Trailer For STARSHIP TROOPERS: CONTINUUM VR - Set 25 Years After The Original Movie
Sony Pictures Entertainment has released a trailer for a new Starship Troopers VR game titled Starship Troopers: Continuum.
Casper Van Dien reprised his role as Johnny Rico in the game, which is set 25 years after the Battle of Klendathu in the original film.
In the game, “The war between the Federation and the Arachnid is deadlocked, but the planet Janus-4 holds a secret that threatens to tip the balance of the war; The Continuum.”
Players take on the role of a PsyCommander, “an ‘experiment’ with advanced psychic powers including: control troopers, rank them up, and try to keep them alive; promote them to citizenship for big bonuses, and advance your own powers faster; and add psychic perks to build your perfect trooper. The game features three-player online squad-based combat.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment senior vice president of VR Lance Sloane said in a statement: “We’re excited to work with XR Games to bring ‘Starship Troopers: Continuum’ to life in VR.
“The energy, atmosphere and action of Starship Troopers is perfect to experience in virtual reality. We can’t wait for fans to fight the bugs and fully immerse themselves in the world of ‘Starship Troopers’ in VR for the first time.”
XR Games founder and CEO Bobby Thandi added: “We couldn’t be more thrilled to work with Sony Pictures again to bring the legendary ‘Starship Troopers’ franchise to VR.
“By stepping directly into the action like never before, players will get the chance to become a trooper, battle the bugs, and experience the ‘Starship Troopers’ universe in an entirely new way.”
Starship Troopers: Continuum launches on Meta Quest 2 and 3 on October 17 and on PlayStation VR2 on October 31.