Bulletstorm
PC, PS3, Xbox 360 | Shooter | Multi-player | Co-op
Released on February 22, 2011.
Published by Electronic Arts.
Developed by People Can Fly.
Bulletstorm takes place in the 26th century, where the Confederation of Planets are protected by a secret black-ops army called Dead Echo, commanded by General Sarrano. One Dead Echo team, led by Grayson Hunt (Steven Blum), having been following Sarrano's orders in assassinating what they believe are drug traffickers and mass murderers, kill a man known as Bryce Novak, but soon discover he was a civilian reporter, having documented other civilian deaths caused by Dead Echo. Grayson and his team realize they have been duped by Sarrano and go AWOL, becoming space pirates on the run from Sarrano's… See More
forces, now going by the name Final Echo.
Ten years later, Grayson's team tries to flee from Sarrano's battlecruiser, the Ulysses, while near the planet of Stygia. With their ship's systems failing, Grayson, in a drunken stupor, orders the crew to ram at the Ulysses, hoping to gain revenge on Sarraro. The ships collide, forcing both down and causing them to crash land on the surface of Stygia. One of Grayson's men, Ishi Sato (Andrew Kishino), is critically wounded in the crash and Grayson is forced to find an energy cell to drive the ship's medical equipment. On the planet, a former popular tropical-like resort destination, the population has mutated into feral tribes and carnivorous plants. Grayson fights through to one of the Ulysses escape pods, where a Final Echo soldier succumbs to a horde of mutants. After dispatching the attackers, Grayson retrieves the escape pod's energy cell, as well as an "instinct leash" that, when worn, begins to provide him strange tactile information, such as points for each enemy he kills.
Grayson returns with the cell, and while Ishi is under operation, the mutants attack their ship. The operation is cut short by an explosion during battle, leaving Ishi a disfigured cyborg. Grayson and Ishi, the only survivors, decide to work together to get off the planet, despite Ishi's disapproval of Grayson's thirst for revenge. The instinct leash leads Grayson to another escape pod, where they find Trishka (Jennifer Hale), another Final Echo soldier who agrees to work with Grayson and Ishi, but only after they rescue Sarrano. As they battle through the ravaged city, Trishka explains that Stygia has been used by Final Echo as a sort of training grounds, with the instinct leashes the soldiers wear as a means of ranking those within the test; those that scored kills would be the only ones that could get ammunition and other supplies to survive. When Grayson learns that Trishka was Novak's daughter, he tells her that Sarrano was responsible for her father's death, but claims he does not know who actually killed him.
The three make their way to the top of a skyscraper where Sarrano's pod landed. Trishka accuses Sarrano of her father's death, but he simply kicks her off the side of the building. Sarrano then warns Grayson and Ishi that there is an armed DNA bomb on the Ulysses that will wipe out all life on the planet, and that they must go and disarm it, as his rescue ship will not arrive in time. Sarrano leads them through the underground areas of the city, encountering radioactive waste and a giant prison. Sarrano snidely explains that that shields used to protect the planet's surface from its deadly electrical storms created the waste, and in turn, began to mutate the population of the surface; the changes occurred too quickly for most of the surface population to be rescued, and thus many of the feral mutants that Grayson has been fighting were more innocent civilians. Grayson is furious at this revelation, but continues to help Sarrano to reach the remains the Ulysses. Aboard, Sarrano tricks Grayson and Ishi once again, having them actually arm the DNA bomb, while his rescue ship will arrive in time to save him. As fire breaks out aboard the fallen ship, the two are saved by Trishka, who survived the fall by catching a power line on her way down.
The three race to where Sarrano's rescue ship is landing and manage to get on board. They make their way through Sarrano's elite troops and eventually face Sarrano alone. Trishka demands to know who actually killed her father, to which Sarrano indicts Grayson. In the confusion, Sarrano hijack's Ishi's computer systems, forcing him to turn on his friends. Grayson manages to break Sarrano's control of Ishi, and Ishi sacrifices himself to prevent Sarrano from killing Grayson. Grayson then impales Sarrano on the wall of a ship. As Grayson and Trishka regroup, Sarrano performs one final act, ejecting Grayson, Trishka and several of his men from the ship back onto the planet. With the DNA bomb soon to detonate, Grayson and Trishka race back to the Ulysses where one escape pod remains unlaunched; they are able to board it and escape into low orbit, out of range of the DNA bomb when it goes off.
In the credits, it is revealed that Sarrano was revived, but now a cyborg like Ishi, and Ishi has also been revived now under Sarrano's control.
Why? Fun, full of adventure, unique, and make by a cool company. all you could want
Why? When it is one of those days , that you dont want to wake up everybody sucks and everything is , And you dont know why but you want to justify ripping someones head off. then you cant go wrong with this fun shooter, ever felt like giving someone a bomb collar and then kicking him into his… See More
charging friends? you can do that. Or electrocutting another guy and kick him to his friends? you can. like basketball? why not use this laser whip to send a dude into the air then grab him again and " dunk" him into the ground . You like over killing stuff? why not give a dude a bomb collar, electrocute him and then kick him into a big a*s cactus and then exploding his bomb collar for good measure and most of al big points so you can do more big killing.
even the story is not all that bad, and its not one of those superserious shooters like CoD but this here is a slice of of youth for me, in the time when shooters were fun and sometimes even silly. This game has it all.
So if you woke up on one of those days, now you can justify kicking dudes into advertisement banners in a place that is .....or was paradise.
Why? Ignite, throw, shoot, grap back, kick, smash, blow, repeat. Do not forget to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Why? One of my favorite single player experiences. Mindless big-gun fun. Wish I could find my CD key/manual, I lost it a couple years ago.
Why? Gorgeous design. Great gun-play. Epic over the top bad guy. Loved every second of this game.
Why? One of the best FPS game, too bad they wont be releasing a sequel.
Why? The Good - I like the concept "kill with skill". Dont really care bout weird storyline (but still ok). All i want is combo kills with style.
The Bad - I dont like "press [key] to win".
The Ugly - No jump!
Still loving it. I give 8/10.
Why? The game Duke Nukem Forever wanted to be
Why? I absolutely love this game and I have always thought that this is what Duke Nukem Forever should have been. It has all the right elements, tons of mindless carnage, the jive talk and of course, the mighty foot. Leashing enemies and kicking them into things or over the edge of platforms etc. I just… See More
couldn't help thinking of Duke3d as I played. Bulletstorm is also one of the few games I like to revisit the singleplayer game again and again.
Why? I bought it and played it when it first came out on the Xbox 360. And yes... when they say it's wild, it is very wild! If you want to play something that packs in a lot of action, check this game out! Rather unique storyline and gameplay. Once you start playing and getting into it, it's seriously hard… See More
to get bored of it.
Why? Loved Bulletstorm, I think this game was woefully underrated and many people missed out on it. It goes back to the older days of shooters, with a loud, obnoxious, misogynistic lead who loves to shoot first and really doesn't give a crap later. The game is stuffed full of potty humour and dick jokes,… See More
but manages to have a coherent story, and even characters that you get to relate to. Toss in a big dinosaur mech you get to drive and destroy a city, a cyborg buddy who pretty much wants you dead... but doesn't and 1001 ways to kill your enemies and you have the makings of a damned decent game. Visuals are typical UE and can be enhanced on PC with some config edits, nothing special but also nothing terrible either. I've played through this game 4 times, twice on 360 and twice on PC and I am thinking about giving it yet another go. I think you should too, it isn't terribly expensive anymore and really is a good time killer.
Why? Forget plot, this is a fast paced, non-stop shooter.