HellDivers |OT| We have the ships. We have the weapons. We need soldiers.

HELLDIVERS™ is a top-down squad shooter set in a dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a managed democracy. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect Super Earth and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war. Coming exclusively to PS4™, PS3™, and PS Vita systems on March 3rd, 2015, HELLDIVERS™ features cross-play and cross-save.

Scout - Danger level: Negligible, early game enemy, real threat is their ability to alert other enemies of your position

Vanguard - Danger level: Low, slightly stronger version of The Scout enemy who also have the ability to fly in addition to alerting other enemies of your position.

Stalker - Danger level: Medium, have the ability to turn invisible, not as brainless as other bugs, will retreat and wait for an opening to attack also can poison.

Warrior - Danger level: Medium, armored enemy who will not relent usually to their detriment.

Elite - Danger level: Medium, similar to warrior type but with heavier armor, armor-piercing weapon recommended.

Tank - Danger level: High, large enemy with extremely heavy armor with a very vulnerable rear.

Behemoth - Danger level: High, a tank that is completely covered in heavy armor, can only be downed with anti-tank weapons.

Brood Commander - Danger level: High, Armored bug that's highly resilient and can also poison.

Observer - Danger level: none, much like the bug scout it's main purpose is to alert other enemies of your position, unlike the scout it can not attack but has the bonus ability of invisibility.

Tripod - Danger level: Medium, uses telsa charge

Hunter - Danger level: Medium, uses long distance electric shot that takes time to charge, but is a 1-hit kill.

Apprentice - Danger level: Medium, close range enemy that attacks with a staff.

Outcast - Danger level: High, similar to apprentice with a invisibility cloak

Watcher - Danger level: none, a armored version of the observer.

Strider - Danger level: Medium, a heavily armored version of the Tripod.

Illusionist - Danger level: High, armored enemy that shoots an exploding projectile and if that wasn't enough can also hit you with mind control that flips your controls.

??? - haven't seen this enemy yet -shrug-

Initiate - Danger level: low, low level grunt who was once apart of Super Earth armed with a firearm

Squad Leader - Danger level: low, uses a grenade launcher to both attack and alert enemies of your position

Immolator - Danger level: low, cyborg armed with a flamethrower

Comrade - Danger level: medium, armed with a cannon arm and a blade arm

Berserker - Danger level: High, close range enemy armed with sawblades.

Butcher - Danger level: High, Armed with saw blades can take a lot of bullets.

Grotesque - Danger level: Medium, they have no armor and only attack with their claws

Hulk - Danger level: High, large man turned cyborg armed with gatling gun and large sword

Infantry Fighting Vehicle - Danger level: High, It has a high powered cannon and unloads Grotesque from the rear 1 anti-tank round with render it immobile but it can still fire its cannon, 2 will kill it.

Warlord - Danger level: High, Giant heavily armored cyborgs armed with a giant cannon

Helldivers’ metagame campaign and variety of gameplay are more than enough to keep you entertained, but only players with a tight-knit group of co-op buddies will be able to get the most from the experience.

Helldivers is a hugely entertaining space romp, despite bearing a few battle scars. It is truly a game designed for precious water cooler moments, when you can tell stories of fights barely won, and anecdotes detailing white-knuckle flights from insatiable hordes. The deafening cheers heard through my microphone as the last living member of the team squashed a bug tank with three reinforcement pods, turning the tide back toward victory, is forever etched in my mind. Imperfect as it may be, Helldivers' focus on the cooperation of a small team looking out for each other against oppressive waves of enemies elevates it from what would have been a fun and challenging shooter, to a game that now sits at the top of my list of how I plan to spend many future evenings: with a gun in hand, my allies at my back, and a broad smile on my face.

Even after the unlocks dry up, the challenge and camaraderie that Helldivers offers makes it hard not to attempt "just one more mission" with your friends, a proposition made all the more enticing by the inclusion of four-player couch co-op. I still don't know how the community-driven galactic campaign will shake out over the coming weeks, but contributing to the larger war effort is just one more welcome excuse to enlist.

Unrelenting and brutal, Helldivers delivers fast-paced combat, epic standoffs and a comical approach to death. Its enemies are varied, powerful and a constant threat to the players. While the full impact of the larger multiplayer experience remains to be seen, it still adds a nice little scratch to the progress itch. The strategem system provides great flexibility in squad building with many ways to build out team roles to maximize defensive and offensive capabilities. With procedural map generation and just enough mission and enemy variety to prevent a sense of repetition, the twelve levels of difficulty ought to keep players challenged for a good long time.

It isn’t the prettiest game you can play on PS4, PS3 or Vita, but Helldivers is one of the most exhilarating, and you’ll get all three versions for the price of one. It pits you against seemingly impossible odds, arms you with a powerful, diverse toolset, and empowers you and a group of people to put the pieces together - and they all fit together beautifully.

With its sledgehammer humor and clever blend of stealth and action, Helldivers is a lot smarter than a passing glance might have you believe. It’s a game in which life is cheap but the deaths aren’t, where carelessness gets you turned into kibble, and sustained battle will leave you with an empty gun and a horde of pissed off monsters. The life of a Helldiver is nasty, brutish, and short… but it’s a heck of a lot of fun, it’s hard not to laugh even when you’re getting torn to shreds, and that final shuttle flight makes all the horrors worthwhile.

This is what freedom tastes like.