As a media hub for fans in the pre-Youtube days, Bulletproof is kind of awesome. I was legitimately so excited to be able to play these music videos whenever I wanted -- as alien as that sounds now.

But beyond that, this is a pretty damn horrendous third person shooter and I can't believe I actually enjoyed the video game aspect of this package as a teenager. 50 moves at a glacial pace and you have to turn aim sensitivity all the way up to get a remotely decent aiming experience. There's some cool ideas on paper like taking human shields, interrogating enemies, and slick finishing moves -- but they're all either useless or broken in execution. Likewise there are some level design ideas that sound okay but the mechanics are just not well implemented at all. The cutscenes and story are actually pretty slick all things considered but lack subtitles so even they can't be properly enjoyed.

Oh well, I'll always have the memory of being 14 and watching the Poppin Them Thangs video on a loop.

Reviewed on Aug 05, 2022


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