I don’t think anyone really expected Bulletstorm to be anything less than a mature rated game, but thanks to the ESRB rating details that have just surfaced, we now know for sure. Not only that, but we also know just how twisted the folks over at Epic and People Can Fly really are.
Below you’ll find the ESRB’s reasoning behind the M-Rating.
“This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of a space pirate who must escape a planet populated by mutant cannibals. Players use futuristic machine guns, shotguns, magnum revolvers, assault rifles, and chain guns to perform over-the-top kills that dismember and decapitate foes. Injured enemies emit large sprays of blood that stain the ground and surrounding walls.
Specialty kills (i.e., Skillshots) represent the most intense instances of violence: enemies can be dismembered with explosives; impaled on spikes; and drilled into walls, resulting in body parts breaking into pieces. During the course of the game, players can consume alcohol and kill enemies in order to receive an Intoxicated Skillshot; the screen turns blurry during these sequences. The dialogue contains numerous jokes and comments that reference sexual acts, venereal diseases, and having sex with one’s mother (e.g., “Guess I know where the ol’ gal got that limp.”). The names of some Skillshots are infused with sexual innuendo (e.g., Gag Reflex, Rear Entry, Drilldo, Mile High Club); one Skillshot (i.e., Fire in the Hole) allows players to shoot at enemies’ exposed buttocks. Language such as “f**k,” “sh*t,” “p*ssy,” and “c*ck” can be heard in dialogue.”
I have to admit, it’s hard to read some of that stuff and not giggle. Even funnier is that this will likely skate by the non-gaming media unnoticed, yet the name of soldiers you play for/against in other games sends them into a frenzy.
Source: CVG
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So true you final comments. Still im hoping this will be an epic game! Just sounds like a pure fun FPS
It does sound as mad as a box of frogs – I can’t wait! :oD
So tell me, Dan, just exactly how mad is a box of frogs? ;-)
As mad as Bulletstorm!
That sounds crazily hilarious.
Also, who is this Echo writer, I’ve never seen him/her before. Welcome!
I’m a him… or at least I think, let me check… yep, definitely a him. *goes to wash hands* Thanks for the welcome!
howdy fella
Well welcome aboard. Nice to get a bit of US perspective on things.
Echo is the newest addition to the TSA News Team. He resides in the States, enjoys moonlit walks on the beach, and cries at romantic comedies :oD
sounds like your kind of guy dan :P
*Swoons*
Hooray for first-thing-in-the-morning banter!
puts a smile on my face
Dan, I thought I was the only man for you!
sounds like my kind of game ;)
The game does sound brilliant, and from the videos I’ve seen, it looks like fantastic fun too.
And nice to meet ya, Echo!
We can assure you Echo is not a dead-eyed hooker doll who will get cancelled after two seasons.
;)
I don’t think you know me well enough to guarantee I’m not a dead-eyed hooker ;-)
I saw that spark in your eye. You can’t deny it.
Was it the good eye or the dead eye?
Did someone remove the furniture from here? I can hear an Echo.
Ahahaha, anyway, hi Echo!
Can’t wait to have a shot of the Drilldo ;)