Get up'n get out! - And if you're interested, pick this up, too

On the planet known as Raulf, the galaxies most inescapable jail has been created and placed. The prisoners residing there are said to be the craziest of the crazy, not caring much about who or what they destroy or harm, as long as they have a jolly good time doing it. Everyone who was locked up there were seemingly trapped, but then one day, an odd dude known as Fat Ugly Boy - F.U.B. for short, took over the role of the head warden.

For some reason, this former Marine-cook attached hydraulic legs to his upperbody, started smoking cigars, started wearing furry dices and started painting a target on himself.
If you're wondering why, I'll give you the same answer the instructions booklet gave me: Don't ask me.
F.U.B. nevertheless decided to leak information to the prisoners about passwords and the like, hoping that they'd be able to escape their cells and make it to his place, where he'd kill 'em off and show the world that he's the mightiest guy on the face of... Raulf.
Yeah - I know...

If you thought that sounded horrendous, do not be alarmed, as the games storyline doesn't really matter at all.
What does matter, is the action, and I guarantee you that you'll get plenty of that, if you purchase this good ol' and critically acclaimed game.

Released as one of the first shooters to the PlayStation in '96, this was one of the most violent and gory games to ever 'grace' our old gray partner in crime.
It wasn't a visual tour de force back then, but it did impress, with some atmospheric, claustrophobic sceneries and the ahead of time light-effects (I'm actually quite impressed by the effect your shooting has. It lights up rooms, and leaves the bodies you hit quite dead, and quite bloody, too). But as it wasn't overall amazing to look at back then, it obviously can only have gotten worse throughout the years, but it still has tolerable effects, and to me, it is possible to remain aware of where you are at all times (Though I'll have to admit, that when surrounded by a huge number of sick freaks, all repeatedly pulling the trigger on you, it can get a little confusing)
, and that's basically what matters, as this games focus is on the gameplay.

The controls are pretty simple to learn. You can shoot, run, strafe, zoom in and out and fire your super special mega attack-bomb thingy at certain occasions. It's all made in a way that you can learn in little to no time, and if not, you can always change it to fit the way you'd like it to be.

To me, the music is an awesome part of the game. Pop Will Eat Itself tributed to the soundtrack, and the music on the 15 levels is pretty good, although it can get longdrawn over time (But hey - it's your fault that you didn't finish the stage faster). Sound effects consists mainly of; "Boom boom boom!" and "Wargh urgh raaarghhh!", and though there perhaps isn't too much finesse.. it does the job for me.

Now to the gameplay! This game was one of the first games I got for my PlayStation, and I had a great time playing it.
It's a fastpaced shoot'em-up game with a slightly tilted overhead view, and you can zoom the camera to try and get the best possible look at whats going on around you.
And let me tell you, a lot is going on around you.
As soon as you've chosen between the six characters (Fx. the crossdressing "Butch" or the insanely buffed, diaper-wearing "Mamma!") you'll start playing. You start out in your cell, and after leaving it, you'll be forced to embark into the cells of other, equally crazy and hostile, prisoners, in order to retrieve keycards, health packs and weapon boosters, and chances of you running into thousand of weirdoes outside of their cells are quite large, as there's opponents everywhere. It probably sounds very hectic and frantic, and it is! But it's so much more exciting (and confusing) when actually experiencing it.

When playing it alone, there'll be plenty of stuff to do, although the best way to truly have a great time in the world of LOADED is to play the multiplayer mode. There isn't a one-on-one option, but it has a rather enjoyable cooperative mode, taking place the same place as in the oneplayer mode, but being a lot more crazy, with you and your 'partner' competing for the most kills and cash. At the end of every stage, you get a job ranking, to say just how much of a bad@$$ you were, judging from how greedy and bloodthirsty you acted.
You could get 'politician', you could get 'butcher', and maybe, just maybe, you could prove even cooler than that *cough*.

All in all, it's a game that you probably don't want to get if you don't like absurd humor, huge guns and can't stand looking at blood - virtual or not. The game also seems horribly outdated now, but if you're seeking a game that can please you gameplay-wise, with an entertaining and hectic multi-, and singleplayer-mode, LOADED is definitely worth a second chance, if you didn't get it earlier in your lifetime.

I'd give it 80 out of 100 points if I were to choose how fun of a game it is in normal mode, leaning heavily into the 90-mark in multiplayer co-op. Therefore: 85/100.

(Also, you can listen to the CDs soundtrack by poppin' it into your CD-playing products. A nice little feature, if you ask me.)