There have been PC video games based on the classic Paul Verhoven-directed military sci-fi film Starship Troopers in the past. However, none of them have really been able to duplicate the visceral look and feel of that great adaptation of the Robert A. Heinlein novel. However, a very promising game adaptation is about to go public.
Developer Offworld Industries has announced that Starship Troopers: Extermination will launch on the PC, via Steam Early Access, in just 14 days on May 17. This will be a co-op-themed first-person shooter where 16 players, grouped in squads of four, will be dropped into maps and forced to take out hundreds of alien arachnids.
Would you like to know more? Of course, you would. Here's some info on the game and, as you will discover, it will take a lot more than just your rifle to take out these bugs:
- Three Playable Classes - Choose from Assault, Support, and Defense classes to best suit your playstyle and support the rest of your squad.
- Build Defenses - Construct walls, towers, ammo stations, and more using resources acquired from planetside refineries
- Class Progression System - Unlock new weapons, equipment, and perks for each class to become an elite warfighter of the Deep Space Vanguard
- 5 Unique Bug Types - At Early Access launch encounter Drone, Warrior, Gunner, Plasma Grenadier, and Tiger Elite enemy Bugs during planetside missions.
- Escalating Infestation Levels - Increasing Bug threat levels during missions bring bigger and more dangerous enemies to the fight
- Large-scale Battles - A massive map with five unique zones, and swarm-based combat with hundreds of enemy Bugs on screen delivers the sense of an overwhelming planetary war
- Ground War - Retake bases and refineries, destroy hives, and complete a variety of side objectives to wrest control of the map away from the Bug menace
- Ping System - Communication is key! The ‘Ping’ system gives players a quick and easy way to callout points of interest, objectives, incoming enemies, and more to teammates.
Offworld Industries is the same team behind Squad, the modern-day military multiplayer shooter that launched in early access in 2015 and officially launched in 2020. It has sold over 3 million copies on Steam as of June 2022. Hopefully, all that experience will translate into this new game, because "Everybody Fights, No One Quits".
Starship Troopers: Extermination will launch with an Early Access price of $24.99. That price will increase over time as more content is added, so you might want to buy the game before the price hike.
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