Helldivers

IGN

Vince Ingenito

9 / 10.0

Brutal, focused, and mechanically rich, Helldivers is one of the best co-op action experiences you can have.

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Eurogamer

Christian Donlan

Recommended

The star of the show isn't your foes, though, and it certainly isn't the fascist 'goodies' you're cast as in this knockabout imperialist satire. The star of the show is the panic that's generated as you head into adventure, knowing that you're this close to screwing everything up for your team in a darkly hilarious manner.

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Game Informer

Jeff Marchiafava

8.5 / 10.0

With a wide range of difficulty levels and endless planets to conquer, Helldivers doles out as much co-op fun as you can handle

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GameSpot

Cameron Woolsey

8 / 10

Helldivers is a persistent online universe rich in combat but low on story.

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USgamer

Jaz Rignall

A well designed, challenging and entertaining shooter that's best appreciated as a multiplayer game. More variety in mission types would help it feel less of a grind, however.

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Destructoid

Conrad Zimmerman

9 / 10.0

Unrelenting and brutal, Helldivers delivers fast-paced combat, epic standoffs and a comical approach to death. Its enemies are varied, powerful and a constant threat to the players. While the full impact of the larger multiplayer experience remains to be seen, it still adds a nice little scratch to the progress itch. The strategem system provides great flexibility in squad building with many ways to build out team roles to maximize defensive and offensive capabilities. With procedural map generation and just enough mission and enemy variety to prevent a sense of repetition, the twelve levels of difficulty ought to keep players challenged for a good long time.

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TheSixthAxis

Dan Jones

8 / 10

With seamless online matchmaking and drop-in local multiplayer, Helldivers is the complete coop game. After being left disappointed many a time by previous local multiplayer games the PlayStation 4 has had to offer, Helldivers is a breath of fresh air providing short bursts of explosive action that's both strategic and enjoyable.

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Shacknews

Daniel Perez

8 / 10

Helldivers is the kind of game all co-op titles should strive to be. Not only does it offer a very rewarding top-down twin-stick shooter experience, but it's co-op goes beyond your own game. The experience is one all Helldivers will share together as well all work within a unified community in order to bring democracy to the galaxy. I for one will continue to play Helldivers well after its initial release to make sure the galaxy is rid of Bugs, Cyborgs, and Illuminates, or I'll die trying.

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