The shooter “Helldivers 2” is currently not only employing numerous gamers around the world, but also at least one Hollywood star.
Since its official launch a few weeks ago, the shooter “Helldivers 2” has been for numerous headlines. That's enough of incredible records up to ambitious future plans of the responsible development team Arrowhead Game Studios – and a PR disaster. Now a very specific Hollywood star is speaking out to talk about the extremely successful action game.
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What is Starship Troopers about?
In 1997, the science fiction film “Starship Troopers” was released in cinemas and attracted attention for several reasons. In addition to the general discussions about whether the film could possibly glorify war, the special effects, which were great for the time, attracted a lot of attention.
The basic story of the Hollywood production is basically told quite quickly: people go into an interstellar war against insect-like creatures, which are also simply called “bugs”. These usually attack in huge hordes and literally overrun the human troops.
Who is there? feels reminiscent of the gameplay of “Helldivers 2”., is absolutely right: “Starship Troopers” was a popular and obvious source of inspiration for the developers at Arrowhead Game Studios. Comparisons inevitably arise between the science fiction film and the shooter. It is therefore hardly surprising that one of the actors involved is now speaking out.
Starship Troopers star loves Helldivers 2
We're talking about actors Casper von Dien, who played the character of Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers. He later appeared in films such as “Tarzan and the Lost City” and “Sleepy Hollow,” among others. Von Dien was a guest recently at a show on the YouTube channel “Gamology”. He was shown scenes from various games. When excerpts from “Helldivers 2” suddenly appeared, he couldn’t hide his excitement.
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“I see all of it. I notice how the boys talk and what they say. I see the bugs and all that. It's such a great honor to Starship Troopers. It’s really really wonderful.”
Even more from “Helldivers 2”
By the way, “Helldivers 2” is far from over. The developers at Arrowhead Game Studios have already announced further updates and new features to keep players engaged in the near future.
Further news about Helldivers 2.
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