Bulletstorm
Tags: revenge, comedy, violence, flashback

Plot synopsis:
Bulletstorm takes place in the 26th century, where the universe is run by the Confederation of Planets. Grayson Hunt (Steven Blum) is the leader of Dead Echo, a black ops team under command of Star General Sarrano. Following Sarrano's orders and assassinating alleged criminals, Dead Echo kills a man known as Bryce Novak. Immediately after, they discover Novak was a civilian reporter, documenting civilian deaths caused by Dead Echo. Realizing they have been tricked by Sarrano, Grayson and his team desert and become space pirates on the run from Sarrano's forces.
Ten years later, Grayson commands a ship with his old teammates, Ishi Sato (Andrew Kishino), Rell (Chris Cox), and Doc Oliver (Robin Atkin Downes). He spots Sarrano's battlecruiser, the Ulysses near the planet of Stygia. In a drunken rage, he attacks and rams the Ulysses. The ships collide and crash land on the surface of Stygia, critically wounding Ishi.
To save Ishi, Grayson and Rell leave the ship to find an energy cell for the ship's medical equipment. On the planet, a former popular tropical-like resort, the population has mutated into feral tribes and carnivorous plants. Grayson reaches one of the Ulysses escape pods, and retrieves the pod's energy cell, and a device called an "instinct leash." The leash provides him with strange tactile information, such as points for each enemy he kills. Grayson and Rell return with the energy cell, and Doc begins replacing several of Ishi's body parts with cybernetics, including an AI processor for parts of his brain. In the middle of the operation, the mutants attack their ship, killing Doc, Rell, and leaving Ishi a disfigured cyborg.
Grayson and Ishi decide to work together to get off the planet, despite Ishi's disapproval of Grayson's thirst for revenge. Throughout the game, the AI processor in Ishi's brain takes over several times, fueled by his anger at Grayson's selfish and reckless actions which killed their teammates and put them in danger.
The instinct leash leads Grayson to another escape pod, where they find Trishka (Jennifer Hale), a Final Echo soldier. She agrees to work with Grayson and Ishi under the condition that they rescue Sarrano. As they battle through the ravaged city, Trishka explains that Stygia has been used by Final Echo as a training ground. The instinct leash is a means of ranking the user. Only by scoring kills can the soldier get more ammunition and supplies to survive. Upon learning that Trishka was Novak's daughter, Grayson tells her that Sarrano was responsible for her father's death, but lies about his involvement.
The three fight their way to Sarrano's escape pod, which landed on a skyscraper. Trishka accuses Sarrano of her father's death, but he pushes her off the building. Sarrano then warns Grayson and Ishi of an armed "DNA bomb" on the Ulysses that will wipe out all life on the planet. He urges them to disarm it as his rescue ship will not arrive in time.
As they travel to the Ulysses, Sarrano explains that prison convicts were used as the labor force to maintain the planet. They rebelled when toxic byproducts, created by the planet's solar radiation shields, were dumped in the underground prison. The convicts destroyed the shields, exposing the entire population to mutating radiation. Aboard the Ulysses, Sarrano tricks Grayson and Ishi into arming what was actually an inert bomb, and leaves. As fire breaks out aboard the fallen ship, the two are saved by Trishka, who survived the fall.
The three race to Sarrano's rescue ship and get on board. They fight through Sarrano's elite troops and eventually confront him. Trishka demands to know who killed her father, and Sarrano reveals Grayson's squad carried out the order. As the heroes argue, Sarrano hijacks Ishi's computer systems and forces Ishi to turn on his friends. Grayson manages to break Sarrano's control, and Ishi sacrifices himself to save his teammate. Enraged, Grayson impales Sarrano on the debris on the wall. Sarrano, still alive, ejects Grayson and Trishka out of the rescue ship.
