<s>
}}	O
Helldivers	B-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arrowhead	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
with	O
cross-play	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
Sony	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helldivers	B-Application
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
military	O
science	O
fiction	O
such	O
as	O
Aliens	O
and	O
Starship	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Helldivers	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
coordinate	O
their	O
actions	O
during	O
chaotic	O
combat	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
objectives	O
and	O
to	O
avoid	O
friendly-fire	O
casualties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Arrowhead	O
Game	O
Studios	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
Magicka	B-Application
friendly	O
fire	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
harm	O
teammates	O
,	O
is	O
always	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
disable	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dystopian	O
universe	O
of	O
Helldivers	B-Application
has	O
mankind	O
ruled	O
by	O
a	O
'	O
managed	O
democracy	O
 '	O
,	O
an	O
improvement	O
of	O
contemporary	O
democracy	O
where	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
elections	O
are	O
more	O
predictable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
while	O
the	O
Helldivers	B-Application
are	O
a	O
pure	O
combat	O
unit	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
often	O
tasked	O
with	O
retrieving	O
technology	O
,	O
activating	O
oil-pumps	O
or	O
other	O
activity	O
that	O
is	O
deemed	O
important	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
to	O
preserve	O
freedom	O
and	O
the	O
Earth	O
'	O
way	O
of	O
life	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
played	O
the	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Helldivers	B-Application
at	O
the	O
2013	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
and	O
reviewed	O
the	O
demo	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
reviewer	O
Cameron	O
Woolsey	O
noted	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
"	O
fantastic	O
cooperative	O
action	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
missions	O
and	O
story	O
are	O
lacking.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
Brutal	O
,	O
focused	O
,	O
and	O
mechanically	O
rich	O
,	O
Helldivers	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
co-op	O
action	O
experiences	O
you	O
can	O
have.	O
"	O
</s>
