Planet R-12

Planet R-12 is a tactical shooter in which you command a squad of soldiers fighting hostile robots on a planet. After robots attack and destroy their spaceship, the seven soldiers escape. You lead them against the robots and other hostile mechanisms, using their weapons, skills and tactical positioning to rescue the fighters stranded on the planet.

Command your squad

Build a team of one to three fighters from seven persistent soldiers, each with different weapons and skills. In Tactical mode, you use the mouse to give movement commands while the soldiers fight on their own; you can also use their skills. In Direct control, you control one soldier while the others follow and help in battle. You can swap soldiers by dragging them around the screen and choose their positions, including who stands at the front or right. Skills are necessary to complete the game: for example, freezing robots before launching missiles can stop them from moving.

Fight the robots

The planet is home to more than 40 unique enemies and bosses, from small Robo-bugs to huge mechanical monsters. Robots attack the soldiers and can be damaged until their mechanical insides are visible. Defeating them gives soldiers points that replenish their skills, and destroyed robots leave bonuses; stronger robots leave more bonuses.

Skills and bonuses

The game has three main skills and one skill for each soldier type. The main skills can freeze all robots in a selected area for a few seconds, create an energy shield that makes a soldier untouchable for a time, or call in a bot to land and help the squad. Soldiers also have their own skills, and their abilities can be used alongside weapons in battle.

Bonuses can restore health or main-skill levels, provide double health or double damage, or unlock a new weapon for a fighter. If a new weapon is not available, the bonus improves the fighter’s current weapon. Weapon perks can increase damage, range, rate of fire or ammunition, provided the property can still be improved.

The soldiers

The squad includes seven soldiers, each with their own weapons and abilities:

• Johnnie: A versatile fighter with a basic pistol for close-range combat and retreats, an assault rifle for medium-to-long range, a silenced assault rifle for close range, and a scoped assault rifle for long range. The assault rifle’s damage can be upgraded with experience; the silenced rifle’s range and magazine can be upgraded, and the scoped rifle can gain range and fire-rate upgrades. Johnnie can throw grenades that deal medium damage, and an enhanced grenade creates a larger explosion.
• González: A shotgun specialist who is willing to fight at close range. His shotgun fires buckshot and has short range and a slow reload, with upgrades for range and magazine. Sir Explosive fires explosive bullets that deal severe damage and knock enemies back, but has a slow fire rate; its damage and range can be upgraded. His Rocket Barrage targets enemies with a volley of missiles.
• Beatrix: An expert sniper with submachine guns for close combat and a sniper rifle with maximum range and heavy damage. The sniper rifle has a low rate of fire, which can be upgraded. Her skill fires a shot with increased damage.
• Nina: A trained soldier who focuses on healing. Her rifle can hit enemies from far away, but has a low rate of fire; its damage and magazine can be upgraded. She also carries a basic machete for severe melee damage and a Special Forces Machete for heavy melee damage. Her Healing skill restores health to most wounded soldiers.
• Misha: A slow-moving soldier with heavy weapons and heavy armor. His heavy machine gun deals good damage and has a large magazine, but reloads slowly; its range and magazine can be upgraded. Lead Rain fires in three directions at once to damage a large area, but also reloads slowly; its damage and range can be upgraded. His Fire Rate skill temporarily increases his weapon’s rate of fire.
• Electro: An experimental soldier with an experimental weapon that deals severe electrical damage over long distances. The weapon fires slowly, with upgrades for damage and rate of fire. His Lightning Stream skill sends electrical discharges at nearby enemies, dealing great damage.
• Kurt: A fast soldier who can jump high. His laser sword stores energy for more severe damage, and a strike during a jump deals double damage. The sword reloads slowly and can be upgraded for damage. Kurt’s Explosive Strike deals heavy damage to nearby enemies.

Weapons and battle support

You can discover new weapons for your fighters or upgrade the ones they already have. The squad also has access to 10 skills that can help in battle, as well as additional bonuses such as health and double damage.