Grayson and Trishka race back to the Ulysses and board an unused escape pod. They launch it into low orbit, then the explosion of the DNA bomb propels the pod into space. Inside the pod, the two talk about Grayson's revenge, the loss of his team, and Sarrano's escape. Trishka asks Grayson what he is going to do about Sarrano escaping, and the screen fades to black.
In a post-credits scene, it is revealed that Sarrano was revived as a cyborg. Ishi also survives and is now taken over by the AI processor.

Review: Worth It. I put a 9 on this because it was not long enough.
but besides that i cant find anything wrong with the game.
The game has good graphics, its funny, its EXTREMELY violent but in a good way, awesome guns, good characters and a good story.
Overall it was good and worth the money and i recommend getting it.Bulletstorm takes place in the 26th century.
The story follows space pirate Grayson Hunt and his cyborg partner Ishi Sato, who were both dishonorably discharged from Dead Echo after they were betrayed by their commanding officer, General Sarrano.
Ten years later Hunt's and Sato's ship crash-landed on the planet Stygia, a former resort planet now overrun with meat-eating plants, feral mutant tribes and criminals.
Along the way, they're joined by Trishka Novak, a foul-mouthed woman with a dark past who also knows her way around a gun..
What Duke Nukem Forever should've been and sadly wasn't..
Bulletstorm is everything DNF wasn't and more.
While DNF was a long-delayed, sloppily-put together, incoherent mess that should've been stuck in development hell, Bulletstorm is in a class all by itself.
You play as Grayson Hunt, a former soldier-turned space pirate who is out for revenge against his commanding officer by the name of General Sarrano.
However, during an epic space battle between Hunt's crew and the General's forces, Hunt and his comrade, Ishi Sato, crash land on a seemingly deserted resort planet.
As Hunt and Sato try to make their way off the planet, they get more than what the bargain for.Not one to spoil plots or anything, but for Bulletstorm it's a must.
Despite the title(which is really neat by the way) the story is surprisingly deep and well-written.
Grayson Hunt may be a douchebag, but he's a lovable douchebag and that's what separates him from the usual gruff and serious video game heroes.The biggest star of Bulletstorm is it's gameplay which is based on a new game mechanic known as the skillshot.
By dispatching enemies in creative and highly entertaining ways, you rank up points to upgrade your weapons and getting a higher score.
Never before has a game been this innovative in it's approach to killing your enemies and Bulletstorm rightfully earns that respect.
Unlike most FPS, Bulletstorm has lush and colorful landscapes which is both strange and fascinating despite the fact that Bulletstorm is an extremely violent and bloody game.
In that respect alone, that's a good thing.
A VERY good thing.Even though there is a story, Bulletstorm is filled to the brim with crass, black humor, that's actually funny that really caught me off guard as I played the game.
Rarely does that ever happen, but I for one was laughing out loud at the darkly humorous lines being spout out of the characters; particularly Hunt and Sarrano.
Kudos to People Can Fly and Epic Games for giving these characters heart and charm amidst the bloody carnage.There are some flaws.
For one, the game is too short and there's no multiplayer modes to fiddle with after you complete the game.
There are some time-attack modes where you race against the clock to kill enemies, but the lack of multiplayer really hurts the competitive edge of most FPS out there in the market.
But that shouldn't stop you from playing this game at all.
In fact it's much more fun than DNF.I know Bulletstorm isn't selling that well which is a shame.
The game is highly polished and more sophisticated in gameplay compared to what's out there in the market.
If more time was spent on making the single-player campaign longer and with more multiplayer options, than this would've made more sales.
I hope in time more and more people buy this game because it actually brings something new to the table.
C'mon guys, support originality.
We need the diversity..
I wasn't expecting much but this is surprisingly good.
The cover design , the look of this game did not sell it to me , whoever commissioned the artwork didn't want you to buy the game as it no only doesn't reflect the game but it's uninspiring at the same time.
If you like the feel of Rage and enjoy the Borderland games , then you will love this.
