Review: Gungrave – Overdose
by John Walker on Aug.18, 2005, under The Rest
That’s all you need to know. Everything anyone could ever tell you about Gungrave: Overdose is captured in the utterly ludicrous name of one of its central characters. To prove the point, let’s dissect it in stages:
Rocket
Here we could equally use the words, “Bang”, “Destroy” or “MEGA-KAPLOWEE”. It represents endless, cacophonic destructive violence.
Billy
As in “Silly Billy”, this signifies the mental faculties at the game’s disposal. Gungrave: Overdose is why the phrase “not stupid, but special” was created.
Red
The colour red really ought to be written down, and indeed spoken aloud, as “RED!” It’s the colour that means business, no messing. It’s the colour the sky turns when it’s being its most beautiful, and when the bombs start dropping.
Cadillac
People stop and look when a Cadillac goes past. It catches the eye. It’s a big old beast of a car, ridiculously greedy on the gas, but it still represents the authentic elegance of a bygone era.
Daftest game in a long while requires least daft review in a long while. If you’ll ignore the first bit.