NOWHERE HAS THE GALAXY-WIDE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE SOUTHERS AND THE NORTS BEEN MORE SAVAGE, MORE RUTHLESS, THAN NU-EARTH: ONCE A PARADISE PLANET WITH VAST MINERAL RESERVES, NOW A WAR-RAVAGED WASTELAND OF PLAGUES, TOXINS, AND RADIATION. CREATED TO SURVIVE AND FIGHT IN THIS LETHAL ENVIRONMENT, THE GENETIC INFANTRYMEN WERE SUPPOSED TO TURN THE TIDE OF BATTLE IN THE SOUTHERS’ FAVOR. INSTEAD, THEY WERE BETRAYED, AMBUSHED, AND MASSACRED IN THE QUARTZ ZONE. ONLY ONE CAME OUT ALIVE, A DESERTER PURSUING A SOLITARY QUEST FOR ANSWERS AND JUSTICE: ROGUE TROOPER.
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