The good folks from Atari came by to demo Bullet Witch, next February's apocalyptic - Goth tale. Long story short: the year is 2013 and much of the world's population has been decimated by disease, war, and every other cataclysmic event you could possibly think of. Enter Alicia, Bullet Witch's anti-heroic gothess, fully equipped with a "boom-rod," a customizable gun (all the rage now) and up to nine magic spells to aid in her quest against the undead.
The game's opening takes place in a
Wednesday 30 Aug 2006
A gothic girl, the undead, leather and guns. Yes we know, but for the moment put any thought of Bloodrayne out of your noggin. Temporarily wrestle those mental images of sapphic suckers and vamps from the bongo storage area of your cerebellum.
Instead imagine the dynamism of Ninja Gaiden but high on oestrogen, the athleticism of Devil May Cry but with slightly more mascara or Dead Rising in thigh-length boots. All of these are better comparisons for Bullet Witch and not
The breathtakingly apocalyptic Bullet Witch won't be gunning for US shores until early next year, but that hasn't stopped us from playing the just-released-in-Japan shooter for ourselves. And while it felt - at first - like a fairly standard third-person shooter, the arresting visuals and cool gameplay touches made us hungry for more.
If you've read our coverage, you already know that Bullet Witch takes place in the year 2013, after a series of catastrophes (not the least of which is the
