WET Review

Aside from the irritatingly old-fashioned bullet-time shooting sequences, the combat has its appeal. Charging your attacks to perform more lethal moves works okay and there's also a range of quick-time events to go through (praise the lord, how would we ever manage without those). Rubi uses a combination of sword moves and gun-happy leaps, slides and wall-runs, which would make Neo and Morpheus proud. Yes, I did get some entertainment out of this, because no matter how you swing it, that type of action is still fun. What bugs the crap out of me is that it felt like I was playing Max Payne, Ninja Gaiden and Tomb Raider at the same time. Why Tomb Raider? You see, the game also features a fair amount of climbing, platform-jumping, shimmying and swinging from cliff edges. Woo-hooo!

Must have more wetness.

Where's the wet that puts the wet in wetness?

What I liked about this game is just the seamless action and the generally simple gameplay (simple in a good way). The more you shoot and slice, the more it gets fun. If we overlook the somewhat clichéd level design, I did find the game's presentation amusing and interesting. Also, I've come to appreciate the developer's ambition to incorporate witty cut-scenes and retro commercials during loadtimes. Another positive aspect is the music, which fits the ambience perfectly and actually sounds cool. The soundtrack was created by Brian composed and electronic musician LeBarton (mostly recognized for his cooperation with artist like Beck).

When it comes down to choosing a decent action game to play this fall, you really should think twice about going for WET. There isn't much to entangle you here besides a butt-load of unappealing characters, a badly written story and a bunch of generic-looking levels crammed with heaps of baddies who can't wait to join in the oh-so-familiar bullet-time festivities. Granted, it's just an average action game and perhaps it should be treated as such, so I suppose some people could find it enjoyable if they determined to play something before more serious releases pop up in the coming months.

WET's distinct over-the-top action is ironically its primary weakness. The stylish presentation, coupled with constant bloodbath, loses its charm very quickly. Also, it's not 'wet' enough... if you no what I mean. So, don't mislead us perverts like that!