
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! is an exceptional Action/Adventure that raises the bar for the genre.
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Very Positive on Steam (94% positive from 1K reviews)
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Lock and load into the Starship Troopers universe and join the Mobile Infantry in the most realistic depiction of war ever made ! Experience an original story in this action-packed, first-person retro shooter. Would you like to know more?

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 1d ago
Love the open map concept and the pace of action. The Starship Troopers game I've always wanted to play. Being able to play co-op would be the cherry on top.
Love a modern retro shooter. Best Starship Troopers game
From what little I have played so far it's definitely a huge nostalgia callback to the 2005 Starship Troopers shooter on both PC and original Xbox which was really awesome. This game offers both a wide variety of environments, weapons and enemies to face off against and you can tackle the missions in mostly any order you see fit with some being kinda in your face so why ignore them..., I do have three complaints with subject for change potentially as I continue with the game. 1. Your AI are stupid: I am playing on Trooper difficulty which is normal difficulty and the amount of times I have died at the fault of my own AI not shooting, have slow reaction times, slower fire-rate then the player and terrible accuracy as well as slower bullet travel time makes having a squad seem almost irrelevant. (The only time they seem useful is on Easy which I experienced only through the demo before purchase) 2. Playing as the Assassin bug: While fun initially it quickly wears off; while the locations change the objectives are always the same. I feel like playing as the bugs was a missed opportunity here. They could have made it much more fleshed out as opposed to a side piece which feels tacked on at the last minute. 3. No Coop: Speaking of missed opportunities; while I am a strong advocate for more single player games and less multiplayer focused games. The fact that our AI squad-mates are so terrible makes me desire coop all that much more. Having a buddy at my side would make me a lot more forgiving of the developers mistake with my own friendlies being brain dead. 4. Short campaign: While the campaign is fun it's short; there's literally only eight missions and while they do vary in difficulty and offer distinct challenge and lots of fun. $24.99 is still a steep price for such minimal amount of content. (Naturally this varies based on how you value your games) do you base price around enjoyment or like me a combination of entertainment as well as overall content. I am nearing the end of the campaign with regards to my first playthrough! It's a game I can recommend for it's nostalgia callback to both the films, original games and of course the campy humor which we all love from the universe. As I am approaching the end of the game I am desiring more and more content; so knowing the game did release this year it would be nice if the devs released expansions and expanded on the overall infantry campaign and actually made better use of the BUG campaign as well.
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