest and most honorable Chapters known as the Blood Angels, whose battle honors date back as long as the Imperium has existed. The player is assigned to the Terminator company. Among the thousand warriors that compose a Space Marine Chapter, only the hundred most courageous and gifted brothers are deemed worthy enough of this honor. Terminators are the Chapter's ultimate warriors. They are protected by suits that make them impervious to conventional weaponry and armed with the most devastating weaponry available. Among the most insidious of humanity's enemies are Genestealers, a strange and terrifying alien race. They are substantial armored six-limbed beasts, preternaturally swift and unbelievably ferocious in combat. A Genestealer knows no fear, charging into battle irrespective of any threat to its life. Genestealers are incapable of reproducing amongst themselves and must rely on other races to expand their population. Upon encountering a suitable host, such as a human being, a Genestealer fixes its eyes upon it, mesmerizing it. While the host is hypnotized, the Genestealer deposits an egg-like cell that contains the Genestealer's genetic profile. This cell behaves like cancer, altering the host's genetic profile. The victim gains some of the Genestealer's remarkable strength, resilience,