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To say Helldivers II's runaway success came unexpectedly is an understatement. The sequel to a little-known twin stick shooter, developed by an indie game studio from Sweden, has become the Next Big Thing. This is the little anti-bug, anti-robot, Starship Troopers-esque Player-vs-Enemy shoot-em-up that could, and does, kick all the ass. Amongst the gung-ho patriotism, shiny armour sets and massacring alien insects the Slice of Cherry Guys find a great game experience relying on basic fundamentals (emphasis on "fun"). To put it in a nutshell, this is a game where you go blow up alien bugs while shouting "DEMOCRACY". What's not to love?

Also, that dropship extraction music *slaps*.

Big thanks to Jezza for suggesting this episode!

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Please excuse Chris's terrible audio at the beginning as he had his microphone around the wrong way - it clears up at the 6-minute mark!

EXTRA LINKS:
Bloomberg's piece on Helldivers II's unexpected popularity:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-15/-helldivers-2-is-a-surprise-hit-for-sony-in-an-oversaturated-market?embedded-checkout=true

IGN article on Arrowhead Studios rejecting adding PVP: https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2-dev-says-it-will-never-add-pvp-because-it-wants-to-reduce-toxic-elements-from-the-community

Helldivers II (Slice of Cherry Guys #15)

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