Bulletstorm

Bulletstorm is everything DNF wasn't and more. While DNF was a long-delayed, sloppily-put together, incoherent mess that should've been stuck in development hell, Bulletstorm is in a class all by itself. You play as Grayson Hunt, a former soldier-turned space pirate who is out for revenge against his commanding officer by the name of General Sarrano. However, during an epic space battle between Hunt's crew and the General's forces, Hunt and his comrade, Ishi Sato, crash land on a seemingly deserted resort planet. As Hunt and Sato try to make their way off the planet, they get more than what the bargain for.

Not one to spoil plots or anything, but for Bulletstorm it's a must. Despite the title(which is really neat by the way) the story is surprisingly deep and well-written. Grayson Hunt may be a douchebag, but he's a lovable douchebag and that's what separates him from the usual gruff and serious video game heroes.

The biggest star of Bulletstorm is it's gameplay which is based on a new game mechanic known as the skillshot. By dispatching enemies in creative and highly entertaining ways, you rank up points to upgrade your weapons and getting a higher score. Never before has a game been this innovative in it's approach to killing your enemies and Bulletstorm rightfully earns that respect. Unlike most FPS, Bulletstorm has lush and colorful landscapes which is both strange and fascinating despite the fact that Bulletstorm is an extremely violent and bloody game. In that respect alone, that's a good thing. A VERY good thing.

Even though there is a story, Bulletstorm is filled to the brim with crass, black humor, that's actually funny that really caught me off guard as I played the game. Rarely does that ever happen, but I for one was laughing out loud at the darkly humorous lines being spout out of the characters; particularly Hunt and Sarrano. Kudos to People Can Fly and Epic Games for giving these characters heart and charm amidst the bloody carnage.

There are some flaws. For one, the game is too short and there's no multiplayer modes to fiddle with after you complete the game. There are some time-attack modes where you race against the clock to kill enemies, but the lack of multiplayer really hurts the competitive edge of most FPS out there in the market. But that shouldn't stop you from playing this game at all. In fact it's much more fun than DNF.

I know Bulletstorm isn't selling that well which is a shame. The game is highly polished and more sophisticated in gameplay compared to what's out there in the market. If more time was spent on making the single-player campaign longer and with more multiplayer options, than this would've made more sales. I hope in time more and more people buy this game because it actually brings something new to the table. C'mon guys, support originality. We need the diversity.

The cover design , the look of this game did not sell it to me , whoever commissioned the artwork didn't want you to buy the game as it no only doesn't reflect the game but it's uninspiring at the same time. If you like the feel of Rage and enjoy the Borderland games , then you will love this. It's funny, quirky , bit odd and brilliant fun at the same time.

I heard a lot of negativity about Bulletstorm when it first appeared, primarily the criticism was about it's humor. Namely that it was outdated and needlessly crass, essentially it was Duke Nukem. Personally I don't think it's an issue, in fact I found a fair bit funny.

Though multiplayer exists Bulletstorm focuses on it's really quite impressive single player campaign and personally I prefer that considerably in general. I won't try and describe the plot because it would be rather hard to do so, it's rather all over the place.

With your usual array of weapons, secondary fires for most and the addition of a brilliant "Leash" weapon that really makes things interesting the gunplay is excellent. The locations and enemies though not as varied as I'd have liked are still above par. It has some very memorable sequences and the trick shot catalogue brings yet another unique never before seen twist to a tried and tested formula.

With lots of comedy, hyper violence and a fair challenge at higher difficulty levels I have to say its a damn shame Bulletstorm never became a franchise because it deserved to be.

The Good:

Looks the part

Solid shooter

Some great dialogue

Plenty of side content

The Bad:

Duke Nukem side content is annoyingly bad

Coop campaign would have been nice

First off I play all my games in full 3d. This game took a full three nights! (around two hours each) to get it working but even then it was shadowy and just not worth even trying. Once the 3d was pushed aside the decision to play in normal 2d went ahead to discover that even then it was a waste of time. Bland graphics and no sense of adventure. So now the developers have gone from extremely short games to long games with nothing special to see. If you are the competitive type and enjoy racking up the point scores then go ahead and have a blast. 'People can Fly' should have released this as Painkiller 3 instead of this Bonestorm!(a game Bart played in an early Simpson's episode). It seems as though they are aiming for a less mature audience such as 25 year old males or younger to sell this game but honestly I saw nothing original and the Hugh Jackman try-to-lookalike didn't do it for me either even though I am Aussie... Is what I would have said if I did not give it a fair go. As you venture further into the game the graphics do not get much better but clever design in your ordinance and the multitude of weapon choices, upgrades and fancy maneuvers you can use pull you in to a reasonably enjoyable experience. The balloon type messages advising you of your point score remind you that this is not a serious adventure with sci-fi sensibilities but another grand shoot em up from the PCF team. Valve, the makers of the Half-life series created special cues to make a player look in a particular direction so as not to miss an off screen event, Example - a monster running past a gate. This game actually tells you to look by pressing RMB (right mouse button). When you do you will instantly face the direction of where the action lies be it a Monster/boss/attacker/quick getaway. Obviously this led to much less work in the game development as the makers did not have to spend ages to work out a way to get your attention. Graphics - 4/10 storyline - 3.5/10 fun score 7.5/10 just another run and kill shooter but worth playing nevertheless. Overall six rubber chickens.

I put a 9 on this because it was not long enough. but besides that i cant find anything wrong with the game.

The game has good graphics, its funny, its EXTREMELY violent but in a good way, awesome guns, good characters and a good story. Overall it was good and worth the money and i recommend getting it.

Bulletstorm takes place in the 26th century. The story follows space pirate Grayson Hunt and his cyborg partner Ishi Sato, who were both dishonorably discharged from Dead Echo after they were betrayed by their commanding officer, General Sarrano. Ten years later Hunt's and Sato's ship crash-landed on the planet Stygia, a former resort planet now overrun with meat-eating plants, feral mutant tribes and criminals. Along the way, they're joined by Trishka Novak, a foul-mouthed woman with a dark past who also knows her way around a gun.