Starship Troopers: Extermination

Starship Troopers: Extermination may share similarities with Helldivers, but it absolutely does enough to distinguish itself and I think I prefer it. With 16 players and massive hordes of Arachnids, the sheer scope of chaos is both intimidating and enthralling. Building a base from scratch is straightforward and lots of fun, as is trying to keep the thing from toppling over.

Starship Troopers: Extermination finally brings an official game in the universe to modern platforms. An enjoyable shooter marred by a host of small issues that detract from the experience.

The whole aesthetic of the missions and the menus is retro PS3 at its best, but unfortunately the game's performance tanks when too many bugs are on screen, which is most of the time. Still, clambering over their corpses as the bodies pile up and making a final dash toward the extraction is a blast, and if you're a fan of Helldivers, this is a solid evolution of the genre and well worth your time.

After several days playing Starship Troopers: Extinction, I have surrendered to its proposal. After a solo campaign that does not contribute anything, its online modes hide a little gem that will delight movie lovers. Combat, construction and a variety of missions provide the pillars for a shared experience that makes us feel like real cadets of the vanguard of the Terrans.

Played with friends, Starship Troopers: Extermination is an enjoyable enough time-killer, but it really lacks the polish and panache of its most immediate rivals.

Starship Troopers and its legacy persist in popular culture, being a cult film that is increasingly loved and applauded by viewers and a novel that is highly sought after by generations of readers. Unfortunately, this video game does not quite work and does not know how to take advantage of the interesting license and the controversial universe on which it claims to be based. As a result, we have a cooperative multiplayer action video game that tries to be original - and entertaining - but that pales greatly in comparison to other, much more notable options.

Starship Troopers: Extermination on console puts the rough in Roughnecks. Technical issues, poor crossplay implementation, and frustratingly chaotic gameplay design leave much to be desired.

Starship Troopers: Extermination is a frustrating game. Not because of the challenge, but because it’s so close to being good only to crash into the ground in a heap of green blood and mandibles. The technical glitches, poor lighting and unrewarding progression system interfere with the moments that capture the feel of the action from the film. With some patches and expansion, this title could be fantastic. In its current state, players would be better off going back to Earth Defense Force or Helldivers II.