Working the turrets is solid, though a manual reload function is strangely absent. Vehicular setups have been smoothed out considerably from the original, and I rarely felt like I was fighting to get the various tanks and choppers to do what I wanted. There are still some limitations with the camera, though, which leave aspects of the map obscured even from an overhead perspective. It’s a frustrating issue, especially when you’re trying to set up defenses and suddenly run into an invisible wall that halts your scanning.

With little variation, you and your squad mates have two objectives: 1. find the Ravagers (the general term used for the combined insect/alien armada); and 2. kill the Ravagers. A few boss fights will be sprinkled in throughout the 15-mission campaign, but there’s nothing realistic or tactical about any of the game’s combat. This is a title where you basically shut off your brain and just revel in the act of eliminating wave after wave of massive insects.