In Atari's Xbox 360 video game Bullet Witch, a series of catastrophic events wipes out most of the human race. Demons walk the Earth, using the husks of dead people to move about. Darkness shrouds dilapidated cities. Hope seems lost until the sexy witch Alicia shows up. Armed with her Gun-Rod and packing a host of dangerous spells, she lays waste to hordes of creatures, and while tossing cars and splattering giant brains provides several hours of fun, this niche game may not appeal to people searching for the next big thing.
Bullet Witch does nothing new. A gun capable of holding multiple types of upgradeable ammo? Been done. Using magic to repel monsters? Done a thousand times. Killing certain creatures to destroy force fields? Developer Cavia must possess an action game outline, because it failed to introduce anything revolutionary.
With that said, the developers still programmed an enjoyable game. Not only does Alicia fire her wicked looking Gun-Rod, mowing down enemies using machine gun, shot gun and grenade rounds, but she uses magic to force push heavy objects, Star Wars style. She also raises impenetrable walls, calls on a murder of crows to attack her foes and causes sharp spikes to erupt from the ground, impaling demons. In addition, bodies vibrate when shot, monsters scream in anguish and things burst into bloody chunks. Gas stations explode, streets get torn apart. Action nuts will love it.
Furthermore, it looks outstanding. Seeing broken glass and not being able to actually break glass sucks, but the detail on character models, vehicles, buildings, special effects and the large, imposing moon give the game a twisted yet beautiful appearance. Meanwhile, the audio provides standard issue explosions and gunfire, not anything extraordinary, but decent enough to enhance the experience. Enemy voices, on the other hand, need more work. Some of the demons sound like bad Saturday morning cartoons.
Thankfully, game costs $49.99, $10 less than most Xbox 360 video games. Bottom line, Bullet Witch looks and feels like a by the numbers shooter. Some will dig its art and the frenetic blasting, while most will opt for more popular games, namely Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Rainbow Six: Vegas. Then again, compared to those military-themed adventures, it offers a break from the norm.
Final Score: 7 (out of 10)
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