If the realistic, military-style shooters are starting to bore you, then get ready to have your eyeballs assaulted with 'Bulletstorm.' From EA, Epic Games, and People Can Fly comes a M-rated video game about a group of mercenaries who have crash landed on a tropical paradise.... filled with freaks that want to kill you and whatever else they want to. With a sweet but limited collection of weapons, a 'Killshot' point system, epic campaign, raunchy dialogue, 4-player online co-op, time trials and more, 'Bulletstorm' is packing tons of heat for everybody.
There's one thing that sets this game apart from the other shooters: the Killshots. These trick shots give you buckets of points for the way you kill an enemy instead of how many you take down. 'Tripwire' is one where you shoot an enemy in the legs and take him out once he hits the grounds. There are 100s of others such as 'Trapshooting' (killing an enemy that's been launched into the air), 'Vertigo' (Kicking an enemy off a ledge), and the painful 'Mercy' (shooting an enemy in the privates and then kicking him in the head). You can also pull off combos if you pay attention to what's around you and what weapons you have.
Speaking of which, the guns in 'Bulletstorm' tend to steal the show from time to time. You start off with the Peace Maker Carbine, an assault rifle that can spit out an entire clip in one shot as an alternate fire. You also have the Screamer (Revolver/Flare Gun), a 4-barrel shotgun named the Boneduster, the Flail Gun (a two-grenade-plus-chain launcher) and more. You also have an energy leash to pull and launch enemies out of your way or to set up another Killshot. All of your gear can be upgrade to some degree in single and multiplayer mode.
Multiplayer (or Anarchy mode as it's called here) is basically Horde Mode from 'Gears of War,' but based on points instead of kills. You and 3 buddies whip and shoot everything that's trying to kill you for up to 20 rounds or so. This makes players get creative the higher they get up through the waves, especially when you get more for when doing team-based kills. Between each round, you get a chance to buy ammo, weapons, and upgrades for you and your stuff. You can even customize your online character and Peace Maker to make you feel special. There's also an Echoes mode (time trials), which is chunks of the campaign that players can rack up point to reach the top of the leaderboards.
For Xbox 360 owners, there's an 'Epic Edition' out for the game that includes 25,000 XP, leash and gun upgrades, and a beta code for 'Gears of War 3.' Don't trade the game in before the beta launches: it's only accessible through the game menu. All new copies of 'Bulletstorm' come with online passes, which contain bonus levels for Echoes mode. You can buy the game online or in most retail stores. 'Bulletstorm' is a foul-mouthed journey that's hard not to enjoy.
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