To save our mother Earth from any alien attack
If you missedHelldivers(and it sure seems like a lot of folks did), this weekend is your chance to see what’s up. Arrowhead’s unforgiving sci-fi twin-stick shooterhas a new content updateand an obligatoryfree Steam weekendto further entice onlookers. The free-play event runs until Sunday, October 28 at 10:00am Pacific.Helldiversis also marked 50 percent off if you want to keep playing.
The thought of returning to a punishing co-op-centric shooter likeHelldivershasn’t entered my mind in a long time, but I do have such a soft spot for its bug-killing ways and regularly scheduled “accidental” friendly fire. It’s the type of game best enjoyed with longtime online friends who are on the same wavelength. It is possible to survive intense missions with randoms, but they can be a handful.
My favorite aspect is the game’s flexibility in terms of challenge and your individual equipment loadout and how that can synergize with teammates. Also, it’s just plain satisfying to mow down overgrown bugs. This latest update adds three more difficulties that culminate withthe “Inner Circle of Hell” (level 15), as well as three enemy types (one for each alien faction that opposes Super Earth).
Lastly,Helldivershas another stratagem to tinker with: a 300-round, one-use, toss-it-when-you’re-done machine gun called the MGX-42. Just be sure to watch your positioning before opening fire.
With any luck, we’ll get aHelldivers 2one day with more mission variety.
