Brutal Legend (Xbox 360)

As a huge metal fan, I was quite excited when I heard the news of Brutal Legend. And on top of that Jack Black, Lemmy and Ozzy would also feature in the game? Great! Thy shall feast on the awesomeness that is Brutal Legend, and bask in the pool of heavy metal perfection, for here is but a game that is more wicked than Satan himself, more evil than Death and more rocking than the Stones. Double Fineeeee. The story is bizarre, but a good type of bizarre. You play as roadie Eddie Riggs, he prides himself upon pleasing the fans and ensuring the show goes to plan without ever being seen. Eddie is mysteriously transported to a far away world, ruled by demons and the ...  Read the complete review

Brütal Legend If there's one person who I feel slightly sorry for in gaming, it's probably Tim Schafer. He's a fantastic game designer with some quality adventure games like Monkey Island, Grim Fandango and Psychonaunts. But, as Psychonaunts recently proved, they suffer from disappointing sales. Psychonaunts, in particular, barely managed to scrape in the 100,000 sale margin. However, despite some nasty lawsuits from those di*** at Activision who wanted the game back after dropping it, we're finally getting Brütal Legend from Double Fine and EA. It's finally time for Heavy Metal to make a comeback with this tribute to an understated music genre. Are the crazy ...  Read the complete review

Brutal Legend =========== Brutal Legend is a non-stop homage to Heavy Metal. You step into the shoes of Eddie Riggs the greatest roadie of all time. Who must gather an army, to start a revolution and rid Heavy Metal Heaven of a grave evil. The writing is sharp and humour is present throughout the game. The cut scenes have embedded cameos and in jokes for any Metal fans to relish. Jack Black lends his voice to Eddie and he does it fantastically, you can really tell he loves this character. Actually all the voice acting is of a high quality as is the character development throughout the game. The graphics are cartoony but still suit and ...  Read the complete review

Brutal Legend really took me by surprise, I wasn't expecting much but it turned out to be a funny and different gaming experience. Jack Black is amazing in this game, and I'm not his biggest fan. His personality suits the main character, Eddy Riggs a roadie, and emotes in the right places. The other voice cast such as Ozzy and Lemmy from Motorhead also fit in well to the heavy metal universe. Tim Schafer knows how to deliver comedy in video games and Brutal Legend is no exception. Humour has to be handled very differently in interactive form and this is a prime example of how it should be done. One-liners are delivered excellently by Jack Black and ...  Read the complete review