Brigador (PC) Preview

Upon loading up Brigador for the first time, it's obvious this is a science fiction game. The menu boots up like a computer screen that seems to have appeared in every late 80s-early 90s military movie. Navigating the menu is simple enough, with basic button types (new campaign, tutorials, and the like). Playing the tutorials is definitely a must, as the controls are very different to the traditional twin sticks.

While aiming is done with the mouse, the WASD buttons are used to move. Although this might sound pretty standard, the movement is more akin to the first Resident Evil, where it's just easier to turn, then go straight. It takes a minute to get used to, but it eventually becomes fairly fluid and simple to control.

For players who like the retro-style look, Brigador has it aplenty. It resembles Diablo 2, to be honest, and is brimming with plenty of old school sci-fi tropes, like pixelated floating sensors and other mechs, and scientists running around giant Chernobyl-esque facilities, either trying to escape the player, or trying to thwart their plans.

Plans are essentially left to the player to discover. While the basic idea is doing as much damage as possible while destroying the other mechs, none of this is conveyed. Markers on the screen indicate via Grand Theft Auto mini-map-style icons that there is business to tend to in that direction. Otherwise, expectations are to cause damage, gain money, and spend it.