Brutal Legend
Introduction
Said to be an action-adventure game “Brütal Legend” is developed by Double Fine Productions and Published by Electronic Arts. It was released for North America on the 13th of October,2009 meanwhile on the October 16,2009, it was released again for Europe. It can be used for game consoles like PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as its genre is an action-adventure and real-time strategy game. This game is originally inspired by the game’s creative Director, Tim Schafer by his own pass musical experiences.
Characters
The main character in this game which the player controls is Eddie Riggs voiced by Jack Black, who is a roadie. Meanwhile In this alternate world, the human race is enslaved by Doviculus, Emperor of the Tainted Coil, voiced by Tim Curry and his glam metal human minion, General Lionwhyte voiced by Rob Halford . In this game Eddie also join forces to defend himself against Doviculus, with Lars Halford voiced by Zach Hanks, his sister Lita voiced by Kath Soucie, and Ophelia voiced by Jennifer Hale, whom Eddie takes a romantic interest in. Later on, the stage manager Mangus Alex Fernandez, the bass-playing healer Kill Master voiced by Lemmy Kilmister, the motorcycle-riding Fire Baron also voiced by Halford, and the Amazonian Rimavoiced by Lita Ford join and also the Guardian of Metal voiced by Ozzy Osbourne is there to assists in upgrading Eddie’s equipment.
Gameplay
In this game, the player controls the protogonist Eddie Riggs, a roadie who one day finds himself transported in a fantasy heavy metal world. Eddie get hold of three tools that are used for combat and transportation: a broad axe called “The Separator”, his Flying V guitar “Clementine” from his own world which has the ability to cast magic spells in the heavy metal world, and a hot rod that Eddie builds called “The Druid Plow” or “The Deuce”. But Eddie cannot use the magis generated by Clementine as it would result in the player waiting for the guitar’s cool-off period before using the guitar’s power again since prolonged usage the guitar will turn red hot. However the player can use the in-game’s currency “Fire Tributes earned from completing missings, at the Motor Forge to gain new abilities and upgrades for each tool. These tools can be used in combination with each other to take out Eddie’s foes. There are about 23 main missions in the story with 30 side missions that the player can optionally take. During a specific boss fight, the player must use the Deuce to lure the boss to a spiked gate held up by counterweights, and then play the “Earthshaker” song on Clementine to destroy the weights and sever the creature’s head. In the open world, player can use map and the Deuce’s turn signals to guide them towards either story-advancing missions or side missions which includes races with the Deuce, defending Eddie’s allies from a pending attack, or helping a cannon operate spot his targets. Also, the player can explore the game’s world to find statues bound in leather or chains that can be freed to gain a health boost for Eddie or to reveal a bit of the game’s backstory, and players can look through special telescopes at vistas or complete certain jumps to earn additional Fire Tributes. Theis game as well enable the player can further customize which songs to hear from those they have been rewarded with or have collected. Then, the player who is still controlling Eddie is required to defend a giant stage where new units will spawn, either while holding out until the enemy’s attack is completed or after completing a specific objective, which acquire the player to build an army for the attacks by building merchandise booths on “fan geysers” from Clementine’s magic. Eddie then will be able to control the entire army to follow, attack, or defend a point, and can use specialized squads of specific units to perform certain tasks, such as having a group of headbangers use their headbanging to destroy statues. When the player have enough fans, they can upgrade their stage to allow them to produce more powerful units. There also someone called Mangus, the “sound guy” to warn the player of enemy attacks. Eventually, Eddie transforms into a winged demon who can fly above the battlefields to issue orders or lay out attacks. The game features a multiplayer mode which are are team-based and play in the same manner as the single-player Stage Battles, with team sizes from one-verses-one to four-verses-four. Each team selects from one of three factions of which affect what resources and troops they can summon, and are tasked with defending their stage from attack by the other team. The game can also be played by a single player with AI bots at one of five difficulty levels.
“Double Fine’s Brutal Legend is an unabashed love letter to an era and genre of music that celebrated fast guitar riffs and hard living. It’s also a tribute to an epic lore that spoke of conquerors and death–all of which were often depicted at once on any given metal album cover with the obligatory smattering of lightning. Of course, the fact that Brutal Legend features a phenomenal soundtrack from the likes of Black Sabbath, Motorhead, and Judas Priest with suitable hack-and-slash action would feasibly constitute a reasonable tribute on its own terms. Yet, what raises Brutal Legend above that simple construct–plus what makes it a great ode to metal–is how it cleverly integrates so many different facets of the culture and its music to create an experience that consistently entertains and surprises in both single-player and multiplayer.” (Gamespot,2009)
