Dark0ne Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Do you want to know more? Take part in the cult-classic universe of Starship Troopers from the 1997 film of the same name. The human race finds themselves in a war with an arachnid enemy that largely outnumber them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark0ne Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 I've been following this game since I saw an article on it in PC Gamer over a year ago. It claimed to be able to simulate the scene in Starship Troopers where they're defending the outpost from the huge arachnid swarm towards the end... ... well I've just uploaded the trailer for the game for the site and it's not exactly like the movie scene, but it's definately similar and still shows about 200 arachnids on the screen at once. Why bother taking on 2 enemies at a time like in HL2 and Morrowind when you can grab your assault rifle and start shouting "Yeah? You like that? Huh? You want some more? Uh huh" in true Starship Troopers style? There seem to be a few things lacking, bland surroundings for example and what looks like stupid AI (allies not firing their guns?), but the developers have 4 months according to their projected release date to get a few more extras into the game. I recommend people go check out the trailer and see what you think. It's definately got me excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullet_shrapnel Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I watched the trailer a few months back and had a distinct 'meh' feeling come over me. Especially when the player shotgunned the tanker bug and killed it very quickly, looking entirely scripted to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveme4whoiam Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I saw the game first on the 3dGamer's site, and was a very happy bunny - I loved the film simply for its action - I gather the book is unbelievably better but i've never read it. Anyway, after watching the trailer i do have a couple of worries. While i love the idea of huge battles with arachnids (and what gamer wouldn't, really?), i share Buttleshrapenl's fears. The tanker fight did look pathetically easy, but i guess that can be ironed out in testing a nd balancing.The bigger worry is that the game will simply be a case of "Go here, discover yourself hopelessly outnumbered, blast them all to hell until evac, rinse and repeat." This game has the potential to be brilliant, i just hope that the developer (i forget who and am too lazy to go and look for it) has the ability and impetus to realise it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanhead Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 I first saw the game on... Gamingsource.net! Where can I see the trailer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark0ne Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 http://www.gamingsource.net/game.php?id=160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanhead Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Oh. I'm an idiot. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGilbert Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I have seen this in EB games is it good? why is it rated M? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullet_shrapnel Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Probably because of the amount of vital organs and heads that are going to be flying around. Apart from the 'bug decapitates soldier' bit, if you watch some of the later footage carefully you can see legs and arms lying around on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark0ne Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 It better be as gory as the film (and I don't mean the second one) or I'm going to be disappointed :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now