Star Troopers - Terran Command announced, coming to PC next year

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UK publisher Slitherine LTD are partnering up with Belgian development studio The Artistocrats (Order of Battle, Commander: The Great War) to make a new game based on the Starship Troopers film.

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by Liam Andrews

@pass_controller

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Set in the same universe as the cult classic 90s movie, Starship Troopers – Terran Command is a real-time strategy game where players take command of an army of elite soldiers tasked with taking back a human colony that’s been overrun by bugs. Players will “deploy their units in strategic locations to cover vital choke-points” as well as build defences and strongholds, and “achieve superior firepower through the tactical use of elevation levels.” Presumably they’ll also smash the entire area and kill anything with more than two legs.

According to Slitherine, the game will feature complex mechanics and deep gameplay systems, along with a “wide variety of options to turn a fast-paced strategy game into a mind-bending experience that involves multiple solutions to a very basic problem: to kill a lot of bugs.” Judging from the trailer, it looks like some of those options include air strikes and giant mechs, and, of course, portable nukes.

​Development Director Iain McNeil spoke about the game using the film as inspiration to create an authentic feeling experience:

“When creating this game, we aimed to capture the essence of the original movie and its universe. This is not only achieved by creating a coherent set of units and scenarios, but also by mimicking the language, visual elements, dialogues and the little details that made the film such an iconic, cult feature.

“Modern strategy games are fast-paced and they successfully blend unit management, survival and captivating storytelling,” continued McNeil. “Nothing is more suited to this type of gameplay than the Starship Troopers universe, where there is a continuous sense of danger and uncertainty.”

There’s no solid release date yet, with the game said to be coming to PC sometime next year.

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