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Review: Bulletstorm - PC, Xbox 360, PS3

by Steven Williamson on 28 February 2011, 16:33 4.5

Tags: Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA), FPS

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The more insane the skillshot, the more points you collect

Despite trying to mix things up with some lame QTE moments, some enjoyable on-rails sections and intense boss battles, I did reach a point in Bulletstorm where the gameplay lost a bit of momentum, and the novelty of discovering new skill shots and finding new ways of using the environment to kill enemies wore a little thin. However, the rewarding upgrade and scoring system motivated me more than enough to want to continue, and I’m glad I did because overall Bulletstorm’s eight hour or so campaign is well-paced, exciting and so refreshingly different to any of the other shooters on the market.

Away from the single player campaign, the points system becomes even more relevant in Echo mode where you have a limited time across certain maps to create as much carnage and rack up as many points as possible. Your points tally then gets uploaded to the scoreboards, where you can see how you compare with friends and the global Bulletstorm community. The co-op mode, Anarchy, where you team up with another player as hordes of enemies attack, is also well-worth a look but the main multiplayer component is a little disappointing with no sign of deathmatch, or team deathmatch modes as I would have expected.



Nonetheless, Bulletstorm is a great game packed with clever level design and appealing environments that allow you to be creative with your kills. Mixing and matching your skills, working out combos and utilising everything you see around you to kill your enemy in a variety of gruesome ways is ultimately a lot of fun. You’re not likely to play a game as crude, loud or in your face as Bulletstorm for a long while, and though some may be put off by its attempts to shock and offend, others will revel in its childishness.



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Played this on Friday night with another friend from Scan, have to say i loved it, was the best laugh i had in ages like working out skill moves etc, “Team Challenge - 1 shoot him in the head whilst the other one shoots him in the balls” …… Love it lol …

Its different and i like the fact its not like every other FPS out there, as for Teamdeath match modes etc, i recon thats because they know they game will be good and they will milk the DLC money for it, but tbh at this point i would happily pay for it as im enjoying the game.

Deffo worth a go if you want something different

Think Unreal with a Duke Nukem sense of humour :)
Cheers for the heads up Steve A, yeah i was drawn to it due to the fact that it is different, yet similar to unreal. I'll have to add this to my next shopping list.