Summary
Knights Peak, a newly-announced premium label from publisher MY.GAMES, came out of the gate with a slate of upcoming titles and familiar favorites now unified under its flag. This includes new publishing deals for games likeStarship Troopers: Extermination, Nikoderiko: The Magical World, andMandragora, withPathfinder: KingmakerandBlast Brigadein its back catalog.
Knights Peak is doing its best to establish theStarship Trooperstitle as an authentic franchise experience. To that end,Starship Troopers: Exterminationhas Casper Van Dien–Johnny Rico from the film franchise–as a voice actor. Van Dien reprises his role from the films, now guiding the young troops in the never-ending war against the bugs.
June Update Brings the Carnage
Starship Troopers: Exterminationis already in Early Access, and the 0.8 update,Carnage on Planet X11, will bring new features to the game in early June. These new features go a long way in helping it further establish itsStarship Troopersidentity.
During a recent presentation, the part Knights Peak focused a lot of attention on is the titular carnage. Bodies of slain bugs persist on the battlefield, and as they stack up, the Federation’s troops can climb them like terrain features, creating hills out of the corpses of bugs. This is fairly consistent with the way the films forStarship Troopersrelied on extensive use of practical effects to communicate the enormity of its war. Famously, the movie used 300,000 blank rounds in filming, which was thought to be a record at the time. The game’s persistent carnage follows in that tradition.
Peter Maurice, the lead onStarship Troopers: Exterminationwith developer Offworld Industries, gave Game Rant a look at the new update.
We’re bringing the movie into the video game by being able to climb on bug piles to get the best vantage point over the bugs. It’s a system that we’ve developed in-house, from the ground up, and it’s really about bringing carnage and the war to the bugs, and being able to show the persistent damage throughout the world. I’m so excited to share it with the community … Being able to bring those movie moments into a video game for the rest of the world to experience has been so much fun.
The titular planet, X11, is also an interesting battleground. The action takes place in the rings around a gas giant and, in a first for the game, features both indoor and outdoor combat segments. X11 is home to a listening post in the Tibannis System,deep within arachnid territory. Players will be tasked with the Teefang array, a crucial tool the Federation has to monitor the bugs.
The bugs themselves will have armor and weak points in the new patch as well. Weak points, Maurice explained, are more than hitting the right spot–it has to be with the right weapon as well. This adds more depth to gunplay and more strategy to loadout choices, potentially leading to moments like Rico’s tanker bug kill inthe firstStarship Troopersmovie.
The new Carnage system should go a long way in gettingStarship Troopers: Exterminationto 1.0, and it’s a strong debut for Knights Peak to boot.
Starship Troopers: Extermination
WHERE TO PLAY
Starship Troopers: Extermination is a pulse-pounding co-op first-person shooter. Join the Deep Space Vanguard, an elite Special Forces branch of the Mobile Infantry, in the fight against the Bug menace and claim victory for humanity!Your trusty Morita Assault Rifle, support tools, and fellow Vanguard Troopers are all that will keep you alive while exploring the hostile surface of these ugly planets, these… Bug planets.Would You Like to Know More?THE WAR EFFORT NEEDS YOUR EFFORT!Retake and rebuild bases, construct refineries, and complete a variety of other side objectives to wrest control of the planet away from the Bug menace. Massive, detailed maps with several unique zones add to the incredible replayability, and swarm-based combat with hundreds of enemy Bugs on screen delivers the sense of taking part in an overwhelming planetary struggle!WELCOME TO THE NEW VANGUARDChoose from six different classes to best suit your playstyle and support the rest of your squad. From the assault-ready Ranger and Sniper to the devastating Demolisher and life-saving Medic, the Deep Space Vanguard has a place for all types of players. As you progress in each class, you’ll unlock new weapons, equipment, and perks as well as cosmetic options to help you look the part of an elite warfighter!
