While blasting away with her broomstick-shaped boomstick is this titular sorceress' primary means of waging war, she can also use her own powers and the friendly D-pad to throw up protective shields, conjure infernos and summon lightning strikes.
You can also expectplenty of collateralthanks to an environment that not only splinters and shards when you shoot it but also positively encourages you to abuse it by littering itself with hefty boulders and explosive oil tankers, all of which this Witch can destroy, detonate or toss through the air using her mental powers.
Above: A zombie plumber at work. Just make sure he only uses branded parts
Yes, a quick check of our buttons reveal that each one has been firmly pushed and although it will need to demonstrate more depth to fully convince us when it's released over here, the scale, speed and pyrotechnics promise plenty of no-nonsense amusement.
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