Starship Troopers online community grows

This is an interesting piece of pleasing news to me because I purchased ST for a friend for Xmas. He's been a big fan of Star Wars Galaxies online play for a while, so I'm sure he'll love the news that Empire's ST game is building a growing fan base.

Since my friend is a big ST fan I'm damn sure he'd 'like to know more'. New maps and online play are icing on the cake. I'd also hope that the sleeper popularity will help Empire try ST on consoles or perhaps a bug busting tour PC sequel.

We know this series has potential even despite a duffer sequel film, but more influence can be drawn from the Heinlein novels (if not done so enough already).

Bravo to Empire, it's not easy for smaller developers out there. On top of that game journos can't always be right, the people have to make their minds up themselves. Right now ST is the nearest thing we have to an Alien game licence but with more potential punch. I just hope Empire rewards the fans and improve the game.

Good luck, soldier!

Hi Joji,

What did your mate think of ST as I've just noticed it on Play for £7.99 and am quite tempted.

Anyone else played it?

He likes the game. I done a little research to see what it got score wise from different websites, before I made the purchase and it got a pretty good score.

Damn, I'd say for £7.99 you getting a better deal. His copy cost me £15 on ebay brand new. Either ain't that bad considering it goes for £34.99 full price.

Sure, it may not be a Farcry or Quake 4 but it's worth picking up all the same, more so considering it was almost cancelled during development.

I hope Emipre Interactive bite the bullet and make a second ST game, judging by the fanbase it's building it would make sense.

Another one that's recently been cancelled is JoWood's Stargate Alliance game. Considering how big the fanbase is for that tv show, Empire could make a killing on the game cut of it. If not them, I hope someone does pick up the gaunlet for both..

Thanks for that, ordered and hopefully on it's way. I'm not expecting it to be amazing, just wanted something to pickup and play kinda thing. Don't get to spend as much time gaming as I'd like anymore!

It would be nice to think that someone would pick and run with the Stargate game, I just can't see publishers going for it, although we can live in hope 8~)