Helldivers

GameWatcherChris Bashaar

9.5/10

HellDivers is one of the best multiplayer games of the year. We’ve anxiously awaited the Steam version, and it delivers every bit of the experience that we’ve jealously spied over the shoulders of Playstation players for months now. Factoring in the excellent and unique gameplay, the beautiful and variable graphics and environments, the variety of enemy types, the hilarious satire, and the perfect sound, we happily recommend you pick this one up.

Capsule ComputersAndrew Day

9/10

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IGNVince Ingenito

9/10

It isn’t the prettiest game you can play on PS4, PS3 or Vita, but Helldivers is one of the most exhilarating, and you’ll get all three versions for the price of one. It pits you against seemingly impossible odds, arms you with a powerful, diverse toolset, and empowers you and a group of people to put the pieces together - and they all fit together beautifully. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Vincent Ingenito is IGN's foremost fighting game nerd. Follow him on Twitter and argue with everything he says about them.

Game RantAnthony Taormina

9/10

Helldivers is another successful cooperative experience from Arrowhead Game Studios. They’ve taken a very simple concept and found a way to introduce challenge and strategy in a way few games have before. Sure, it’s occasionally overwhelming, but that’s what makes Helldivers so much fun. Getting together with a few friends and trying to manage hordes of enemies requires more than just an itchy trigger finger, and there’s no better feeling than escaping in the nick of time. The mechanics do have a few quirks, like the inability to shoot while prone, but the majority of them fit the approach bri...

Worth PlayingBrian Dumlao

8.5/10

Helldivers is set in a dystopian future, where players fight to protect Super Earth, where a managed democracy has blurred the lines between military and government rule. We are losing the war, and the Helldivers are the last line of defense against three invading enemy species.

PSExtremeBen-Dutka

8.2/10

Graphics: 8.0 Gameplay: 8.1 Sound: 8.0 Control: 8.3 Replay Value: 8.8 Overall Rating: 8.2 Online Gameplay: Not Rated Publisher: SCE Developer: Arrowhead Gam ...

Press StartMatthew Zimmari

8/10

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CGMagazineSteven Messner

8/10

Helldivers is hands down one of my favorite multiplayer experiences of this year.

COGConnectedNicholas Plouffe

80/100

Following their success with the Gauntlet reboot last year, Arrowhead has delivered another great 4-player co-op game in Helldivers, . While much of the core gameplay shares similar mechanics they’ve done a great job at using existing tech to make something different. Guns, aliens, and air support all change the actual play tremendously. Top this off with two of my favorite things, a magazine-based ammo system and friendly fire, and now you’re cooking with gas. Cooking bugs, that is.

WCCFtechChris Wray

7.6/10

PC version reviewed. Copy provided by developer.

GamingTrendVictor Grunn

75/100

Ultimately, Helldivers is a fun, extremely well-polished game which is going to appeal to a fairly specific subset of gamers. This isn’t a title which is going to convince you of the entertainment benefits of accidentally getting gibbed by your poor-aiming, highly-strung friend. It’s also likely not going to sell you on the high-pressure cooperative shooter genre, which tends to offer a very specific kind of adrenaline rush gaming experience. But if you find yourself playing games like Magicka and craving more of the same in a new, flashy setting - then Helldivers is certainly for you.

Rock Paper ShotgunAlec Meer

Unscored

Adam: I want to call a mech, have the drop pod land on my head, and then watch as my partner jumps into the mech and tries to avenge my death. The death that was essentially suicide-by-mech. Accidental suicide-by-mech. How many games can that happen in? Not enough.