The galactic warfront has shifted dangerously homeward, as the latest update to Helldiver’s 2 sees the latecoming Illuminate faction revealing their scariest baddies and edging ever closer to Super Earth.
Enemy jet fighters rule the skies, bloated monsters roam the streets – it’s not looking great for our heroes.
But! To combat these calamari cretins, Super Earth has their own offerings to improve our odds.
This update brings a full range of gun upgrades for the Helldivers, meaning every primary weapon can now be levelled up and customised in unique ways – such as changing scopes for the sake of aiming accuracy, swapping magazine types for more ammo or even amending your muzzle to keep your position a secret.
From a position of game experience, it is an immense shot-in-the-arm to progression within the game – because now every player has a plethora of upgrades to chase after and unlock. There was a similar feature in Helldivers 1, so it is a hoot to see it come to the sequel.
Narratively, the climax of the galactic conflict is fast approaching – with the in-game call-to-arms bluntly saying that conflict on Super Earth is inevitable. That means we may be setting foot on the capital planet of the game before long, to fight off the alien menace on our home turf.
Bring it on, we are the Helldivers. We are more than ready.
Are you ready to face the Illuminate threat? What gun are you upgrading first? Let us know in the comments or on social media.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views. Follow him on YouTube @Bad at Video Games
