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Sega wrote:FIGHT FOR FREEDOM ACROSS A HOSTILE GALAXY IN THIS FRENETIC THIRD-PERSON CO-OPERATIVE TEAM SHOOTER.

Do you believe in freedom? Can you stand in the face of oppression – and defend the defenceless? Wage war for peace. Die for democracy.

Join forces with up to three friends and wreak havoc on an alien scourge threatening the safety of your home planet, Super Earth, in this multiplayer co-op shooter for PS5 and PC from Arrowhead Game Studios.

Step into the boots of the Helldivers, an elite class of soldiers whose mission is to spread peace, liberty and Managed Democracy using the biggest, baddest and most explosive tools in the galaxy.

Helldivers don't go planet side without proper backup, but it’s up to you to decide how and when to call it in. Not only do you have a host of superpowered primary weapons and customizable loadouts, you also have the ability to call on stratagems during play.

Helldivers 2 features Arrowhead's best cooperative gameplay yet. Collaboration will be vital: Teams will synergize on loadouts, strategize their approach for each mission and complete objectives together.1

Enlist in Super Earth’s premier military peacekeeping force today. We are heroes… we are legends… WE ARE HELLDIVERS.

Push Square wrote:Sony is launching Helldivers 2 this week on 8th February, 2024, and by the looks of it, the co-op shooter might be more popular than you think. From what can be gleaned from digital storefronts, the sci-fi shoot-'em-up seems to be killing it in terms of pre-orders.

As noted by X user KAMI, the game is currently the top result for pre-orders on PS Store when sorted by best selling — we can confirm that's the case when we had a look, too. It's also been pointed out that the PC version of Helldivers 2 is among the best-selling games on Steam right now. At the time of writing, globally it's in sixth place, and in the UK and US, it's currently third, placing just above the explosively popular Palworld. In terms of pre-purchases, the game is numero uno.

JChalmers wrote:Is anyone picking this up? Never played the last one but really tempted by this, haven't see any reviews of it at all though which I'm not sure is worrying or not in this day and age?....

jiggles wrote:This game strawberry floatin rules.

JChalmers wrote:

jiggles wrote:This game strawberry floatin rules.

Did you get it on PS5 and PC?

I've watched a fair few videos of it now and it looks fantastic, but there were mixed reviews on Steam for launch yesterday saying the match-making was broken and I've seen the same on PS5 versions too, so I've held off for the time being.

Peter Crisp wrote:I have it and my ship is called the Stallion of Victory.

Fade wrote:This game is really poorly balanced for playing on your own.

I know that's not the intention, but it would be nice to bang out a chill couple of missions solo.

Every single time I've tried it (even on easy) you just got overwhelmed every single time because you simply don't have the fire power.

Peter Crisp wrote:Played again tonight with Sawyerpip, Fade and Chalky and I'm really enjoying it.
It's just the right pace for me on normal and I can see us playing for quite a while as we get better weapons and strategems.

sawyerpip wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:Played again tonight with Sawyerpip, Fade and Chalky and I'm really enjoying it.
It's just the right pace for me on normal and I can see us playing for quite a while as we get better weapons and strategems.

After I left you guys I ended up playing with some people who had unlocked level 9 Helldive difficult. Very intense! Managed to complete 2 out of 3 missions somehow though.

jiggles wrote:Couldn’t imagine playing this solo, considering it’s all *about* the teamwork.

Someone on the other place threw this excellent representation of this excellent game together: