“Helldivers 2 is one of the most entertaining co-op games you can get on PS5.”
Pros
- Intense combat
- Stratagem system
- It’s a blast with friends
- Solid live-service progression systems
Cons
- Lack of story content
- Matchmaking issues
Failing to extract and losing 40 minutes worth of samples and medals collected during a mission. Sacrificing myself to a swarm of Terminid bugs and an orbital strike so I could destroy stockpiled ammunition. Laughing as I watched a teammate slowly walk into the range of a Hellbomb I’d activated as it exploded. Those are the kind of moments that define Helldivers 2, a new cooperative shooter from Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
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For Super Earth
Helldivers 2 is light on plot outside of the little given out in its opening cinematic and tutorial. Players control soldiers of Super Earth who are fighting backp against Terminid and Automaton invasions across the galaxy. Fans of more satirical sci-fi like Starshoop Troopers will immediately recognize the premise, as players are essentially the foot soldiers for a fascist regime that wants to wipe out anything it deems too alien.
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Overwhelming opposition
Helldivers 2 finds a thrilling middle ground between extraction and co-op shooters. Players choose a mission on one of the available planets, drop onto it, explore and gather resources while completing objectives, and then extract. The core loop applies to both the first mission and the 500th mission that you do, making it shockingly simple game to get into. Don’t mistake that simplicity for a lack of depth, though.
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The legs to last
Helldivers 2 is playable solo, as you’ll just respawn and drop down as a new soldier after every death, but it truly shines in multiplayer as the intensity only multiplies. Having four players with completely different weapons and stratagem loadouts can completely change how you tackle certain objectives and enables a lot of exhilarating emergent moments.
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