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dead, while the third – Ishi – has
been turned into a cyborg in effort
to save his life.
What’s even more remarkable is
that Bulletstorm barely breaks its
stride throughout its entire six to
eight hour length. The first chapter
alone has about three gargantuan
set-pieces, including a level where
you’re chased by a giant, motorised
wheel, and another where you need
to escape the nest of a Godzilla-like
dinosaur. There’s a sequence where
you control a robot-dinosaur and a
battle across a giant dam which,
naturally, bursts in the process.
Bulletstorm’s sense of scale and
spectacle puts most other shooters to
shame, and it’s not even the point of
the game. It’s merely seasoning
sprinkled into the casserole of
shooting angry mutants in the most
creative ways possible.
Yes, the skillshot systems was and
remains Bulletstorm’s most unique
feature. While you’re free to kill
enemies however you like, killing
them in specific ways awards you
with varying numbers of points. This
could be by combining a kick to the
face with a spray from your assault
rifle to perform a “Bullet Kick” or

like a meaty windmill. Combine these

bizarre guns with the skillshot

system, and you’ve got one of the

most gleefully entertaining shooters

ever made. Impaling multiple

enemies on one drillbit for the

“Shishkebab” bonus is almost

worryingly satisfying, as is kicking a

flail-wrapped enemy into a man-

eating plant and blowing both up in a

shower of blood and chlorophyll.

Like everything else about

Bulletstorm, it’s incredibly crass and

incredibly silly, but it’s also a huge

amount of fun. The only downside to

the skillshot system is that it rewards

you for set tricks, which limits the

I call this look

“Godzilla’s dentist”.

Is it possible to

‘catch’ vertigo?

Push me, Pull you

Bulletstorm’s action involvespullingandpushing

enemiesandobjectsaround.tryoutthesemethods.

impaling an enemy upon some metal

railings to pull off a “Voodoo Doll”.

These points can be used to buy

ammo and unlock new weapons,

which, alongside the ever-shifting

environment, can be used to conjure

even more creative kills. Like People

Can Fly’s earlier game Painkiller,

Bulletstorm’s weapons are delightfully

eclectic. Highlights include the Flail

Gun, which shoots twin explosives

connected by a chain that coils

around enemies before exploding,

and the Driller, a ludicrous weapon

that fires gigantic drill-bits at colossal

speeds, impaling enemies onto any

surface and spinning them around

1.

kick

Pushes

enemies and

objects

away from

you.

2.

leash

Pulls

enemies and

objects

toward you.

3.

slide

Pushes

enemies and

objects

away from

you in a

cooler way.

4.

shotgun

Blast

Pushes

enemies and

objects

while doing

damage.

5.

thumP

Throws

enemies and

objects high

into the air.

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