Bombshell Reviews
Bombshell doesn't seem to have gone down well with other critics, but I had a blast. Solid shooting backs up what I found to be an engaging gameplay loop. By no means the best twin stick shooter around, I had fun during the 8 hours I spent with it, and that's enough for me.
What's disappointing about Bombshell is that you can see the potential. The shooting mechanics and weapons are fine, and the idea of a female Duke Nukem doesn't hurt. Though the sound is below par most of the time, there's been some real effort in making the game look pretty gorgeous, even if the monster designs aren't that impressive. The flat humor doesn't help, and neither does the lack of any real strategy or enemy intelligence. In the end, your enjoyment of the title comes down to how much you're willing to put up with. While a few will find some genuine fun here, most may wait for a price drop and seek out other titles to satisfy their craving for a twin-stick shooter.
Bombshell ist ein amüsantes und action-geladenes Action RPG für Zwischendurch, bietet aber wenig Wiederspiel-wert und weist leider auch noch nach dem Release einiges an Balancing-Problemen und technischen Schnitzern auf. Für Fans von Duke Nukem und co. gibt es eine klare Empfehlung von uns, ansonsten bietet der Titel leider zu wenig um als wirkliches Must-Have durchzugehen.
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A tongue-in-cheek shooter that isn’t as explosive as it should be
This femme fatale steps up where Duke could not. As an isometric shooter, Bombshell is fast paced, full of tongue in cheek humour, and offers a wonderfully vivid world to blow up.