Mark Rein

Lore & Background

Set in the 26th century, the game's story follows Grayson Hunt, a space pirate and former black ops soldier who gets shot down on a war-torn planet while trying to exact revenge on General Sarrano, his former commander who tricked him and his men into committing war crimes and assassinating innocents.

Reader's Guide

As a first-person shooter, Bulletstorm focuses on combat. The game features eight weapons, each with their own distinct behaviors. The protagonist Grayson Hunt is equipped with an 'instinct leash' that allows him to pull enemies towards him; an upgrade unlocks the 'Thumper', which slams down a ball of energy that launches all nearby enemies and explosive barrels into the air. The player can also kick enemies or run and slide into them. If an enemy is launched into the air from the whip or by being kicked/slid into, they go into slow motion, allowing players to perform 'skillshots'. Points are used as currency at 'dropkits' scattered across the planet to purchase firearms, ammunition and upgrades. Besides the single-player campaign, players can access two additional modes: 'Echoes' and 'Anarchy', a four-player co-operative multiplayer mode.

Did You Know?

• Development of the game began in June 2007.
• Adrian Chmielarz and Cliff Bleszinski served as its director and designer respectively.
• Rick Remender, the author of Fear Agent, wrote the game's story.
• The team experimented with competitive multiplayer modes and campaign cooperative multiplayer mode during production but decided to remove them because of technological constraints.
• Bulletstorm was a commercial failure for both Epic Games and Electronic Arts, selling one million copies by 2013.