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SHOCK TROOPERS

SHOCK TROOPERS

Released: 3/9/2017

“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam! Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!・ARCADE: Choose a character and go on your mission solo in “Lonely Wolf” mode, or form a team of three soldiers from the eight mercenary characters available, and try to rescue Dr. George and his granddaughter who have been kidnapped. The route you choose at the beginning will affect the progress of the game, allowing you to enjoy an original gameplay experience time after time.

“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam! Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!・ARCADE: Choose a character and go on your mission solo in “Lonely Wolf” mode, or form a team of three soldiers from the eight mercenary characters available, and try to rescue Dr. George and his granddaughter who have been kidnapped. The route you choose at the beginning will affect the progress of the game, allowing you to enjoy an original gameplay experience time after time.

“SHOCK TROOPERS ”, the fan favorite 2D top-down view action shooting game released exclusively on NEOGEO MVS in 1997, returns to the battlefield on Steam! Progress through the battlefield, choosing the best routes and strategy!・ARCADE: Choose a character and go on your mission solo in “Lonely Wolf” mode, or form a team of three soldiers from the eight mercenary characters available, and try to rescue Dr. George and his granddaughter who have been kidnapped. The route you choose at the beginning will affect the progress of the game, allowing you to enjoy an original gameplay experience time after time.

Critics
74
Steam
83
Metacritic
71

Score Breakdown

73.8

Critic Average

6 reviews

83

Steam User Score

270 reviews

71

Metacritic User Score

23 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-8.8
Metacritic Disparity
+2.8
Combined Disparity
-3.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (17%)5 launch window (83%)0 late (0%)