Why Bulletstorm is the Bad Boys 2 of Video Games: And Why Thats Freaking Awesome
I have a little joke with my friends, when discussing movies we use the Bad Boys 2 scale. We don't really use it to rate movies we just say whether or not a movie is Bad Boys 2. For example
Friend: Hey did you see True Grit yet?
Me: Yeah, its was awesome.
Friend: Yeah I really liked it
Me: Yeah, but its no Bad Boys 2
Friend: Nope, it certainly isn't
Now we aren't saying Bad Boys 2 is better than True Grit, were just saying that True Grit isn't Bad Boys2. For me, that movie epitomized everything I love about movies and entertainment in general. It's vulgar, It's violent and It's funny. No artsy stuff here, no deep philosophical thinking its just two guys running around shooting everything in sight and cussing up a storm. The movie has a plot but even when it takes a serious turn and Martin Lawrence says "Shit just got real" you can't help but laugh. Even more hilarious is the great moment "We ride together, we die together, bad boys for life" which was meant to be a touching scene between two partners. A movie so ridiculous and over the top you can't help but get caught up in it. It's pure popcorn and I love it to death.
Seriously?
Enter Bulletstorm, thats right "dicktits" enter guns blazing crazy fun, cuss words flying from every angle during all the trailers. Even gameplay sessions i've seen are just nonstop hilarity. Now, Bulletstorm also looks like a great shooter, the kill with skill gameplay looks refreshing and fun. Competetive and Co-operative online gameplay with high score challenges all look like great features but I cant help the feeling that this might be the new staple that my friends and I judge other games on.
Friend: Hey man, did you play LA Noire yet?
Me: Hell yes I did, Rockstar did at again man game is amazing,
Friend: Yeah, but its no Bulletstorm.
Me:Yeah, it certainly isn't
Shut up and have some fun
I am notorious for taking gaming too seriously, showing friends how far the medium has advanced and how it offers more than other entertainment industries do. Especially how the games industry is seeing the greatest innovation, in terms of design, ideas and the great writers who cover it all. But then Bulletstorm shows up, and my heart starts racing, forget all the advancement forget the medium lets just have some fun. You don't need some crazy story with some super serious dudes doing some super serious stuff you just need one thing, fun. They are bringing it back big time. Bad Boys 2 had a story, something about a Cuban drug dealer, Bulletstorm has a story, something about space pirates clearing out a planet of mutants. Bottom line, the story is just an excuse to get us to the next set piece, the next big "holy shit" moment.
The ad campaign
Cliffy B talking about blowing out assholes, Mike Capps talking to us from the shower and the most recent hilarious Halo 3 parody ad. These ads are amazing. The trailers for the game also play like a sizzle reel from an action movie, one liners galore and lots of gratuitous violence. The marketing department over at Epic deserves a huge high five. The Bad Boys 2 trailer plays out very similarly, lots of guns, lots of shooting and one liners everywhere. It knows what it is and its being marketed that way.
Bulletstorms February 22nd release date can't come fast enough, I can't wait to sit down and enjoy the ride.
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