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RECOMMENDED: BULLETSTORM


FORGET headshots and melee attacks – Bulletstormintroduces electric whips, firing grenades up monster’s behinds and impaling enemies on mutant cacti. It’s these bizarre attacks that


make EA’s new IP stand out from the crowd. A first person shooter that is being developed by the experts at Epic Games and People Can Fly, the studios behind acclaimed titles such as Gears of War, Unreal Tournament, Infinity Bladeand Painkiller. “Bulletstormis all about bringing the fun back to first person shooters,” EA’s product marketing manager Will Grahamtells MCV. “The intense over-the-top sci-fi FPS obviously comes with the Epic and People Can Fly pedigree that we have already seen with the likes of Gears of War. Both developers


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Bulletstorm is all about bringing the fun back to first person shooters. Will Graham, EA


are all about action on a big scale and high quality.”


DEADLY SKILLS


The game is set in an alternate future where a peacekeeping force fights to prevent a civil war. Deception within the ranks causes two top members – Grayson Hunt and Ishi Sato – to go it alone. Players take control of Hunt as he


takes on hordes of mutants and escapes from a strange island. Bulletstorm’s ‘skillshot’ system rewards players for wacky kills such as pulling enemies towards them with an electronic leash before kicking them onto spikes. There is also a full online multiplayer mode that allows four people to play cooperatively, adding replay value to the game. With People Can Fly and Epic


Games’ strong reputation for killer gameplay and EA’s big marketing plans (see ‘Marketing storm’), Bulletstormis ready to become the first big multiformat first person shooter of 2011.


January 21st 2011 www.mcvuk.com Bulletstorm


EA’s brand new first person shooter explodes onto PC and consoles. Dominic Sacco explains what makes it unique


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