Spreading managed democracy has by no means been as a lot enjoyable as it’s in Helldivers 2, and it simply acquired well-liked once more. After rising to turn into one in all 2024’s greatest hits, the unbelievable co-op sport slowly began to drop again down the Steam charts as newer video games arrived. That was additional exacerbated by some discontent with the sport’s stability and the kerfuffle round PlayStation Community account linking. Developer Arrowhead has labored arduous to deliver the sport again to greatness, nevertheless, and now the arrival of its long-awaited third faction is propelling Helldivers 2 again into the stratosphere as soon as extra.
Scorching off the heels of its wins for best multiplayer game and finest ongoing sport at The Sport Awards 2024, Arrowhead has launched the Helldivers 2 replace we’ve all been ready for. As somebody who poured quite a lot of hours into the unique, top-down Helldivers, I’ve been wanting to see how the Illuminate would translate into the sequel’s grand-spectacle shooter format. The third and last piece of the interplanetary puzzle is a extremely superior alien power that has been absent from the galaxy for nearly a century – however now they’re again.
I nonetheless have nightmares of taking over the Illuminate within the first sport. Their defend partitions interrupt your area, and their disruption blasts quickly scramble your controls. Their Helldivers 2 incarnation is simply as terrifying, boasting the flexibility to thoughts management the residents of Tremendous Earth and twist them right into a nefarious power often called the Voteless. They’re led by extra elite models boasting all method of long-range weapons and private shields, and a Struggle of the Worlds type colossus with an enormous laser cannon.
Maybe much more scary is having to battle them on the town streets. Helldivers 2, for probably the most half, has saved to pretty open areas – and whereas that’s made some encounters in opposition to the Automatons notably troublesome, it means there’s all the time someplace to run. Now, you’re compelled into extra close-quarters confrontations, having to navigate the streets and alleyways in a determined try to not be surrounded by the Voteless hordes.
The excellent news is that the Helldivers are combating again in type, as a brand new Quick Recon Automobile lets all 4 gamers soar in collectively. The driving force will get to have their enjoyable smashing the armored truck by way of the Illuminate plenty, whereas the passengers can lay down suppressive fireplace from the home windows. A brand new Helldivers 2 Warbond titled ‘City Legends’ has additionally arrived, and features a new directional defend stratagem, a stun lance, a flame sentry, and an anti-tank emplacement. You possibly can even put turrets in your resupply pods.
This new replace was Helldivers 2’s finest likelihood to reclaim its misplaced momentum, and up to now it seems to be to be working. Prior to now 24 hours, the sport has hit a peak of 150,169 concurrent Steam gamers – the very best it’s seen since April, proper earlier than the initial controversy round its proposed PSN account linking requirement. Latest evaluations, in the meantime, are as much as ‘overwhelmingly optimistic,’ with 95% of customers recommending the sport over the previous 30 days. If you wish to take part and haven’t but, there’s even a Steam sale.
Helldivers 2 is 20% off on Steam till Wednesday December 18, that means you’ll pay $31.99 / £27.99 on your copy. The Omens of Tyranny replace and City Legends Warbond are each out there now. Head here to have a look for your self.
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