WET

Wet combines acrobatics with third-person shooting and close-combat with blades and fists

Overview

Main character Rubi

Wet is a third person action game developed by A2M and published under Bethesda Softworks . Sierra entertainment was originally publishing Wet, but after Activision all but destroyed Sierra, WET was left in limbo. Bethesda Softworks then picked up the publishing rights, and released the game in September of 2009.

The gameplay is focused on stylized combat in which the main character, Rubi, can perform various acrobatic moves and quick combat maneuvers. Players are able to target multiple targets at once, and maneuver at high speeds. Rubi can run sideways along walls, slide and even jump astonishing heights. WET is an action game along

Hand to hand combat.

the lines of Devil May Cry or Bayonetta, and has the basic characteristics of shooters like Gears of War or Wanted. The game also allows for hand-to-hand combat and melee attacks, with the use of a sword or grapples.

E3 Trailer and Bethesda Softworks Website:

The trailer of WET shown at E3 2009 and the Bethsoft sub-site for WET portray the game as an homage to grindhouse films and fighting epics such as Kill BIll, using period music, self-referential humor, and over-the-top action and kills. Players can execute acrobatic moves, ranged combat with a variety of weapons including a modded revolver and a shotgun which can be fired in nearly any direction while navigating terrain, and close fighting with swords and fists. The player character, Rubi Malone, is hired to locate and return the son of her wealthy employer, although things may not be what they first seem.

Artificial Mind and Movement Website:

In addition to the above information it is revealed on the website of developer Artifical Mind and Movement that Eliza Dushku, star of the television series Dollhouse, will be providing the voice for Rubi Malone.

Story

As the story begins, Rubi is hired by the son of Mr. Ackers to retrieve a briefcase, which contains a heart that Mr. Ackers needs for an emergency heart transplant. Rubi is successful, and returns to her home in Texas afterward. Some time later, Rubi is approached by Mr. Ackers, to retrieve his son, who he worries has fallen in with a drug cartel in China, and wishes for him to be retrieved, so that he can return to being the heir to the Ackers' drug organization.

After a good deal of time searching for him, Rubi locates Ackers' son, and brings him to the man that hired her. The man and his goons kill him, and then turn on Rubi, rather than paying her. Rubi gets away wounded, and sets off to figure out what happened, so that she can exact her revenge. This leads her to London, where she seeks information on Mr. Ackers, where she storms his mansion and kills many of his men, only to figure out the person that hired her was not actually Mr. Ackers.

Rubi discovers the man she's looking for is Rupert Pelham, who is trying to take over various drug empires to push his own product. As Rubi finally discovers the identity of her real target, she sets off to blaze a trail of destruction, stopping at nothing until Pelham is dead.

Gameplay

The action in WET takes place in a few different ways, with a general focus being on obtaining score multipliers by killing waves of enemies. Rubi can shoot like in a normal third person shooter, in which the reticule will fire both weapons she is currently holding, but when she jumps, or slides, shooting will activate a slow motion mode similar to that of Max Payne. In this mode one hand will lock onto an enemy by default, while you can free aim the gun in her other hand to shoot at different targets and pull off head shots. While the game has many instances of normal linear progression, the emphasis for gameplay is placed on "arena" sections, in which Rubi is locked into a confined location, and waves of enemies will continually pour in, until Rubi smashes certain objects, preventing enemies from respawning. The player can move through these sections quickly by putting a quick focus on smashing the enemy spawn locations, but the game grades performance in these areas not just on how quickly you pass through, but also on how acrobatic you were, and how many enemies you killed. For getting high ratings at the end of each arena area, the player is rewarded with points that they can use to upgrade Rubi's weapons, or purchase new acrobatic abilities

Acrobatics

With a focus reminiscent of the Tony Hawk franchise, the player is encouraged to use acrobatics at nearly all times during the combat heavy portions of the game. Rubi has a vast array of moves she can use, and can also purchase more as you progress through the game. Not only can you attain a multiplier by killing enemies while in slow motion, but you can string together successive moves to advance or maintain a score multiplier. For example, Rubi can slow motion shoot while wall running, then jump, keep shooting, and move into a slide, and finish off whatever enemies there are. Initially, high scores are used merely to unlock more abilities for Rubi, but after finishing the campaign, the player can play previous levels in a score challenge mode.

