Fans of the Starship Troopers franchise can now kill space bugs for real.
Now, the series is expanding into the VR space withStarship Trooper: Continuum.
How New to VR Is Starship Troopers Star Casper Van Dien?
This is my first step into VR.
My first time playing it was yesterday, and I got to kill three different bugs.
I got to kill a warrior, a hopper, and a tanker bug…
It was a lot of fun.
I was having so much fun.
So I’m having a dream come true…
It’s been really positive for me.
I played with Bobby [Thandi], who was one of the creators of it.
Kill them all.'
So it was a blast.
It was so surreal.
I mean, I’ve been playing ‘Extermination,’ which is a 16-person shooter.
I’ve been streaming that and everything like that.
And now I’m going to stream this one too.
And, you know, I just played on Meta Quest.
I play as General J Rico on all the video games that I play.
How Will Fans of Starship Troopers Appreciate Continuum?
I loved every experience.
It was unbelievable to be in there.
And I’ve talked to a couple of VR guys who were big experts on it.
They’ve loved it too.
So, so far, it’s been real positive.
And what’s interesting for me yesterday, because I was in the stream…
I was streaming ‘Starship Troopers Extermination.’
I go, ‘I just killed only three.
I just told you about it today.
How could you alreadyHe’s already leveled up.
I don’t know how the hell he’s been able to do it.
He couldn’t believe it.
So two other people went out and bought the game, too, just because he was saying that.
So that was awesome to see.
They took a whole bunch of bugs from all five movies…
It’s just a great game.
You feel like you’re an arcade shooter, but you’re in the arcade shooter.
And you’re going out with two to three people.
You’re going on a mission.
It’s a single-player campaign, too.
The Direct: Have you heard of ‘Helldivers’?
Casper Van Dien: I know that’s also brought a lot of fans to it.
I’ve seen its gameplay [and it] was awesome.
I’ve always loved all the tribute games, from ‘Helldivers’ to when ‘Halo’ first came out.
I was like, guys, that’s ‘Starship Troopers.’
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And ‘Helldivers’ is really cool.
I can tell that the guy obviously, was definitely influenced by it.
And he later told me, when I friended him on Twitter…
I always wanted Starship Troopers video games.
This is awesome!’
And I’m like, Yeah, ‘It’s awesome for me too.
Now let’s kill some bugs!’
Dien: I think it would be awesome if they did that.
And I’m always game for anything.
I’d be willing to do my part!
What Is It About Starship Troopers That Resonates With Audiences?
So intense that both the left and the right have claimed that it’s theirs.
So that’s why I think these movies had legs.
And at least this movie is, you know, the characters have grown, and they have changed.
But he still wants to get the job done.
He’s still good at this job and all this.
