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A full length review of Bulletstorm

So, this is week three of my weekly reviews where I review a new game that has just come out. So I rent the game, play the game and review the game. The last two weeks I did Black ops and Killzone 3, so this week is the turn of Bulletstorm. This week I have had a suggestion to use one page and do sub-headings instead of multipages, so tell me which you think is better.
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The Plot[/u]

As usual the plot is taken from Wikipedia, and it is copy and pasted, the reason I do this is because it will give you a better story than me just trying to do it myself. Remember, do not read it if you have not played it yet, unless you want to ruin the story.

Plot:
Bulletstorm takes place in the 26th century, where the Confederation of Planets are protected by a secret black-ops army called Dead Echo. The story follows space pirate Grayson Hunt, voiced by Steve Blum, and his cyborg partner Ishi Sato, whose squad went AWOL after discovering that they were tricked into killing innocent civilians, instead of the ruthless drug dealers and mass murderers that their commanding officer General Sarrano told them they were killing. Ten years later, after a spontaneous and liquor-induced attempt to take revenge on the General and his forces, 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, criminals, and Godzilla-sized monsters. After waking up, Hunt is told by the ship's doctor that Sato is gravely injured, and he requires an energy cell to power the surgery equipment needed to save him. Hunt goes off to retrieve an energy cell from a fallen escape pod, and makes it back to the ship to deliver to the doctor. The doctor successfully merges Sato's brain with the ship's AI in order to preserve his life. However, at the end of the procedure, bandits break into the ship through the air vents and kill the doctor. Hunt, who is dazed, takes a gun lying near him and shoots an explosive barrel, killing the bandits in the room and knocking himself and Sato unconscious. When he wakes up, he sees Sato lying against a rock, and the two decide to work together to survive, despite Sato's anger at Hunt for endangering and killing most of the crew as a result of his liquor-induced thirst for revenge. Hunt and Sato search for a way off the planet, all while doing battle with the General's forces, who also crashed on Stygia after Hunt's attack. Along the way, they're joined by Trishka, a foul-mouthed woman with a dark past who also knows her way around a gun. Hunt, Sato, and Triska continue towards Sarrano. The trio confronts Sarrano on a collapsing building, where he pushes Trishka off. Sarrano tells Hunt that there is an armed DNA bomb in Sarrano's ship, which will exterminate all life in Stygia. Sarrano, Sato, and Hunt make their way to the ship. Hunt reveals that Trishka was the girl they rescued ten years ago, after assassinating her father, an innocent reporter by the name of Bryce Novak. Upon arrival to the ship, Sarrano tricks Hunt into arming the bomb. Hunt and Sato are rescued by Trishka, who caught on to a wire to survive. They then make their way to Sarrano. Trishka holds Sarrano at gunpoint, and demands to know if he ordered her father's assasination. Sarrano tells her Hunt pulled the trigger, and while Hunt and Trishka are distracted by this revelation, Sarrano takes control of Sato's AI. Hunt is able to help Sato break Sarrano's control. Sato sacrfices his life for Hunt, who then seemingly kills Sarrano. With his dying breath, Sarrano ejects Hunt, Trishka, and his men back in onto the surface of Stygia. Sarrano's men and the duo race to Sarrano's ship, where there are still some escape pods. Trishka and Hunt beat Sarrano's squad, and escape before the bomb goes off. The ending reveals Sarrano is now a cyborg like Sato and that Sato has been revived. [/color]


The Pros [/u]



Hard-hitting, gruesome, high-charged, beautiful, blood-soaked, are all words that can describe the amazing game of Bulletstorm. This is definitely not a game to play with your parents watching, unless they are a rabid gamer like you. The characters are constantly swearing at every possible chance they get, emitting the ‘I don’t give a ****’ attitude, which in turn works side by side with the gameplay. The gameplay is ridiculous, but a hell of a lot of fun. The set-pieces are stunning and very well placed along the storyline.

What is great is the games innovation compared to other rehashes of the stereotypical FPS. Bulletstorm is a fresh new cut on the genre and you are drawn in by the fact that it is so different. The story itself isn’t remarkable, but the games run, gun and kill style of thrilling gameplay makes the story obsolete. One of the inventive parts of the game is the scoring system: you are awarded points for how creatively you kill enemies. Then you use those points to buy ammo, power-ups, and new weapons, which then you use to add creativity to the kills, ultimately rewarding the player with more points. It is the circle of the game. The unlocks add to the games replay value for players want to play it again and again in order to discover more brutal ways of punishing an enemy.


Also the multiplayer contrasts most other multiplayer games. As I stated earlier, this game adds a fresh style to the FPS experience. There are a few different types of game modes in the multiplayer. There is an echoes mode where you replay through the campaign to try and rack up as many points as you can, and then the scores will be put on a leaderboard and you will try to compete to get the highest in the world rankings, it is comparative to the co-op from Call of Duty World at War, except you can only play it in solo.

The other mode is called Horde, where you team up with three other players to fight waves of enemies, you progress through different levels of enemies, however you can only increase to the next level by getting the set requirement of points for that level, so this can’t just be achieved by shooting people, you have to be more innovative than that, you and your team will need to use the environment and your variety of weapons to increase up the levels quicker and as you go up those levels, those enemies get harder and harder.[/color]


The Cons [/u]



If you are expecting a first-class story from Bulletstorm, you will surely be disappointed for its story mode lacks a tale. However, if you’re a fan of blood, upright brutality and gore, this game will feed your needs. The AI on the other hand isn’t so helpful. They do slaughter the competition, but at times, they seem clueless. This isn’t so great when your trapped in a corner, facing a fury of enemies.

There is no cover system, like that of Gears of War called wall hugging. That type of covering worked well with Gears, and would have been a helpful addition to Bulletstorm. In the heat of battle, there is no option to dive for cover and such, which would have been an excellent feature.
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Conclusion [/u]



Bulletstorm carries a brand new style for a FPS. Though its story is a bit lacking, the overall gameplay is sheer brutality, and offers loads of fun. The game has great replay value, just because you will get addicted to doing new moves and combos which make for some awesome kills. Bulletstorm is a new innovator in the FPS genre and hopefully other games will expand on the new style this game brings. This game is a definite buy.

Source: Written by me
Author: Manxlad619
Editor: MR 4:20
Date: 12/03/11[/color]

Big thanks to MR 4:20

Manx! I love your reviews!! Nice job on this one, thinking about getting it, but I dunno. Question: Do you go out and buy a new game every week for this? =D Just wondering lol!

No I do not buy them Too exspensive, I rent one each week.

Oh, that makes sense, I thought you were just extremely rich =D!

No lol, that would be, like £50 each week.

These should be renamed to "The Whenever I Rent a Game and Fee Like Reviewing it" reviews

Well seeing as it is each week if you haven't noticed, that is why it weekly.

Updated with help from MR 4:20 =D

Seeing as how weeks are 7 days long and the first two reviews were about a month apart id say you're wrong. SMACKDOWN

Bulletstorm involves me kicking a man in his genitals. 10/10 for me.

Actually the second review was on thursday of last week, it was only the first one that was months ago and I explained why if you read the second one.