Eidos' Total Overdose, released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox last year, featured a number of stylish moves and a sense of humor, pushing it ahead of other shooters. Fortunately, Eidos returns with a second helping of Overdose, this time in the form of the pseudo-sequel Chili Con Carnage.

Carnage takes place in the darker corners of Los Toros, just south of the Mexican border. Players take control of Ramiro Cruz, a man seeking revenge for the death of his father and he vows to avenge him at any cost.

Deadline Games, the creative team behind the original Overdose, sped Chili up and streamlined the game play. Instead of roaming through the city to find objectives, Ramiro tackles individual challenges and small missions assigned to him. This changes the tempo of the game significantly, focusing more on its inventive action segments. As Ramiro goes through each level, thugs wielding clubs, guns and other weapons come at him from all directions. Thankfully, the game features an auto-aiming system, highlighting targets. Players simply shoot the bad guys, with the targeting reticule automatically jumping to the next enemy.

While some may see this auto-targeting system as too simplistic, it actually gives players better access to Ramiro's athletic arsenal of moves. He performs flips off of walls and bullet dodges almost as smoothly as Neo from The Matrix. However, he maintains the ability to fire his guns while pulling off these maneuvers, which results in combo bonuses. The game rewards style, even for something as simple as stealing a hat from a fallen enemy.

Yet, that explosiveness doesn't stop there. Ramiro also hijacks vehicles to use them as moving bombs. In the first level, for example, he must take down three silos before gaining access to a larger area. These silos don't take any damage from gunfire, forcing Ramiro to locate trucks or tractors and drive them straight into the silos to destroy them. By holding the left shoulder button and hitting X, players perform a dive to the ground. The vehicle rolls on and hits its intended target, resulting in a huge fireball. Having this option changes up the car-stealing tactic significantly. No matter the situation, gamers always make daring escapes.