E3 2012: The show's 5 most explodingest explosions reviewed and rated

Beyond: Two Souls

Ellen Page is no stranger to playing characters who are used to explosions. Inception, right? Well, actually just inception. Here's David Cage's latest game exploding a helicopter in style on PS3. In real-time, of course. As if it would be anything else, David. As if it would be anything else.

Above: That's a helicopter crashing into the ground. Probably hit a stray balloon...

Above: And... something's exploded behind it. Sorry, I mean 'inside it'. My bad

Above: Ooooh! Aaaah! Don't you just love Nov 5/July 4?

Above: To get a sense of scale, Cage switches to a different camera. That's direction

Above: Forget the future, this helicopter's present is orange. Also, bouncing sparks

Above: "On your feet, soldier. ON YOUR FEET! Oh, and press X to Juno

EXPLODE-O-METER

Stuff thrown around: Pretty sparks
Size of explosion:
Surprisingly big
Duration:
Short
Effect on surroundings: None
If it was a song: Anyone Else But You (from Juno)
Verdict: Questionably interactive. But nice

Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.