Rogue Trooper Redux is a tactical shooter in that there’s a choice in how you kill enemies. However, once that comforting blanket from the past falls off, the harsh light of modernity reveals a few cracks in Rogue’s armor.Ī treat that’s tasty in small doses but lacks any nutritional substance
Everything old really does become new again.Īs a re-release of an 11-year-old game, Rogue Trooper Redux packs the fun of a shooter from yesteryear. And because the geyser of Gears-inspired games has dried up so significantly in the last few years, Rogue Trooper Redux doesn’t feel like just another rehash. The original Rogue Trooper predates Epic’s franchise by half a year, so the image of an imposing Marine hunkering behind waist-high walls comes from the brains of developer Rebellion. It’s a setup that should sound eerily familiar to anyone who has played Gears of War, but this is far from a knockoff. Rogue Trooper Redux is a third-person cover-based shooter where you control a buff soldier who fights enemies that emerge through holes in the ground. It’s also a setup most modern gamers are going to recognize. A guns-blazing, machismo-oozing approach to shooting baddies ensures Rogue Trooper Redux bottles the inherent appeal of flexing your digital might.
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