Most FPS games include a serious, realistic storyline to accompany it.  With developers pushing to improve the realistic nature of their games, Epic Games is back again to bring a less than conventional FPS to the table.  If absurdity is where your enjoyment lies, and if you’re the kind of guy who enjoys racking up big points for shooting people in the nuts; Bulletstorm is the game for you.

Bulletstorm’s unique nature can be seen just from the slightest glance at the game; enemy body parts raining from the sky, with “Fertilizer +100” on your screen.  The basic, and most important mechanic behind Bulletstorm is the “skillshot”.  Epic Games doesn’t want you merely running around killing your foes, but to be creative with how you do it.  Skillshots not only give you additional points for defeating your enemies in an absurd fashion, but can also be used for upgrades, new weapons, etc.  Headshots, which many games reward more for, only provide slight bonuses in Bulletstorm.  Rather than aiming for the head, why not aim below the belly and kick your wounded foe into some explosive barrels?  There are a variety of skillshots to be enjoyed in Bulletstorm, and remember: the more absurd the kill, the more you’ll be rewarded.

Given the nature of Bulletstorm, the story doesn’t play a prominent or exciting role in the game.  Gamers play as protagonist Grayson Hunt, a former mercenary who, with his gang, went into exile upon realizing the insanity of their commander.  The story kicks off only a few years later, with the exiled Grayson being no more than a drunken space pirate.  An unfortunate plane crash lands Grayson on an alien planet, where he is reunited with one of his former team members.  The entirety of the game is spent fighting your way through the planet with hope of finally getting off of it.  While the task itself might not stand out as particularly exciting, it’s the way you go about doing so that provides the fun factor.

In Bulletstorm, using your imagination to get kills will give you more rewards, more weapons, and many other cool things throughout the game.  Essentially, you use skillshots to well, gain the ability to perform skillshots even more absurd than the last.  If you’re looking for a title that doesn’t put emphasis on a storyline, and that rewards players for absurdity; Bulletstorm is the game for you to pick up this February.