Space Crusade was praised for being a faithful conversion of the boardgame. The ZX Spectrum version was voted number 24 in the ''
Your Sinclair Readers' Top 100 Games of All Time''.
CU Amiga called
Space Crusade "a classic strategy game".
Amiga Computing called
Space Crusade "one hell of a game". The reviewer from
Amiga Action said that he had "no reservations in recommending this game to everyone, especially commanders with prior experience in the Adeptus Astartes". The reviewer form
The One for Amiga Games wrote that the game's pros "more than outweigh the cons and make
Space Crusade a very worthwhile product, especially with the prospect of plenty of data disks to liven things up". The reviewer form
The One for Amiga Games stated that "
Space Crusade retains much of the original feel of the board game, but the computer format adds some great touches you'd be hard pressed to imitate physically, short of tipping lighter fluid over the board characters and lighting them as they get blown away".
Amiga Format called
Space Crusade "fun, not fast-paced joystick-bashing fun, but you're your thoughtful, war-gamey, tactical move-type, with some mindless blasting thrown in". The reviewer from
Amiga Mania wrote that
Space Crusade has "a lot of nice effects, touches and tweaks which a great game needs to lift itself above its competitors". ==Expansion==