GREAT but short but originality takes new game engines so I hope this is a preview of what's to come in the future
Rogue Trooper is based on the comic book of the same title thou personally I haven't read many comic books since I find it way more economical to purchase a video game for $20 bucks than say a comic book, they really got to lower the prices back to say $1.00 or something, they're crazy to charge the kind of money they do nowadays. Rogue Trooper comic has the same feel as Judge Dread kinda (I'm going by the movie more so).
Rogue Trooper is a must buy or at least rent, however it's short but it's surreal comic world feel draws you into it. The setting in Rogue Trooper is Nu Earth which is a planet that is right beside a crucial worm hole an humans in the usual stupidity can't seem to share so they shot the hell outtah the planet to the ruined state it's in an it's still going on. Nords are the Northerners an they're against the Southerners (your army formally before you went renegade.)
You play Rogue who is the only survivor of a betrayel by one of your generals, all your fellow GI's got wiped out but you "salvaged" your 3 buddies, throughout the first few levels of the story. One on your rifle, one on your backpack known as Pack, an then finally Helm on your helmut.
Rifle boy allows your rifle to be set down to engage the enemy by himself
Pack auto reloads an manufactures stuff you get from salvagables (dead enemies & such).
Helm gives you radar (much like Metal Gear Solid Series) an hacks computers.
Take into mind to always ignore logic cause it's a game based on a comic book so yah I know, you can't have war in the future between two space faring industrialized nations without total annihilation with nukes N stuff so just have fun. It's a comic book world don't-cha yknow : P
PROS
1. Cool stealth kills available however Rogue has some eagle eye Nords an that's fine because it's nice to have some realism, keep hidden.
2. Lots of weapons to choose from. 3. The manufacturing an upgrading adds a spice of life to a shooter.
4. Great animation an character design.
5. Level design is top notch since it's replicating the comic universe. The most eye catching levels are the Nord Naval Base when you see the battleship and the the level with the spaceship which is so real feeling when you gaze on it's massive size, for some reason I had a "Alien" movie flashback, i wish they could make more games on comics because most games just have a narrow environment feel that you just subliminally ignore.
6. Decent extras to play with however I wish they would show more of the comic version.
7. Voice acting superb and I love the comments like "FEAR THE GI NORDS" when you waste a nord.
8. Hot babes, the G.I Dolls (Venus) an lil miss evil torture witch Navy Queen have some nice twins, thou in the comic book they're rather realistically drawn, leave it to some nerdy game programmers to put some heavy duty silicon stripper fun bags on them.
CONS
1. There is a bit of crazy camera action only in tight enclosed areas but since most levels are wide open areas you won't have a problem. Only the last levels are in buildings which is where you'll find the annoying crazy camera antics.
2. GRENADE throwing can be you own worst enemy. I can't count how many times Rogue was hiding behind something an when I threw the grenade it got caught on something right beside me forcing me to run like a lil b*tch. You'll hate your allies in the last levels who have a really bad habit of snuggling right up beside you while your hiding behind something an tossing a grenade right beside your head. This is a "glitch" that are in many games with the same throwing thing, how many times has a gamer out there been wasted by his own grenade or rocket launcher.
3. Sniper cam fun, I think they do this on purpose but sometimes that sniper camera is just going all over the place an it's a real pain if your up against another sniper an you got 2-4 seconds to get that darn thing on bead. Now don't get me wrong, you can still snipe melons of Nords all day but it takes patience, not something to do in a rush.
4. You don't get to see enough of the GI dolls (ladies, you get to eye ripped GI's all day in this one so us guys can whine this time aight). You can zoom in on Venus in the level with the final confrontation with Morgon the sniper but that's your only good look so live it up.
5. Another minor gripe. This is a glitch, when you use the Level Select, certain "messages" will not leave the screen because you can't do what it wants you do to because you already did it (example, you already have the Shotgun but the message "manufacture shotgun" reminder won't leave the screen on the level you first acquired the shotgun.
6. Finally, it's short but hey............the best games are short games because game designers are just like the corporate movie & music industry, they make games that are bland an done like a million others before because they know what the majority of numb nuts out there will buy over N over again so they don't invest a lot of time making games that require a lot of custom work and originality, that costs lotsa moolah! SO ALWAYS BUY THE GAMES YOU REALLY LIKE NEW so they know you like them so they'll make more of what you like, buy the ones you don't like used.
Both CON & PRO
1. It's set up for a sequel, I say pro but if you didn't like it then it's a con kinda. I just hope they do make a sequel, I'm still waiting on games that set themselves up for a sequel but have been out for about 3 years now an still no sequel (example Beyond Good & Evil)