QUANTUM THEORY

Players wander through a dark fantasy world and battle mutated creatures and robot-like enemies in this third-person shooter. The game depicts a world on the verge of apocalypse, a world in which players navigate the gritty city outskirts, ascend a treacherous tower teeming with art-nouveau-style backgrounds, motifs, architecture—and shoot everything in sight. Realistic gunfire, explosions, and cries of pain accompany the frenetic and heated "run-and-gun" battles; "melee"-style hand-to-hand combat can also be used to attack enemies. Blood often splashes out of enemies when shot, staining the surrounding walls and floors. And when enemies' heads get hit, a slow-motion animation sometimes follows: blood splatter, coal-like chunks, blocky armor, and fleshy gibs will scatter then disintegrate. The effect is closer to gratuitous and over-the-top than dramatic or viscerally intense [though it is certainly a driving factor for the Mature rating, the Blood and Gore, the Violence]. The game also contains repeated use of profanity (e.g., "f**k," "sh*t," and "p*ssy").