10,000 Bullets

10,000 Bullets

Released2005
10,000 Bullets is an action/third-person shooter in which the gun-wielding player character battles numerous enemies and bosses in different environments. Styled similar to cinematography found in The Wachowskis' The Matrix film franchise and gameplay mechanics in games such as Dead to Rights and Max Payne, the player is given an ability to slow down time and thus dodge multitudes of flying bullets and other obstacles. The first level, "enhancement", slows down all action, including the player character. The second level, "Blitz", slows down only the enemies, allowing the player to move around at normal speed. The third level, "frozen time", halts everything around the player, who again maintains normal speed. By pressing the shoulder buttons, the player can lock-onto and switch aim at the various enemies. Successfully dispatching several foes in a row earns the player bonus points, which can be used at the end of a stage to purchase upgrades like more health, as well as special attacks and acrobatic evasion skills that can be mapped to certain controller buttons. The game features four playable characters (Crow, Alice, Dragon, and Boris), each of which has their own unique set of abilities. Between the action sequences, the player must advance the plot through a graphic adventure-style interface, where certain characters must be spoken to in order to continue.
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Details

DeveloperBlue Moon Studio
PublisherTaito
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2005
StatusReleased
GenresShooterAdventure
ThemesAction
PlatformsPlayStation 2 PlayStation 2
ModesSingle player

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About This Game

Crow works as a hitman for the powerful Rome-based Tonio Family, operating out of Dublin in the criminal underworld of Ireland. His signature ability—the Gunslinger technique, which allows him to slow his perception of time and place shots with uncanny precision—came from his mother, a fortune-teller who was murdered before he was old enough to understand why. Taken in and raised by Papa Tonio himself, Crow was trained for violence by the seasoned Judas. Now he partners with Alice, a sharp young Englishwoman of German descent, in pursuit of the answers behind his mother's death—and those answers point directly back at the family that sheltered him.