Bulletstorm Standard Edition - PlayStation 3

Looking trailers and hearing its reviews, I had little to no expectations for this game. But then I liked Gears of War and Shadow Complex games and since this was also being released by Epic, I thought why not give it a shot. After finishing the campaign mode and trying Ecos and Anarchy modes, I have to say I am quite surprised. ***********PROS.*************** -AWESOME COMBAT SYSTEM: This is the best aspect of this game. You can slide, leash to pull enemies, kick them and use variety of weapons with primary and second fire and pull a huge variety of combination off of them. At first you may feel like it may get redundant, but thanks to variety in levels, there are a huge variety of things you can do. Thanks to that you won’t get bored till the end of the campaign. -VARIETY IN LEVELS: Other than awesome combat, there is plenty of variety in levels. Throughout the campaign you experience a variety of environments including the space, woody greenery filled areas, abandoned factories, building high in the sky that is about to fall apart and list goes on. -SURPRISES: There parts during the campaign where you will be surprised by certain events and the gameplay that will follow it. I really don’t want to spoil it for you, but trust me you will like it. -GREAT GRAPHICS AND DECENT ART WORK: The first time I saw the trailer for this game, it really looked unpolished to me. But now that I have finished the campaign, I can say that since then they seem to have refined it quite a bit. Certain levels just look gorgeous. I guess never doubt the power of unreal engine. -VARIETY IN WEAPONS: There are 8 different types of weapons and that is not including the leash. Each weapons (including leash) has devastating alternate fire mode. There is just plethora of combos you can do if you mix and match these weapons. I personally enjoyed each and every one of them. Also, while some weapons may look and sound familiar from other games, they will play very differently in this game. For example with sniper rifle in this game you can change the direction of bullet after you fire it. I personally have enjoyed the variety very much. -UPGRADABLES: To top of each weapon is upgradeable with the skill point you earn by killing enemies in creative ways. This rpg element will truly encourage you to creatively kill enemies and get as many skill points as possible. While this rpg element is not as well thought of as other games, it still adds incentive to do your best. -ONLINE PLAY AND ECOS MODE: While not my favorites (see cons.), after you finish the game, you can stay busy by playing online multiplayer (anarchy mode) or Ecos mode which has the same levels as campaign but gives you stars on your performance. ************CONS************ -RELATIVELY SHORT CAMPAIGN: Hate how games these days have such short single player campaigns. Unfortunately bulletstorm is one of them. While I enjoyed each and every moment of the campaign I found it to be very short (~7-8 h max and that is because I explore a lot). -MINOR GLITCHES: I had my character stuck while jumping over objects at least 3-4 times. Unacceptable. All the games have glitches, but under no circumstances your character should be stuck like this. I mean you can’t even kill yourself. Restarting the level is the only option. -MEH MULTIPLAYER AND ECOS MODE: Compare to some other games these days, I didn’t enjoy the multiplayer so much. I got tired of it rather quickly. Also the Ecos mode felt the exact same as the campaign. I wish they had added more varieties. -LACK OF NEW GAME+ MODE: This is a game that can really use a new game+ mode (i.e. start with all the weapons you collected etc.). Unfortunately, it doesn’t have it. So there are some really cool weapons and upgrades you get towards the end of the game. Unfortunately, if you want to use them again, you will have to play the game again and you will only get to use them for last few levels. Just very unfortunate. **********CONCLUSION**************** Simply speaking I am looking forward to Bulletstorm 2. Partly because I enjoyed this game and partly I have faith in the developers that they will improve the weak aspects of this game. All and all I enjoyed pulling off crazy combos in beautiful, but destructible environments, but I wish they had longer campaign and had fixed some of the things described in the con section. I give this game 8.5/10.

Go this game cheap and was only really expecting a modest game. Man was I mistaken. The game play and death kicks are great. The game play keep on going for hours and keeps every moment at ur heals

This game is the reason I support the Gaming Industry. I might fnd three or four games a year, not counting sequels, that really break the mold and this is a prme example! I love when game makers push the envelope and try new things. Weapons Upgrades alone on this game make it worth playing, really, who wouldn't love a Sniper Rifle that fires exploding Shells that you can steer after firing it! AND the Flail Gun, firing two linked Spiked Gernades that wrap around an enemy, pining his arms and then you can kick him into a group of bad guys and then DETONATE him like a bomb for a massive Kill! AND the Thumper Upgrade for the Leash....well let me just say that you should look up the FLY SWAT Kill Shot, and give it a try. Not to mention the awesome visuals as you fry a guy on some wires and he ends up as a pile of dust. I have played this three times to conclusion and Only Crisis 2 has made me stop for going again! You won't be disappointed in this game.

This game is amazing. Its almost like a leisurely HALO with a ton of different "skillshots" to at least try and attempt. If your a super hardcore gamer this may not bring enough challenge to the table, but at least try the demo to see if its the right thing for you

i bought this game for my husband so my only knolage of it is from watching him play. he swears its awesome and loves playing it. it was a guess of a Christmas gift and it worked out great. he is 27, m

I had thought about buying this game as a pre-order because the trailers looked so cool. I got tied up playing some other games and actually just picked this up a month or two ago because I was able to get a new copy at a discounted price of $5. Great purchase at that price; glad I didn't fork out $60 for it. That being said, this game is worth the $20 or so price tag (or less if you get a used copy). The skillshot functionality is unique and there are definitely some clever kills in the game. Multiplayer is pretty weak as there is no team deathmatch or deathmatch.

I'm not much on games that you go around and shooting but I made an exception for this game. I'm now looking at some other games that could interest me. If anyone has any recommendations let me know. This game was great with all the different weapons you can use and being creative on how to kill the enemies. I enjoyed it greatly I definitely recommend this game.

Bulletstorm is an often overlooked and under appreciated gem. This game provides a gratifying solo campaign. The game provides plenty of weapons to choose from and the unique killshot combos make for an incredibly fun experience. I still find myself dropping back into this game and blasting through the campaign mode. I would definitely recommend this game. The game is high on blood and violence and strong language and so I would not recommend this for children.