Stripping back the first-person shooter (FPS) to its fundamentals, Bulletstorm breezes in like a breath of fresh air. Assuming the role of Grayson Hunt, leader of mercenary band the Dead Echos, events take a turn for the worse when an alcohol-fuelled revenge mission goes awry. One crash-landing later Hunt finds himself on a hostile planet where the natives are decidedly restless. Mercifully, Hunt has at his disposal some of the most imaginative guns ever devised, an energy whip capable of pitching his foes across the battlefield and a size 10 boot in case they get a little too close for comfort. The novel combination of all these attacks is actively encouraged via the skillshot system which awards bonus points for more outrageous kills in a game which doesn’t shirk on entertainment and delights in exposing the time honoured clichés of the FPS genre.
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Price: £51.99
Format: PS3
Publisher: Sony
****
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Kirby’s world unravels, literally, as our hero is forcibly removed into a world entirely constructed of yarn. In one stroke his usual form of attack – what amounts to sucking up his enemies – is rendered useless as a now hollow Kirby finds enemies passing straight through him. Instead he discovers how to spin foes into a ball of yarn, perfect for throwing at destructible scenery or other villains. Brilliantly he’s able to change shape too, into dead weights or parasols for example, while many levels also facilitate his morphing into a unique form such as a UFO, drill or fire engine. This is a breathtakingly inventive game whose visual style perfectly suits the Wii.
The Helghast – red-eyed and ruthless archetypal bad guys – return in one of the grittier first-person shooters to hit home consoles. Visually stunning, Killzone’s warzone is constantly abuzz with tracer fire, explosions and the hint of distant fighting, while the percussion of heavy munitions compliments the game’s score. As ISA soldier,
cheap pandora necklaces Libya a deafening silence, Sev, it’s up to you to combat the Helghast either on foot or onboard a vast array of vehicles,
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*****
*****
Killzone 3
Price: £29.99-£39.99
Format: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS
Publisher: THQ
Bulletstorm
Price: £39.99
Format: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Price: £34.99-£49.99
Format: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Publisher: EA
Fresh from his exploits in Chroma City,
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****
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