Neveretheless you can find yourself defaulting to a standard style of run-and-gun, rendering Helm's holographic distraction, Bagman's micro-mine ambushes and the like somewhat redundant. Gameplay can become a little repetitive in the latter stages, though this is broken up a little by a couple of on-rails sections (which work pretty well, those of you groaning at their mere mention). One or two alternative routes are offered here and there, but you'll find yourself funnelled most of the time. Level design suffers a fair bit from linearity. Inevitably we move on to the negatives though. All this adds up to a quality product that Rebellion can certainly be proud of (doubly-so considering the seemingly tiny team that worked on the game). The soundtrack is a good, quirky techno affair very atomspheric. The voice actors give solid performances throughout, playing their roles with a healthy dose of melodrama and caricature. Sound is pleasingly chunky, the chattering of Rogue's GI rifle providing a thought of 'yeah, THIS is how I imagined it would sound' when first heard. The game looks lovely with a bit of anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering and the look is a good balance between stylised comicbook and a more realist approach. The close-combat stealth kills are nicely visceral, varied enough, and pay homage to the brutal antics of the Rogue from the comics. The mechanics of each buddy's contribution to your Nort-killing power are well realised and integrated into the genre of the game, though there's a feeling more could've been done to really bring out this angle. Helm, Gunnar and Bagman are introduced, and find their way to each bio-chip slot in your kit (pleasingly blasé about their predicament post-mortem). The intro cutscene and Quartz Zone Massacre level really bring to life the Rogue Trooper universe. Lifting itself nicely above the average in the process. It was a pleasant surprise, then, to find that Rogue Trooper offers a very polished, fun blast through one of the most popular 2000AD battlefields.
I was resolved to an average shooter, marked out from the crowd only by its setting. I decided to pick it up anyway, being an on-off fan of the comic. It was a pleasant surprise, then, to find that Rogue I was a bit apprehensive about buying Rogue Trooper, based on there only being a handful of official reviews (those that are currently available are pretty mixed in their opinions too).
I was a bit apprehensive about buying Rogue Trooper, based on there only being a handful of official reviews (those that are currently available are pretty mixed in their opinions too).