Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior
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THQ released a mediocre piece of shit FPS called Fire Warrior soon after the initial release of the Tau Codex. Taking the role of Kais, a Shas'la about to undertake his first trial by fire in an attempt to rescue an Ethereal, it was a novel idea though a thoroughly unremarkable FPS in many regards.
Highlights include bolters working as they're supposed to, some badass dialogue, Tom Baker and Sean Pertwee (son of John Pertwee, the Third Doctor, who is becoming a recurring guest star in 40k), and BRIAN BLESSED and some really interesting level design.
Not-so-good highlights include shitty hit detection, pulse rifles acting like assault rifles (They aren't suppose to fire in an automatic pace; that's what Pulse Carbines are for), shooting down a Valkyrie with Pulse Rifle fire, killing a LORD OF CHANGE ON YOUR OWN, the importance of close-combat when you're a Tau Fire Warrior up against stormtroopers and autoguns, balls-of-steel Imperial Guard Sergeants, Commissars, and "time for your chainsword enema" Space Marines. Managing to sword a Space Marine is hilarious though. The fact that you're essentially a one-man unstoppable killing machine is rather silly though, especially considering you're just a Shas'la on his first day of duty (If you were around a Shas'vre or Shas'O in a functioning battlesuit, it would have been slightly more realistic to be the Tau version of Rambo).
If it makes you feel better, try to pretend you're the half-crazed Tau version of Sly Marbo, sole survivor of a butchered squad and chopping people up with the Shas'ui's (supposedly purely-ceremonial) bonding knife and screaming like a maniac as you fire a burst cannon into a squad of stormtroopers. Disregarding all that is canon really helps the atmosphere and generally helps make the silliness a little more enjoyable. Don't forget to scream "WRRRYYYYYYYY"!
The novelization of the game says he was being helped by Khorne. Like we said, this is a silly game.