It's funny, quirky , bit odd and brilliant fun at the same time..
Bargain bin fodder at the very least..
First off I play all my games in full 3d.
This game took a full three nights!
(around two hours each) to get it working but even then it was shadowy and just not worth even trying.
Once the 3d was pushed aside the decision to play in normal 2d went ahead to discover that even then it was a waste of time.
Bland graphics and no sense of adventure.
So now the developers have gone from extremely short games to long games with nothing special to see.
If you are the competitive type and enjoy racking up the point scores then go ahead and have a blast.
'People can Fly' should have released this as Painkiller 3 instead of this Bonestorm!(a game Bart played in an early Simpson's episode).
It seems as though they are aiming for a less mature audience such as 25 year old males or younger to sell this game but honestly I saw nothing original and the Hugh Jackman try-to-lookalike didn't do it for me either even though I am Aussie...
Is what I would have said if I did not give it a fair go.
As you venture further into the game the graphics do not get much better but clever design in your ordinance and the multitude of weapon choices, upgrades and fancy maneuvers you can use pull you in to a reasonably enjoyable experience.
The balloon type messages advising you of your point score remind you that this is not a serious adventure with sci-fi sensibilities but another grand shoot em up from the PCF team.
Valve, the makers of the Half-life series created special cues to make a player look in a particular direction so as not to miss an off screen event, Example - a monster running past a gate.
This game actually tells you to look by pressing RMB (right mouse button).
When you do you will instantly face the direction of where the action lies be it a Monster/boss/attacker/quick getaway.
Obviously this led to much less work in the game development as the makers did not have to spend ages to work out a way to get your attention.
Graphics - 4/10 storyline - 3.5/10 fun score 7.5/10 just another run and kill shooter but worth playing nevertheless.
Overall six rubber chickens..
Fun, violent and crazy!
Don't miss out on this one!.
Bulletstorm is a first person shooter in which you play as Grayson Hunt, a space pirate, and have to escape from the hostile planet you've just stranded yourself on.
Sounds Generic, but trust me when I say it isn't.
This game is totally different to any of the other shooters I've played.
This is all thanks to the balls to the wall weapons and the skill point system.So, the Campaign is about 7-9 hours of non-stop carnage.
There's only about 30 minutes of the entire game where you don't shoot stuff.
The weapons vary from the standard carbine to cannon-ball shooters, shotguns, flail guns and even a drill gun.
Each of these weapons has a charged shot which makes it super powerful.
For example, the charge shot for the carbine shoots 100 bullets at once, completely annihilating the enemy leaving only a glowing skeleton behind.
You also have a 'leash' which can be used to pull your enemies toward vicious environmental hazards or your boot.
Once you've kicked an enemy, you can either shoot them or watch them die in all manor of painful traps littered around the levels.A huge part of the game is the skill point system, the game's tag line is "kill with skill" and this is the basis of the point system.
You get rewarded various amounts of points for killing in special ways which can then be spent on new weapons, upgrades and extra ammo - including the brutal 'Charged' ammo.
The game explains why you get these points but it's not really important.
What is important is the fact that these skill kills are satisfying and fun to perform.In case you can't already tell, the game is extremely violent.
Blood splatters the walls and floors around you and each foe can be dismembered.
You can even go so far as evaporating them into a bloody mess.
The game also boasts a heavy amount of swearing as well as some crude sex references.
But if you're fine with all that stuff then I would definitely recommend this game.I had a blast playing this game and would recommend it to anyone comfortable with heavy levels of violence and crude profanity.
The fact that it's price has been reduced just seals the deal.
Do yourself a favour and pick it up..
TBH It can't get any worse.
My friend began cutting himself in the arm, me too.
I tried out an overdose, but woke up at the hospital next morning...
I jumped out 2nd floor but woke up after a short period of time.
After this review am i hopefully deadPS: The spoiler, yeah...
it's true