Rage Mode

Rubi is very unhappy.

During some areas of the game, Rubi will enter a room, be charged at by a pretty worthless enemy, shoot him square in the head, and get his blood all over her face. This seems to trigger an almost blood lust like state for Rubi, and she will put on her war face, accompanied by blaring sirens. The game shifts dramatically to a more stylized look, and this is known as "Rage Mode." While in this mode, the focus shifts from an overall combo multiplier to measure score, and instead measures the players performance purely on their kill count. The kill count still acts as a combo though, and going too long without dispatching a foe will reset the count. Also much like the combo meter, the higher your kill count is, the quicker the meter drains. Rubi also doesn't regenerate health in this mode as quickly as she does in the other arena segments, which encourages the player to be far more aggressive with enemies. The player still maintains their acrobatic slow motion abilities though, which is helpful to keep charging enemies at a distance, or for removing large clusters of foes quickly.

Weapons

Rubi's arsenal is made up of the following weapons:

Pistols
The default weapon for Rubi, her modified revolvers never run out of ammo, and are always the best weapons for head shots.

Sword
The sword acts as Rubi's default melee attack, but can be upgraded to be more useful for acrobatic attacks.

Shotguns
Best used for enemies with a lot of health, Rubi's shotguns pack a tremendous amount of damage at close range.

Sub-Machine Guns
For dealing with large groups of enemies as quickly as possible, Rubi's best bet is her dual SMGs.

Crossbows
One of the more unique weapons for Rubi, her dual crossbows fire explosive tipped bolts, which detonate on contact.

Voicework

WET has some star power behind the characters in the game.

Rubi Malone - Eliza Dushku
Mr. Ackers/Rupert Pelham - Malcolm McDowell
Zhi - Parry Shen
Rat Boy/Dr. Afro - Ron Yuan
Alan Cumming - Sorrell
James Sie - Ming

Music

One unique thing about WET is the music that is in it.

Bands And Songs

Hypnophonics - "Invasion", "Romance With a Rapist", "Dead Meat", "Children of the Atom", "Scream"
The Brains - "You're Dead"
The Chop Tops - "El Diablo", "Teddy Boy Stomp", Radium Rag"
Corpse Show Creeps - "El Matador", "Rebel Rock"
The Arkhams - "She Lost Control", "Insane"
Creepin Cadavers - "Aquarium", "Frankie Dig a Hole"
Knock Gallery West - "Murder", "As We Ride", "Undead West"
The Long Tall Texans - "Adventure", "Why Did You Lie To Me?"
Three Bad Jacks - "Crazy in the Head"
New Skool Kids - "Surf Song"
Bert Selen - "Western Rock"
The Gutter Demons - "The Office"
Gypsy Pistoleros - "Una Para Todo Es Bandido", "SwitchbladeKissComesClose", The Crazy Loco Loquito"
Agent Del Futuro - "The New Grills"
Notorious MSG - "Chiantown Hustler"
The Creepshow - "Rock N Hall Sweethart"
Mushroom Lounge - "So Fine in The Sunshine"
Brasstronaut - "Old Wise Lies", "Requiem for a Scene"
Echo Pilot - "Three Village Sound Clash"
Eliazar - "Flyin By"
Anonymus - "Thrash and Wet"

You can download some off of WET's website and get the full soundtrack list of songs.

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Game Name	WET
Platform(s)	Xbox 360 PlayStation 3
Publisher(s)	Bethesda Softworks
Developer(s)	Artificial Mind & Movement
Genres	Add a new genre Action Shooter
Themes	Add a new theme Crime
Original US Release	Sept. 15, 2009 need a fuzzy date?
Original US Release	September Q3 2009 know the real date?
Aliases
OFLC	OFLC: MA15+
ESRB	ESRB: M
PEGI	PEGI: 18+

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