WET Guide: Combat, Acrobatics and Weapons in WET

The third-person shooter WET is a stylishly presented action game with a violent, grindhouse style. Playing as the deadly Rubi Malone (voiced by Eliza Dushku) you have to slaughter your way through waves of enemies and you’re going to get blood soaked in the process. You can check out this WET review for more on the game.

WET is more than just your average third-person shooter it is also a fluid, acrobatic flurry of deadly moves. If you know how to handle Rubi properly you can pull off some impressive manoeuvres and make the most of her murderous rage. The trick is to have a little style when slaying a room full of people and thereby build up your multiplier for maximum reward. In this WET guide we’ll offer some tips for getting the best out of Rubi. You can also check out our WET Trophy Guide for a full breakdown of all the trophies in the PS3 version.

Rubi is able to use her environment in true martial arts style. Think of the gun play in early John Woo movies. She is equipped with twin handguns. Using three basic acrobatic moves you can trigger slow motion and enemies will be automatically targeted with one gun while you shoot manually with Rubi’s other gun. You need to master these moves and use them as often as possible to get acrobatic kill bonuses.

• Sliding – Tap Circle to perform a slide. This is the easiest manoeuvre to use because you can do it anywhere and it will trigger slow motion.
• Jumping – Press X and depending on your surroundings you will jump or leap and slow motion will be triggered allowing you to clear the room before landing.
• Running – By pressing L1 you can run up walls or along them and you can use this as a springboard to boost your jumps. Firing while wall running will also trigger slow motion.

When you kill someone in WET you get a wee score number popping up arcade style. The bigger the score you build the more you’ll have to spend in the store where you can upgrade Rubi’s abilities and improve your weaponry. The best way to increase your score is to get as many acrobatic kills as you can in each stage of the game. Any kill, or even better multiple kill, which involves some kind of cool manoeuvre will earn you a bonus. Try to string your acrobatic moves together into a chain to build up a big multiplier and really boost those scores.