My idea of heaven
Helldivers 2is a third-personco-opshooter that’s centred as much aroundactionas it is comedy.
Gigantic insects and red-eyed robots threaten the sanctity of Super Earth and, frankly, this isn’t on.
Helldivers 2 is a slapstick masterpiece.
In the cockpit you’ll then select a mission from a roundtable that brings the Galactic War into perspective.
In the centre is Super Earth.
To the West are planets rife with Automatons, in what’s basically T-1000 Hills.
And to the East are planets blighted by giant bugs with a penchant for mandibles and bulging gas sacks.
For instance, destroying a number of bug nests before the final big ask - extracting safely.
On second thought… they’re just rainbows.
If shooting is your bread, then Stratagems are your butter.
Stratagems are a real spectacle.
Another of friend is also partial to a gatling turret for extra firepower in final stand moments.
Others focus more on artillery.
Napalm strikes built for roasting enormous nests.
Nuke equivalents that melt entire armies.
A bomb that creates an acidic haze.
And it’s the Stratagems that provide many slapstick moments.
He’d unleashed a nuke, killing us all instantly.
Death isn’t the end in Helldivers 2, though.
It feeds the fantasy of that last ditch effort, and begets fun every single time.
The game also knows that variety keeps missions from growing stale.
Helldivers 2 offers up a good range of enemy types to tackle as well.
Helldivers 2 has filled an ache in my heart.
How rockets can turn into explosive skimming stones if you angle them at the dirt.
Oh heck, just buy the damn thing.
This review is based on a retail build of the game, provided by publishers PlayStation PC LLC.
