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Bullet Witch

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Game Info

Publisher: Atari

Developer: Cavia Inc

Genre(s): Third-Person Shooter, Action, Adventure

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: February 27, 2007

Summary

Bullet Witch is set on a bleak planet earth in the year 2013 with human kind on the brink of extinction and hideous demons creating a tidal wave of destruction and havoc. All hope of mankind's survival rests with Alicia, a witch blessed with magical skills and a swift trigger finger. Set in a realistic world, Bullet Witch includes numerous features inspired by American horror and Japanese fantasy monsters. Combining shooting and magic, Bullet Witch takes advantage of Xbox 360's advanced physics engine by showcasing massive environmental damage, explosions and destruction. Through Xbox Live online entertainment network, Atari, Inc. provides fans with downloadable Bullet Witch content post-launch such as character costumes and extra levels. [Atari]

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What The Critics Said

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Cheat Code Central

If you enjoy shooting, fast paced action, and beautiful environments, Bullet Witch should be a winner for you or, at the very least, will give you hours of pure entertainment.

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Game Chronicles

Bullet Witch is a short game, and it’s probably not going to appeal to graphics-crazed gamers who live and die by the textures and pixel shaders.

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GameBrink

Overall Bullet Witch is a bit short at 5-10 hours your first time through but its definitely worth a rental if it comes to your neck of the woods. [JPN Import]

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Pelit (Finland)

A decent shoot 'em up. A greater amount of run-of-the-mill enemies would have been a better choice. There are also some laughable AI issues with the big enemies. [Apr 2007]

Games Radar (in-house)

The developers needed more time to stroke you tenderly. Now you’re forever condemned to being on the verge of boo-yah.

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GameDaily

Bullet Witch looks and feels like a by the numbers shooter.

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Extreme Gamer

Bullet Witch represents the yin and yang of gaming, balanced between good and bad aspects.

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The New York Times

There is something inherently appealing about a sexy, buxom witch wandering a postapocalyptic landscape shooting zombies with flaming bullets and casting spells that bring down lightning or cause spears to shoot from the ground.

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XboxAddict

Bullet Witch is very entertaining, but the overall pacing of the game and the frustrating controls bring it down.

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AceGamez

If you're the type to blow through a game once, pass judgment on it and trade it for store credit a day later, you're not going to get your money's worth here.

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Total Video Games

A thoroughly unremarkable shooter, made slightly more memorable by a handful of sections and a strong physics engine.

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Digital Entertainment News

Not a bad game, it just doesn't feel "done" at this point, as if certain things were stripped away because they weren't working instead of being fixed for the game's release.

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GameTrailers

Wielding the game’s powerful spells can be a lot of fun, but the repetitive shooting and tedious trekking from barrier to barrier make you feel like you’re paying penance for someone else’s crimes.

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Console Gameworld

I liked playing this game, despite getting frequently frustrated at all of the missed opportunities and poor design choices.

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ZTGameDomain

If you love generic Japanese action games with half-naked emo chicks, then this will satisfy your hunger for the mediocre-ness they provide. However, if you are hardcore shooter fan looking for the next “great thing”, then steer clear of this one. Bullet Witch is a niche title that will find it’s audience but never extend any further than that.

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Game Informer

There is so much mindless shooting and wandering in Bullet Witch that when you actually are having fun, it feels accidental. [Mar 2007, p.104]

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1UP

Like most third-person action games, Bullet Witch has its share of problems, but it was designed with considerable replay value in mind for those who find the game's sweet spot.

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Games Master UK

Surprisingly enjoyable B-grade gaming - such a pity it doesn't retail for a budget price. [May 2007, p.78]

VGPub

If you’re looking for a decent single player game to plow through in a weekend, Bullet Witch would make a terrific rental.

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MS Xbox World

Once you scratch beneath the surface you are presented with a rather mediocre gaming experience which boils down to a simplistic shooter with magical overtones.

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Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

The emo-tastically tasty Ms Witch can flip and twirl like an ant-infested Lara Croft, but there's rarely ever any handy platform for her to clamber onto. The levels are as flat and one-dimensional as the gameplay - but despite its problems, you're quite likely to find it, well, a bit of a blast.

