Review: Blood Waves (PlayStation 4)

Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also a weapon of close and long-range combat.

Pros:

• Blood Waves has OK graphics.
• 3.13GB download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Blood Waves is a wave-based shooter.
• 3rd person perspective.
• Earn cash from kills.
• End of each wave you get one skill point and one upgrade point.
• Hud- shows ammo, wave and enemies left.
• Half a dozen weapons from pistols to SMG to rail guns and sniper rifles.
• Traps from barricades, chainsaw poles and more.
• Hub- opens up between waves and here is where you spend your skill/upgrade points and spend cash on ammo/guns/traps.
• Build mode- the time between the hub and a new wave. You can place, rotate traps.
• Upgrade–increase stats/ammo on a selected weapon.
• Skill- put a point into the table of abilities like regen health, more health, less damage, armor etc.
• Actions- shoot, melee and roll.
• Controls- sensitivity sliders and invert axis.
• Blood Waves features different zombie types.
• Played in a confined arena.
• Blood Waves does have satisfying headshots.

Cons:

• Blood Waves has no real tutorial.
• Slow paced.
• Hit detection issues.
• Repetitive.
• No difficulty options.
• the unlocks in Blood Waves are really slow.
• Robotic animations.
• Bullet sponge zombies.
• Melee is 50/50 on whether it hits even if they are so close that they are basically inside you.
• Ugly textures.
• Blood Waves has no leaderboards of any kind.
• Low quality sound effects.
• Stamina system is too erratic.
• No frills.
• The shooting in Blood Waves feels unrewarding and very floaty.