The whole point of selling a link cable is to play games that require it. I hate the fact that this game isn't link capable. Instead, the game defaults to a predetermined boat. I was also disappointed in the non-existent option of picking which boat you could use for each mission. Gun turrets are amazingly accurate even on the games easier setting (ensign) and some of the later missions are downright impossible. If you happen to get hung up on the shore or worse yet, overturned, you can practically throw in the towel as the bad guys never seem to let up.
The action and the bad guys come at a breakneck pace, and unfortunately, this is one of the games faults. You can blink while playing this game, but don't do it often. The enemy ships are varied in both their appearance and weapon load out. If it isn't one kind of enemy trying to shoot you, it's another trying to blow you up. Gunboats and speedy mine throwers also dot the water making your life miserable. If you get hit by this unfriendly beast one to many times, consider yourself crab bait. Boats like the Sanpans are quick but go down easy, while others boats like the Basillicus, are a one-of-a-kind, mean piece of warship with an evil-looking flare on it's front that's used for ramming. Some weapons, like torpedoes, require that you lead the target.Of course, you'll eventually get weapons that are of the heat-seeking variety, but you really have to earn your stripes to get those.Įnemy boats provide for an impressive array of victims. Don't expect to shoot in a general direction and hit your target. The game's weapons are forgiving, but only to a point. That's right'the pitch of the water affects how your weapons work. For instance, if you have the deck mounted cannons and hit a wave while firing, the cannon could very well launch into the atmosphere or the water right in front of you. I thought the various weapons were a logical progression for the game but what I didn't expect was how well they operated. Eventually you could be driving a combat hydroplane with torpedoes and rockets capable of sinking the Titanic.oh wait, that already happened. Completing more missions gets you more effective boats with better armor and weapons. Essentially you start the game off with an armorless Bayliner with basic chain guns. There are 27 missions in all and plenty of gunboat action to be had.Īs the game progresses, you will unlock more boats (see Multiplayer section). Some involve escorting and protecting large ships, while others are stealth based hit-and-run type missions. The Jade Kingdom represents the Aristocracy that is trying to maintain its shipping lane supremacy while an even larger force from the North (The Iron Empire) flexes it's military muscle in an attempt to destroy everyone.
#BLOOD WAKE BOATS SERIES#
As the newest member of the Shadow Clan, you will be required to complete a series of challenging missions against the various forces that operate in the Dragon Seas. I really can't because unlike the many characters in Twisted Metal, Blood Wake (BW) follows the story of a single gunboat captain named Shao Kai who, after being betrayed is rescued by the nefarious Ped Zang and his bold Shadow Clan pirates.
Some people have likened this game to Twisted Metal on the water. The use of real boat physics was clearly well done. Just like a real boat, you can only turn if you are moving forward. You must then keep pushing forward and move the stick right or left in order to steer. Pushing forward makes the boat accelerate. For those of you scoring at home, the left thumb stick is used as both the accelerator and the steering. Now when I was at my local video game store, I was discussing with the clerk how I felt that the controls were smooth and friendly while he thought that the use of the left thumb stick was all wrong. The trigger buttons fire the different weapons while the thumb buttons (X and A) are used to activate the turbo and toggle through the various "powered" weapons. The control scheme is an easy to use setup. There is an in-the-boat view, 3rd-person perspective and an even further back 3rd-person perspective. Based on boat combat between different factions of military types, smugglers, pirates and villagers, the game boasts three varying views in which to destroy your enemies.
#BLOOD WAKE BOATS MOVIE#
Blood Wake takes place in a strange parallel-type world similar to the movie " Waterworld," only land isn't scarce.