When we all thought Duke Nukem Forever video game was never going to be released , Bulletstorm, was probably the closest video game we would have to a Duke Nukem game. After playing a good amount of the demo on Xbox 360 what makes this game stand out from the rest of the first person shooters is the new take on the time trail mode, called echo, and the over the top action. With recent big hit video game titles that concentrate on the more serious tones of a game. Bulletstorm focuses on being funny and being fast paced action at the same time.

In the demo you play a small section level called, "falling building", where the setting is in a post‐apocalyptic city where buildings are blown half to pieces, wildlife growing over buildings, and debris is everywhere as far as the eye can see. In this demo you are to race through the level and rack up as many points as you can in less than five minutes by killing your enemies in very creative ways. There is no penalty for going over five minutes to finish the level, but you do get docked points for going over the time you suppose to finish. Think of it as trying to make a par in golf; but with guns and carnage. The main mechanic of the game is using your weapons to rack up points for every creative kill you pull off.

                                                     

In the demo you are given four weapons to play with. You have your main assault rifle (Peacemaker), grenade launcher (Flail Gun), pistol (The Screamer), and your whip.  Each weapon has a secondary attack that can be used in some situations to produce massive skill points. The Peacemaker is your normal assault rifle, but the secondary fire on it incarnates victims straight to their bones. The Flail Gun is your grenade launcher, but the grenades are chained together and can be used to wrap up enemies on the ground or in the air. When the grenades are latched on to the enemy you are shown to have a trigger button to initiate the explosion in your hand, and you could wait till the very last minute as they stagger crying for their life as you make them explode. The secondary fire to this weapon penetrates whoever is in front by slicing through their bodies and then exploding afterwards. The Screamer, pistol, is often used for headshots or your last resort in some cases, but its secondary is very useful. It launches a flare like shot to any enemy you point at and sends them flying in any direction with a satisfying explosion in the end leaving you space to run and more kill points for you. Probably the most useful out of the weapons is your whip you have equipped. Your whip can extend from short to long distances by grabbing nearby or long distance enemies to you for your chance to get creative with their floating bodies. Whenever you grab your enemy with your whip to you they will float in midair completely defenseless, slow motion, and at the same time you take your aim and decided how you want to kill the poor sap. The secondary fire on the whip, called the thumper, is slamming the whip on the ground with whoever you have grabbed and sending anybody in the area high in the air in slow motion leaving you a great opportunity to gain more kill points. The controls feel pretty well balanced for this over the top action shooter as well as a very customizable layout to play with.