Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Relic Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | THQ (former) Sega (current) |
| Producer(s) | Jonathan Dowdeswell |
| Designer(s) | Jonny Ebbert |
| Programmer(s) | Nick Waanders |
| Artist(s) | Ian Cumming |
| Composer(s) | Inon Zur |
| Series | Warhammer 40,000 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Dark Crusade is the second expansion to the real-time strategy video game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War developed by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ. Based on Games Workshop's tabletop wargame, Warhammer 40,000, Dark Crusade was released on October 9, 2006. The expansion features two new races, the Tau Empire and the Necrons. Including the Imperial Guard from Dawn of War's first expansion pack Winter Assault, a total of seven playable races in this expansion.
Unlike Winter Assault, Dark Crusade is a standalone expansion that does not require prior installation of Dawn of War or Winter Assault to play, allowing the user to play as all seven factions in both single player Skirmish and Campaign modes.
Parallel to the release of Dark Crusade, THQ also released a triple pack of Dawn of War, Winter Assault, and Dark Crusade, dubbed Dawn of War Anthology. The case is embossed with images of all the faction leaders of the campaign dressed in their respective wargear.