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Planet Xbox 360

The lack of innovation and a poor control scheme make Bullet Witch a questionable rental, let alone purchase.

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Eurogamer

Bullet Witch's graphics can switch from breathtaking to tawdry in the bat of an eyelid, just as quickly as the action can veer between exhilarating sensory barrage and tedious, repetitive trawl.

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Edge Magazine

It's an enjoyably twisted and often satisfying piece of fantasy, then, even though the reality of its more generic aspects poses a serious threat to its achievements. [JPN Import; Oct 2006, p.92]

Kombo

Don't give up on this one, Atari. Tweak the system and bring Alicia back for more in some form.

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G4 TV

We’re talking under a dozen hours to finish, tops. No multiplayer, a few lackluster achievements--it’s hard to recommend this one despite its considerable if occasional virtues.

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DarkStation

The Witch certainly has bags of style, but is let down by brain-dead AI and short gametime.

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VideoGamer

It is unforgivable that a game should take three or four of your precious hours to get up to speed, but if that is something you can bear, then Alicia and the game she inhabits might be just what you're after.

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Worth Playing

Hats off to Cavia for twisting the concept of a third-person shooter and making a game that is enjoyable in spite of its flaws.

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GameShark

An average third-person action game the leads you by the nose and doesn't give you too many choices to make. You'll spend the bulk of your time battling the same bad guys, killing walnut heads to unlock areas and occasionally battling some pretty impressive bosses.

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Jolt Online Gaming UK

The nucleus of a good game is there, but its ambition is married to an apparent lack of expertise with the result that, like a crudely cut gemstone, it has few if any redeeming features.

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GameCritics

At fifty dollars, and with significant locked away on the disc from the people who paid for it, it's the biggest rip-off since Crackdown, and shouldn't be purchased by anyone for any reason.

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Armchair Empire

The worst part about Bullet Witch is that it had so much potential! Bullet Witch may be stylish and features some of the coolest spell effects ever but if there was more action it might have had a chance.

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Gaming Target

The very short length and ease of gameplay makes this a rental at best, which is a bit of a shame since a little more work and effort could have made this a truly fun and engaging game.

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GameSpot

The few moments when Bullet Witch shines are impressive, but not nearly enough to elevate the rest of the game above the dismal plane of mediocrity.

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Gamers' Temple

A pretty short game and the gameplay that you do get isn’t very good. Spend your game playing time elsewhere unless you’re truly desperate for more Achievement points.

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Da Gameboyz

Bullet Witch has some good moments but it ultimately fails to deliver a stellar product that third person shooter fans have become accustomed to.

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Team Xbox

We gamers want to play and control the action, and that is, unfortunately, where the trouble with Bullet Witch lies.

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GameZone

A bland and lifeless action game with an unfinished graphics engine, Bullet Witch really isn’t worth your time.

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GameSpy

Bullet Witch just doesn't have the legs to last more than a few days. That's a dreadful pity too, because with a little more attention to detail and some good old-fashioned craftsmanship, it might have been a winner.

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Gaming Nexus

Bullet Witch is almost comically bad. Although it tries, this game never comes close to getting you to care about any of the characters and it's over far too quickly. Then again, I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it any more if it had lasted longer than two hours.

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360 Gamer Magazine UK

Alicia is an enticing central character and the setting is delectably decayed, but playing her is just simply average and consistently lacks consideration for the player. She's a witch all right. [Issue #23, p.52]

games(TM)

As a 360 title, average visuals and wretched clipping problems should be an issue, and the slick-at-times physics and ample combat system just can’t make up for it. [Apr 2007, p.120]

Detroit Free Press

The only knock on Bullet Witch is that the graphics are a bit choppy in some areas.

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X360 Magazine UK

Flawed, dull and not much to look at, Bullet Witch is an exercise in tedium that own't enrich your life at all. [Issue 18, p.96]

NTSC-uk

Bullet Witch gets by on the fun nature of the physics and occasionally spectacular setpieces (the Up in Flames at 10,000 Feet boss encounter on the back of a jumbo jet, or downing multiple enemy Chinooks with a Tornado) but the incessant dourness and spartan environments can become rather depressing simply on an aesthetic level without bringing frustrating game mechanics into it.

