Editing Warhammer 40,000 (section)

==Reception==
In Issue 35 of ''[[Challenge (game magazine)|Challenge]]'' (1988), John A. Theisen said "If this were intended as a serious science-fiction game, my criticisms would be enormous. However, it is not; it is undeniably action-oriented science-fantasy. As a result, by openly acknowledging that it is a fantasy game set in the far future, any comments on internal consistency, suspension of disbelief, and game rationale can be thrown out the nearest window. This is basically cosmic hack-and-slash, not an extrapolation of future-history-yet-to-come. And if that's the way you like to play, this game is fun, fun, fun."<ref name="challenge35">{{cite magazine|last=Theisen|first=John A. | date=1988 |title=Reviews|magazine=[[Challenge (game magazine)|Challenge]]|issue=35|pages=77–79}}</ref>

In Issue 12 of the French magazine ''Backstab'' (1998), [[Croc (game designer)|Croc]] noted that the rules in the 3rd edition had been immensely simplified, saying, "It's clear, Games Workshop is trying to lower the age of its players even further. The rules of ''WH40K'' are much simpler than previous ones, really bringing this edition closer to ''Space Marine''. Units fire together, not figure by figure. No more alerting, no more hiding." His only complaint with the game was the sculpting of the Dark Eldar figurines, which he called, "ugly and badly sculpted, I don't know where they got the sculptor who did this but he should buy some glasses." Croc concluded by only giving the Dark Eldar figurines a rating of 5 out of 10, but giving the overall game 7 out of 10, saying, "It's a real treat for both old and new players."<ref name="bs">{{cite magazine|last=Croc|author-link=Croc (game designer)|date=January–February 1997|title=Critiques|magazine=Backstab|issue=1|publisher = FC Publications| pages=57|language=fr}}</ref>

Ken Carpenter reviewed the second edition of ''Warhammer 40,000'' in ''[[White Wolf (magazine)|White Wolf]]'' #44 (June, 1994), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "''WH40K'' is [...] a perfect game for beginners to miniatures gaming because of its low initial investment [...] ''WH40K'' is a colorful, visual way to represent battles in a dark future."<ref name="WW44">{{Cite magazine |last=Carpenter |first=Ken |date=June 1994|title=Capsule Reviews |magazine= [[White Wolf Magazine]] |number=44 |pages=38–40}}</ref>