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09-16-2009, 09:53 PM
Wet is a 3rd person action/shooter produced by Artifical Minds and Movement and published by Bethesda Software.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Wet_game.jpg
You star as Rubi Malone, one crazed bitch who takes no shit. Your business is 'wetwork' (hence the title).
Rubi's array of acrobatic moves, bloody furious combat and ridiculous demeanor makes Lara Croft look like grasshopper status. This game is so over the top it doesn't take itself seriously even though it seems to try with it's tale. Every other spoken word of dialogue is an F bomb. Some of it is simply hilarious. I mean it.
Anyone who remembers John Woo's Stranglehold will be right at home in Wet.
You are armed with a katana and two pistols that never run out of ammo. There are other weapons but these will be your bread and butter throughout. Hell, you don't even have to reload them (like Stranglehold). Most of your time will be spent firing, slicing, wall running, sliding and jumping your brutal dance of death.
The game is gory and violent, but not as other over the top titles like Soldier of Fortune. I was actually hoping for a little more of it.
You have a special vision kind of like Batman's detective mode on Arkham, where certain key areas are highlighted.
You have a bullet time ability but it's unlimited and constant. That's the other thing, Wet isn't too difficult. On normal, shooter vets will have no problem running through this game. It feels familiar. Up the difficulty.
You heal yourself with Rubi's liquor bottle (yes, she's a drunk too), and gain a little health with advanced combos. When you get bloodied enough, you enter a type of rage mode (think Onechanbara) where the screen changes with sylistic touches. I don't want to give it all away either, it's pretty cool.
There's a grain filter for the cutscenes, but I didn't like it too much. I shut it off.
The graphics are good enough, but not at all spectacular. In fact they reminded me of Stranglehold a bit with different environs. Some scenes and objects look worse than others. One issue that jumped out at me- some of the fire effects sucked and looked almost like PS1 graphics. Though at times when surrounded by enemies and constantly diving, slicing, shooting, sliding, leaping and running, the framerate is rock soild so they get kudos for that, probably helps with all the bullet time slomo. This game isnt all about visuals, it's all about action.
Rubi is generally fluid infight but a lil' stiff when walking. Certain combos are more difficult to pull off than they should be, but I had little problems. With the infinite ammo and bullet time, laying waste to the mobs is a breeze. The jumping is a little whacked, but I got used to it.
The AI is not that intelligent, instead they overwhelm you with sheer numbers and firepower.
There's an awesome car chase secene ala The Matrix Reloaded. In fact, I think a lot of the combat in the game is inspired by The Matrix.
The sound however, is excellent. It has a varying 70's-esque soundtrack and the guns are good.
Wet isn't supposed to be serious. At all. It's all over the top shooting, dizzying acrobatics, brutally murdering as many as you can, with a cool whore-looking badass assassin heroine. You don't buy this game for the story or visuals. It's over the top fun. Definitely a rental at least. Rubi is classic.
7
Rated M for mature- Blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, sexual themes, drug reference
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Wet_game.jpg
You star as Rubi Malone, one crazed bitch who takes no shit. Your business is 'wetwork' (hence the title).
Rubi's array of acrobatic moves, bloody furious combat and ridiculous demeanor makes Lara Croft look like grasshopper status. This game is so over the top it doesn't take itself seriously even though it seems to try with it's tale. Every other spoken word of dialogue is an F bomb. Some of it is simply hilarious. I mean it.
Anyone who remembers John Woo's Stranglehold will be right at home in Wet.
You are armed with a katana and two pistols that never run out of ammo. There are other weapons but these will be your bread and butter throughout. Hell, you don't even have to reload them (like Stranglehold). Most of your time will be spent firing, slicing, wall running, sliding and jumping your brutal dance of death.
The game is gory and violent, but not as other over the top titles like Soldier of Fortune. I was actually hoping for a little more of it.
You have a special vision kind of like Batman's detective mode on Arkham, where certain key areas are highlighted.
You have a bullet time ability but it's unlimited and constant. That's the other thing, Wet isn't too difficult. On normal, shooter vets will have no problem running through this game. It feels familiar. Up the difficulty.
You heal yourself with Rubi's liquor bottle (yes, she's a drunk too), and gain a little health with advanced combos. When you get bloodied enough, you enter a type of rage mode (think Onechanbara) where the screen changes with sylistic touches. I don't want to give it all away either, it's pretty cool.
There's a grain filter for the cutscenes, but I didn't like it too much. I shut it off.
The graphics are good enough, but not at all spectacular. In fact they reminded me of Stranglehold a bit with different environs. Some scenes and objects look worse than others. One issue that jumped out at me- some of the fire effects sucked and looked almost like PS1 graphics. Though at times when surrounded by enemies and constantly diving, slicing, shooting, sliding, leaping and running, the framerate is rock soild so they get kudos for that, probably helps with all the bullet time slomo. This game isnt all about visuals, it's all about action.
Rubi is generally fluid infight but a lil' stiff when walking. Certain combos are more difficult to pull off than they should be, but I had little problems. With the infinite ammo and bullet time, laying waste to the mobs is a breeze. The jumping is a little whacked, but I got used to it.
The AI is not that intelligent, instead they overwhelm you with sheer numbers and firepower.
There's an awesome car chase secene ala The Matrix Reloaded. In fact, I think a lot of the combat in the game is inspired by The Matrix.
The sound however, is excellent. It has a varying 70's-esque soundtrack and the guns are good.
Wet isn't supposed to be serious. At all. It's all over the top shooting, dizzying acrobatics, brutally murdering as many as you can, with a cool whore-looking badass assassin heroine. You don't buy this game for the story or visuals. It's over the top fun. Definitely a rental at least. Rubi is classic.
7
Rated M for mature- Blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, sexual themes, drug reference