Bulletstorm is a first-person shooter video game published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.  It was developed by People Can Fly and Epic Games.http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/142/14274041.html  The game was released on February 22, 2011 in the U.S. and on February 25, 2011 in the UK.

In Bulletstorm, it’s the 26th century and you take the role of pirate Grayson Hunt, a former Confederate operative turned outlaw.  He’s a pirate who likes to drink, cuss and upset everyone around him.  Grayson is upset with his former boss, General Sarrano.  Grayson attacks Sarrano’s ship and crash-lands on Planet Stygia.  While searching for a way off of the planet, you do battle with the General’s forces and many outlaws and mutants.

Bulletstorm seeks to shake up the genre with innovative weapons, over-the-top dialog and a whole lot of ways to kill people.

After crash landing on Planet Stygia, this is when the fun begins.  Planet Stygia is overrun with outlaws and mutants that be can killed in a myriad of ways.  This includes feeding them into man-eating plants, kicking them into helicopter blades and shooting them in the crotch, then kicking their head to make it explode.  You have to give extra respect for a game that gives you additional points for being hammered while you kill people.

As you master the skill-shots, you rack up skill points that you may then spend on an amazing array of weapons.  You’ll need to watch the video above to learn about the Leash and one of the biggest weapons, the environment. 

Mahalo gives Bulletstorm a 4.5 out of 5.0.

In IGN’s Editor Arthur Gles’ review, he tells us that Bulletstorm is actually something kind of special.  While it may be “brash, it’s still full of toilet humor, but with context, Bulletstorm is a violently charming popcorn shooter that plays well with some great design.”http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/115/1151242p1.html 

The presentation of the game was awarded an 8.5 because it does a great job of establishing a reality and sticking to it.  Arthur Gles also gives the graphics 8.5 and says that Bulletstorm “sets a new standard for UE3 games, with brilliant color and great lighting.”