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Xbox World Australia

It is buggy, ill tested, and not much better than draft material. With that said genre fans may find a little something to admire with Bullet Witch; whether it is Alicia's magical powers or some of the lively boss encounters.

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Hardcore Gamer Magazine

Had Bullet Witch been a launch title, this bitter pill could've been swallowed, but with so many other great choices out there like "Gears of War" or "Lost Planet," there's simply no reason to play this. [Apr 2007, p.54]

Gamer's Hell

Bullet Witch is a game that could have been great, but instead fell flat on its face.

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

While the effects look fantastic, your spells are always a few button-clicks away, and setting them up breaks the flow of the battle.

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Boomtown

Broken, broken, broken.

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Official Xbox Magazine

With its occult themes and flying ammo, Bullet Witch aspires to be a gritty action epic in the "Devil May Cry" vein, but it lacks the design chops to pull off the job. [Apr 2007, p.89]

IGN

In a time when gamers are constantly looking for a "next-gen" experience, Cavia has put together a game that feels like it was made for the original PlayStation.

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Yahoo! Games

Typically, poor graphic performance is just a sideline to how a game performs, but here the lousy shadows and contrasty scenes detract from the action just as much as the dreadful AI and thin premise. As a result, Bullet Witch should be completely avoided.

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Official Xbox Magazine UK

The gameplay is riddled with bug-induced frustration, uninspiring combat and a sluggish control system that lacks any kind of invention. [Mar 2007, p.88]

Gamer 2.0

To get an idea of what exactly Bullet Witch is all about, try to imagine a game in which Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, and Resident Evil are all rolled into one...except that game turned out to be complete trash.

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GamePro

The game's biggest defect lies in its terrible early-gen PS2-grade graphics. I haven't seen anything this blocky since the last time I played with my Legos!

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Game Revolution

And Alicia is hot, though not sexy as one might expect. Whoever they hired to do her voice work sounds hot, in that she sounds stupid. All of her lines are read woodenly, like a teenager reading aloud in class.

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Gamestyle

The Xbox 360 certainly needs more titles from the Japanese development community, but Bullet Witch is far from a show of support.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 6.4 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Patrick W. gave it an8:
I really enjoyed the combination of fast gunplay, unlimited ammo (and no dumb pickups or chests placed about to replenish health or ammo), and magic spells with very different effects. The graphics, with the sense of huge expanse, and the camera perspective, were very appealing as well. Most appealing of all was Alicia, who has to rate as one of the prettiest game heroines around (and sexy too, as anyone who has downloaded the pixie and secretary costumes will attest). All in all, a very fun game with much replay value--there are literally dozens of missions for download--that has been unfairly rated by far too many.

Henry T. gave it a4:
Starts of well but graphics are not up to par with next gen systems and character movement is quite linear and boring. The Cartwheel is only cool the 1st 10 times you see it. Plot is kind of blah too.

Malc S. gave it a10:
This isn't such a bad game. It's fun to play, looks ok, sounds ok and has some pretty cool set peices. It's no Gears of War but is more than playable and enjoyable. It captures the gothic vibe nicely and has a feel of the filsm The Crow and Underworld about it. Only dead fish go with the flow! Don't be a sheep! Make your own mind up and try this game out.

Chris L. gave it a10:
This was one o.f the best games ever. Alicia was freaking hot for a video game character.

Winduck 7 gave it a1:
Sucks. I've played through it. The start-up movie is decent until some slow japanese song kicks in and crappy voice overs are added. Graphics wise, its okay. Controller layout sucks but takes a while to get use to. Alicia "looks stylish" in the few moves that she has. These zombie army guys, floating brains repeat each encounter and each level. There isn't really a direction or goal. I didn't even know I beat the game until end credits started rolling, I was like "finished already?" Rent.

Todd K. gave it a3:
Ok, this game is fun for about 5 minutes, then you realize, it's a witch who can't use her, what looks like a broom, gun to fly on, what the hell! I'm a witch who can't fly, that is just bad design.

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