Just because this month’s theme is sport, it doesn’t mean they all have to be real. This is proof, were it needed, that I’ll find a way to put Warhammer in anything. That sandwich you just made. The jumper your mum knitted. The magazine you’re reading. They all contain Warhammer now.
Blood Bowl 2 is more polished than I expected. There’s always a sense of trepidation when firing up a Warhammer tie-in for the first time: is it one of the games that got made while the Games Workshop QA team were looking in another direction? Or is it one of the good ones? Thankfully, this is more skewed towards the latter, but it’s not without its faults.
Good stuff first. It’s crammed with deep, on-brand cuts for Warhammer Fantasy fans. The animated commentary team is perfectly obnoxious. There are references everywhere that are just smart enough for seasoned fantasy fans to feel smug. And there’s enough fluff on the loading screens to fill a whole battletome. It’s ideal if you want to immerse yourself in the Lazarus pit of Warhammer Fantasy nostalgia.