Original gameplay, great story, way too short.
The story in kill.switch, while somewhat subtle and not all that important, is very well done. You take the role of a man who is being controlled by a device in his head, turning him into a remote controlled killing machine. Throughout the game, you learn more and more about the character and what happened to put him in his predicament. There is a big plot twist near the end that, if you are paying any attention to the story, will give the same affect as some of the great who-done-it movies out there.
The gameplay is fast paced and extremely original. Since you are not a super human who is impervious to bullets, you have to find cover or you will die. This is not a game for you Spartans who like to rush into the middle of a crowd and destroy armies from the inside out. That will get you killed in an instant. Your character can only take about six or seven shots and he's down for the count depending on where he gets shot. The cover system is very cool, and very easy to use. If you're under heavy enemy fire you can blindly fire at them and they will stop firing and take cover behind something near them. When they take cover, you poke your head out and take aim, and when they pop their head out to look, you push their face through the back of their skull with a nicely placed bullet. Sadly, there is no blood in the game to keep a T for Teen rating though. This is not a stealth combat game, the objective is to kill all of the goons that step in your way and move on to the next level or press a button of some sort. The weapons that you have are pretty elementary, you have a choice of nothing but machine guns, grenades, and a melee attack which I highly suggest that you never EVER use. One thing that I noticed is that Gears of War for the 360 and now for the PC seems to have stolen a little bit of thunder with its cover system that it used. It was very much like the one used in kill.switch. But that's no big deal since it's a great system that more games should have.
The graphics in kill.switch are excellent. They are still comparable to some of the games coming out for the PS2 today. It uses volumetric lighting and you also see dust particles floating around in the places in the desert. The animations seem almost robotic and very repetitive, so all of the movements are just about the same every time you make them. The death animations are pretty unsatisfying, when you kill a guy, normally they'll spin around in a big dramatic circle and fall flat on the ground, making it look totally unrealistic when you shoot them in the head or the legs.
The sound effects in this game are very good. If there is gunfire from far away, all you see are little flashes of light and very distant pops. Up close it's ear shattering rapid fire, you can even hear the bullets wizzing by your head and hitting whatever you're taking cover behind. It's all very satisfying and makes the gameplay all the more intense.
I recommend this game to anyone who likes modern warfare games and definitely anyone who likes realistic games. This is not your average third person shooter like a lot of people claim it to be. I picked it up at GameStop for only $9.99, so check it out the first chance you get if you haven't already done so.