Beyond Fest Review: Rogue Trooper is a resounding dud that feels like it'll never end
The planet of Nu-Earth is covered in poisonous gas, along with lots of otherwise quite inhospitable terrain. To my eyes, it doesn't much look like a planet you'd go to war over, but so it is. Two factions, the Norts and the Southers, are embroiled in a never-ending war. But the Southers might finally have the upper hand with their new breed of super-soldier, called Genetic Infantrymen, who learn from each death. These blue-skinned beings aren't affected by the planet's poisonous atmosphere, so they can move about with less gear. No masks (they should hit up The Last Ditch on Saturday nights). And when they die in battle, the chip in their head can be recovered and put into a new body, saving their personality, skills, memory, the whole shebang. This lets them put them gain extensive experience that should make them the most skilled fighters on the battlefield. In Duncan Jones' Rogue Trooper , which is based on the comic from the long-running British sci-fi comic pub...
