{"id":13325,"date":"2024-02-14T15:37:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T14:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/14\/helldivers-2-review-the-most-fun-ive-had-with-a-co-op-shooter-since-left-4-dead\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T15:37:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T14:37:31","slug":"helldivers-2-review-the-most-fun-ive-had-with-a-co-op-shooter-since-left-4-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/14\/helldivers-2-review-the-most-fun-ive-had-with-a-co-op-shooter-since-left-4-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Helldivers 2 review \u2013 the most fun I\u2019ve had with a co-op shooter since Left 4 Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/strong>With super-tight gameplay, an outrageous amount of feedback and tons of ludicrous, senseless sci-fi violence, this sequel is a total joyride<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever fantasised about starring in your own version of Paul Verhoeven\u2019s blistering sci-fi satire Starship Troopers, you can now rest easy: your wish has been answered. Helldivers 2, the sequel to the 2015 topdown co-op shooter, is an online game in which beefy space marines blast down to alien planets and, spurred on by jingoistic slogans, pulverise anything that moves with super hi-tech weaponry. Some of that involves giant insect monsters, sometimes it\u2019s robots. It doesn\u2019t really matter, though, because the outcome is the same. Gut-splattered industrial slaughter. And like the movie it borrows from, Helldivers 2 is a stupendously entertaining joyride.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s really not much to explain upfront. It\u2019s the future, and Earth \u2013 now known as Super Earth \u2013 considers itself under threat from alien monsters on distant planets \u2013 planets that just happen to be rich in mineral deposits. You start out with a basic spaceship and a rudimentary warrior, then you select a world to visit and a mission to undertake, then touchdown on the surface to begin educating the locals in the joys of militarised democracy. Although you can take on missions alone, it\u2019s better with three other players \u2013 this is very much a co-op experience. Everyone gets a set of primary and secondary weapons \u2013 which means shotguns, SMGs, assault rifles and pistols \u2013 as well as grenades. During combat however you can also call in Strategems, special weapons and items ranging from orbital missile strikes to defensive shields and automated machine gun turrets.<\/p>\n

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\nPC, PS5; SonyWith super-tight gameplay, an outrageous amount of feedback and tons of ludicrous, senseless sci-fi violence, this sequel is a total joyride
\nIf you\u2019ve ever fantasised about starring in your own version of Paul Verhoeven\u2019s blistering sci-fi satire Starship Troopers, you can now rest easy: your wish has been answered. Helldivers 2, the sequel to the 2015 topdown co-op shooter, is an online game in which beefy space marines blast down to alien planets and, spurred on by jingoistic slogans, pulverise anything that moves with super hi-tech weaponry. Some of that involves giant insect monsters, sometimes it\u2019s robots. It doesn\u2019t really matter, though, because the outcome is the same. Gut-splattered industrial slaughter. And like the movie it borrows from, Helldivers 2 is a stupendously entertaining joyride.
\nThere\u2019s really not much to explain upfront. It\u2019s the future, and Earth \u2013 now known as Super Earth \u2013 considers itself under threat from alien monsters on distant planets \u2013 planets that just happen to be rich in mineral deposits. You start out with a basic spaceship and a rudimentary warrior, then you select a world to visit and a mission to undertake, then touchdown on the surface to begin educating the locals in the joys of militarised democracy. Although you can take on missions alone, it\u2019s better with three other players \u2013 this is very much a co-op experience. Everyone gets a set of primary and secondary weapons \u2013 which means shotguns, SMGs, assault rifles and pistols \u2013 as well as grenades. During combat however you can also call in Strategems, special weapons and items ranging from orbital missile strikes to defensive shields and automated machine gun turrets. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PC, PS5; SonyWith super-tight gameplay, an outrageous amount of feedback and tons of ludicrous, senseless sci-fi violence, this sequel is a total joyride If you\u2019ve ever fantasised about starring in your own version of Paul Verhoeven\u2019s blistering sci-fi satire Starship Troopers, you can now rest easy: your wish has been answered. Helldivers 2, the sequel …<\/p>\n

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