Since there was already a thread about the upcoming Mortal Kombat game, among other game-related topics, I thought I’d start one up too.
Anyone heard of the new game Bulletstorm? It’s made by Epic, the creators of Gears of War, in conjunction with People Can Fly, who made the awesome game Painkiller years ago. I’ve always liked FPS games, but the more recent stuff like Call of Duty and Medal of Honor never really grabbed me. This looks more like the kinds of FPS games I used to play in the 90’s, like Doom, Heretic and Duke Nukem 3D.
The game itself looks like it could have been ripped out of the pages of Heavy Metal magazine, with lots of over-the-top violence and profanity. In fact, you get awarded points for “killing creatively.” And some of the kills in have double-entendre names like “Gang Bang,” “Facial,” and “Rear Entry.” So yeah, not the most mature game by any means, but they make no pretense of it being anything more either. It’s also gotten a little bit of controversy over at Fox News. But then again, they also made a big deal over Mass Effect a few years previous.
It comes out next week for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. I’ll be getting the PC version myself as I’ve always been most comfortable playing FPS games on them (can’t beat a mouse and keyboard for accuracy!) Anyone else interested in it?