Grindhouse – the name itself brings up images of movies of yore with excessive violence and some glorious exploitation of violence and or women. The term can readily be applied to A2M’s (Artificial Mind and Movement, not ass to mouth) game for current consoles (no Wii love) called Wet. Wet in this case implies some killing – and without diving too deep into the rather thin plot – there is plenty of killing here, with some decent twists and turns along the way, none of which are out of place for the type of game that Wet is. You take the role of a femme fatale named Rubi, a very skilled assassin who can dive, flip and slow motion shoot her way through the slums of Hong Kong as easily as she can knee slide her way through obstacle courses set up somewhere in the dusty southwestern United States. With guns blazing and keenly sharpened sword skills, the body count in this action game is massive. So massive in fact that some levels borrow very heavily from Kill Bill and turn into a black and red world of blood and shadows for portions of the game.
These short frantic blood soaked levels are quite enjoyable to run through, and thanks to their length never really get tiresome – unlike the game itself. Much like Stranglehold, the game makes excessive use of slow motion and acrobatics to set the tone and build the style of the title. Amping up the camp level even higher, the game features an excellent soundtrack that too is borrowed from the Grindhouse school of movie making, and in a perfect homage a dusty, ragged film grain filter is on the game by default and in my opinion fits the game very well. The game isn’t going to win any awards or make many best of lists, but seeing that it’s readily available now for a very low price – action fiends and fans of over the top third person action shooters will likely find some entertainment in this title. The only downside I saw in the game was the levels which place Rubi on top of vehicles forcing you to progress through the level via a series of quick time events. When done right, QTEs can be a highly enjoyable way to play – but when short levels rely only on QTE while holding down a shoot button the fun factor wears thin quickly. 
Wet is rated M (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language. This game can also be found on: PS3.
Article comments
1 - Ken Edwards
I had to turn off the graphic filter, it was too grating on the eyes.
2 - Jeff
I actually really enjoyed the filter, helped add to the gritty feel.