I finally found a game to end the gaming rut, this was a blast.

Bulletstorm is nice if you want nothing but pure, sadistic action, with a nice mix of difficulty. The skillshot system was new, fresh, and reasonably well executed- not to mention painfully creative. The single player campaign was handled well enough to not bore people with about as much exposition and story as you'd expect in a game called "Bulletstorm," but with enough story to keep a player compelled enough to keep playing through the game- with the assistance of performing new, cool skillshots, and unlocking new murder-weapons and their abilities. The multiplayer is essentially a glorified horde mode, but not as fun. Overall, a fun game for renting and plowing through for fun, but not for long-term purchase.

A breath of fresh air in the stale first person shooter genre. It totally sidesteps the same old "Me too!" sci-fi and military shooters by adding in skillshots, certain bonuses for killing baddies in the most creative ways possible through a variety of interesting weapons and traps. This was probably the first shooter to keep a smile on my face the entire time in years, and it wasn't just for the dick jokes. It was a bit too short, though and the multiplayer Anarchy Mode is pretty fun, but not enough to make up for Bulletstorm's brevity.

fun with friends