If you've played the first game, you know what you're getting into. If not, imagine if someone got incredibly stoned then watched Starship Troopers and Spaceballs in rapid succession, then wrote down the ensuing fever dream and successfully pitched it to a game developer as an idea for a co-op shooter.

As a Helldiver, you'll travel across the galaxy to "spread managed democracy" for Super Earth. This mostly entails getting shot out of a cannon at a planet full of giant space bugs or killer robots and shooting them as you move around the map to complete various mission objectives until it's time to extract. You also have a selection of stratagems to call down to help you in this endeavor, which include things like supplies, specialized weapons, automated gun turrets, airstrikes, and artillery fire from your ship in orbit. And yes, it's as glorious as it sounds.

There are some ongoing launch day issues still lingering (crashes, disconnects, unable to join games, etc.), but when the game works it's fun as hell, especially with friends.