Helldiverse 2a huge hit on PlayStation 5 and PC, was inspired by the cult film Starship Troopers. You have not seen it ? It is available for streaming.
Since February 8, 2024, Helldiverse 2 delights PlayStation 5 and PC players (when they can connect to overloaded servers). This shooting game articulates its realistic gameplay around cooperation, with real group cohesion to maintain in order to triumph. His arguments allow him to offer memorable moments, which sometimes fall into situational comedy.
In terms of tone, Helldiverse 2 reminds us from its introductory cinematic of Starship Troopers — cult SF film directed by Paul Verhoeven. This is not the only source of inspiration for developers (there is also Terminator), but it is frankly the most obvious: we kill giant insects which recall the enemies of Starship Troopers. The second-degree atmosphere also draws on the feature film released in 1997.
Starship Troopers is available on Disney+
You never had the chance to see Starship Troopers ? maybe Helldiverse 2 makes you want it. Good news: it is available on a streaming platform, namely Disney+. Besides, Helldiverse 2 offered a small audience boost to Starship Troopersas shown in this tweet published on February 19.
Behind its action sequences of quite marked, even unbearable, graphic violence, Starship Troopers actually hides political satire and anti-militarist discourse. Paul Verhoeven, who had already made a place for himself in Hollywood with RoboCop And Total Recall, has fun sending Barbie and Ken (Denise Richards and Casper Van Dien) to the front lines to face giant arachnids. The Dutch filmmaker takes the opportunity to denounce fascism, even American imperialism. He mocks propaganda tools, exaggerating every feature.
On the other hand, you can spare yourself the consequences of Starship Troopers.
You shouldn’t pay too much attention to the special effects, which have aged over time. However, the point remains, as long as we do not take anything at face value. This is also the case for Helldiverse 2, who constantly repeats that we are fighting for Democracy in the galaxy. We are therefore on the same levers as Starship Trooperseven if the narrative of the game does not allow us to go that far in criticism.
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