And there aren't any crates of Red Bull lying around, either.įirst off, it looks good, in a grimy war-torn way. Rebellion blew a couple of hats off with their first 2000AD conversion Dredd vs Death took two of the best-known characters from the stable, and now it's Rogue's turn for his first digital daytrip since the days of 16-bit. Rogue Trooper is nothing you haven't seen before, but you can't go around demanding to see new things every day. The characterisation is classic, sassy soldier chat, and it's done well - and it's an above-average shooter.
Your rifle) allows you to drop your gun and leave it to act as a sentry post. For example, Gunnar's biochip (installed in And some of the comic translates well into gameplay, too.
This is a great, stylish take on the HEV suit with invisible voices bickering around you. This leaves you - Rogue - with an entire team around your person. However, that's OK! In the future, soldiers have biochips, which store their personalities, that can be installed into their rifles, helmets and backpacks. Although it suffered from the same empty-world syndrome that broke the immersion in Rebellion's Judge Dredd FPS, there's a strong script at work, and fine acting.Ģ000AD noobs will need an explanation: Rogue Trooper is a blue, genetically modified soldier who sees his squad die in the opening scenes of the game.
Rogue Trooper Is a game that improves with memory.
