Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! Hands-On Preview — A Boot Stomping Return To Form

Apparently, the Starship Troopers franchise is complicated. It’s an over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek action series about fascist space marines exploding bugs. One would think creating sequels and spin-offs would be easy wins, and that a game adaptation would be a layup. Instead, the IP’s history is an embarrassing parade of flops that has nearly exhausted its nostalgic goodwill. Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War is here to change that.

This week, we were given early access to the demo for Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, an FPS retro shooter from throwback aficionados Auroch Digital. After spending an hour completing the demo and another hour immediately playing it again, I can say with confidence: I think we’re back.

The Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War preview was short, just a single mission, but even this quick glimpse delivered a more authentic hit of Verhoevenian ultra-violence than anything in the series since the original film.

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