DESCRIPTION:
Rogue Trooper Redux is a flawed yet enjoyable trip down memory lane. Rebellion Games’ 2006 original for PS2, Xbox and PC has been fully remastered, complete with a new control scheme and a few neat online features. It’s certainly not perfect, hindered by unorthodox design decisions and repetitive environments that sadly show their age. That aside, it’s still a uniquely charming third-person shooter, carried by its tongue-in-cheek narrative and quirky characters all heightened by a real sense of cheesy nostalgia for the 2000 AD universe.
You play as Rogue, a super-soldier created with one purpose in mind: violence and all-out war. Rogue is genetically superior, with his rock-hard abs, enhanced intelligence and an extreme proficiency with firearms. Unfortunately, this doesn’t prepare you or your squadmates for the hell that waits upon Nu-Earth – the main playing field of Rogue Trooper Redux. Rogue’s brethren are immediately wiped out, left with nothing but biochips that can be inserted directly into the player’s equipment for a range of shenanigans.
This is one of the core ideas that helps Rogue Trooper Redux be something other than a generic third-person shooter. Despite your comrades not having a physical presence, they’ll still partake in silly banter and provide tips; their souls reside in assault rifles, helmets and other parts of the usual military arsenal. One of my friends – now inside my rifle – could be left by an open door, keeping an eye out for reinforcements while simultaneously picking them off as a mobile turret. It’s a shame the AI is so brain-dead that it will often stumble into the oncoming fire anyway.
