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Badass girl, check. Guns and swords, check. (src: GamesPress)
WET, a game inspired by the love of grindhouse, is slated to release on September 15th. It's demo was made available this week, and if the demo is any indication, 'gamers' everywhere are in for one heck of a treat.
Players are given the role of Rubi Malone, a typical 'hot action' girl armed with two interesting revolvers and an ornate katana. Rubi is a hired gun, initially working to find the son of a wealthy man. Being that this is inspired by 70's action flicks, something goes violently wrong, leaving Rubi on the run attempting to clear her name. The story isn't that exciting, it serves as an excuse to go from point a to point b and shoot every living thing in between. The style of the game is what gives WET (as in Wetworks) it's presence. Visually, the game looks like a cheaply-made 70's drive-in action flick, featuring grainy film which degrades as Rubi takes more and more damage until the film breaks as Rubi dies.
The first part of the demo introduces what most of the game will play like, forcing the player to learn to shoot mid-air, mid slide, and mid wallrun, then giving them the chance to tie it all together taking down a room full of mooks. The game briefly teaches the player how to aim each gun separately, introduces health powerups (in the form of liquor) and how to use her sword. After that, it's largely a freerun sequence until Rubi runs into an 'arena' area, where Rubi must shut down actual spawn points while gunning down low-level minions.
The second part demonstrates Rage Mode, initiated by Rubi's face being splattered by blood. Rage Mode is functionally the same as the rest of the game with some major differences. No longer rendered in the 70's film style, Rage Mode turns everything stylistically black, white and red, akin to Sin City. Rubi is much stronger, and never stops to reload her pistols. The purpose of this mode is simply to kill, kill, kill and kill through a mostly linear level.
The third part drops Rubi onto a freeway, riding the hood of a car and firing at henchmen in other vehicles. Shooting down target after target is broken up by 'Quick Time Events' as Rubi hops from vehicle to vehicle, leaving a trail of wreckage in her wake. Literally, as many vehicles and even a semi are employed to try and stop Rubi. This portion of the demo is simple, but is made fun by giving the player an excellent car chase scene to watch while shooting targets. It feels like an actual freeway and Rubi is stuck in the middle of it.
If the demo is any indicator, WET is going to be one of the best games this year. Simple, tried and true gameplay dressed up in blood, so bad it's good dialog and visually unique graphics should send one simple message to other developers: Style is important too.
WET releases September 15th for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
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