The branching nodes of the skill tree leads you to abilities, upgrades, and even unique classes to play as.

There is an issue with using your best guns, however, as their pure power will often ensure nothing remains for you to eat when the smoke clears.Īs long as you’ve been keeping your belly full, you’ll have plenty of DNA points to spend at the end of each level. From satisfying shotguns to devastating rocket launchers, the weapons may not be particularly unique but serve their purpose. As well as finding entirely new firearms, you’ll also find guns with incrementally better stats and abilities to loot. On your adventure you’ll loot an array of weapons from the enemy. If accidentally lower a foe’s health to zero there’s no food for you, which means you’ll need to be careful with your bullets (and this does unfortunately slow the pace of the game down). Each enemy rewards you with different amounts of health, calories, and DNA points to level up your hungry hungry hero. Practically every enemy you encounter can be eaten, if you lower their health low enough to stun them. You’ll spend your time navigating stages, blasting freaks and eating matter. Thanks to special implanted bionodes, our dining duo have the ability to eat any material, from mutant flesh to robotic bodies.Īt its core, Bite the Bullet is a run and gun shooter. Fortunately, they have just the tool for the job.

In this bleak future, the inhabitants of Earth have become hideously mutated due to a lack of calories, and only Chewie and Chewella can clean up the mess. You play as either Chewie or Chewella, two members of DarwinCorp who have dedicated their lives to researching foods after an economic downturn left the world on the brink of collapse.

It’s rare that you’ll need to worry about calories and protein when scoffing in a video game, but in Bite the Bullet every forkful counts. Be it a roast chicken to refill your health, or a home-cooked meal to provide your party with a buff, the power of food is well represented in gaming history. There has always been food in video games. I’ve never been a fussy eater, happily chowing down on anything in my path that doesn’t contain celery. As a larger gentleman, I’m no stranger to stuffing my face with all kinds of tasty delights.

Im biting the bullet