Bulletstorm's ESRB Rating Released; Makes it Sound Wonderful

If the solid gunplay, points for interesting environmental deaths, and the ability to shoot someone in the anus weren't enough to get you interested in Bulletstorm how about "intense instances of violence" and "numerous jokes and comments that reference... having sex with one's own mother".

That's just a small taste of what came out today when the ESRB released their rating description of the game. It, of course, clocks in at Mature (M) and has a description that you would do well for yourself to read.

The classification body reports: "This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of a space pirate who must escape a planet populated by mutant cannibals. Players use futuristic machine guns, shotguns, magnum revolvers, assault rifles, and chain guns to perform over-the-top kills that dismember and decapitate foes. Injured enemies emit large sprays of blood that stain the ground and surrounding walls.

"Specialty kills (i.e., Skillshots) represent the most intense instances of violence: enemies can be dismembered with explosives; impaled on spikes; and drilled into walls, resulting in body parts breaking into pieces. During the course of the game, players can consume alcohol and kill enemies in order to receive an Intoxicated Skillshot; the screen turns blurry during these sequences. The dialogue contains numerous jokes and comments that reference sexual acts, venereal diseases, and having sex with one's mother (e.g., "Guess I know where the ol' gal got that limp."). The names of some Skillshots are infused with sexual innuendo (e.g., Gag Reflex, Rear Entry, Drilldo, Mile High Club); one Skillshot (i.e., Fire in the Hole) allows players to shoot at enemies' exposed buttocks. Language such as "f**k," "sh*t," "p*ssy," and "c*ck" can be heard in dialogue."

Bulletstorm is the handywork of People Can Fly and Epic Games. You can start shooting people in the anus on Feb 22nd in the US and Feb 25th in the UK

Bulletstorm: 'Exposed buttocks', 'venereal diseases' and 'intense violence' all present (CVG)