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POSTED 2/3/11
BULLETSTORM
EA
PS3 (also on Xbox 360, PC)
Oi! Who you callin’ ‘dicktits’, pussynuts*?!
If Duke Nukem actually gets his shit together soon as promised, he’s
gonna have somebody to hang with in redneck boozer Grayson Hunt,
former special-ops dude turned space pirate, and the star of this
shootymified shindig. Quippage comes thicker and faster than your
standard obscenities (which also feature, natch), as does action.
Come get some!
Sounds pretty shallow? Well, on the surface, yeah. But
Bulletstorm’s actually a clever bastard. It manages something
umpteen other first-person shooters haven’t, and that’s adding
something new and fun to the cocktail – skillshots.
Early on you’re armed with your standard gun, a boot that’s made for
kickin’ and an electric tether thingy. You can bang-bang-shoot-shoot
all bog standard-like, but get inventive with combos – aiming at
different bits on your enemies, using multiple weapons, going for
bulk kills and such - and you’ll score more. There are screeds of
these skillshot killshots to master, from standard stuff like headshots to the odd
thing involving arses. As bigger, badder weaponry unlocks, and more
environmental elements are prepared to play, the range of
killingness at your disposal expands expnesh, exponunsch... erm,
lots. Imagination’s key, and it’s a pleasant change from entirely
on-rails experiences. OK, so this one’s basically on rails too, but
the creative freedom allowed separates it from the apes. Or
something.
Intensity doesn’t begin to describe what’s on offer, like when a
gargantuan mofo gearwheel has you in its sights whilst helicopters
buzz, missiles target and killy-types aim to kill. Cutscenes can get
in the way, but slam through the main campaign once and you’ll
unlock everything in ‘Echoes’ mode, which is essentially creative
killing without all that story ballfluff.
Bulletstorm’s aceness broadsided us – it’s like a smart bloke
that acts himbo to get what he wants. Clever dicktits!
* Yep, we softcocked out and censored ourselves...
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