Schafer did point out a couple side quests starring some familiar faces. Your Deuce is also equipped with tail lights, and they'll blink to indicate when you need to hang a left or right. You can set a destination on your map, and a beacon will appear in the distance lighting the way. There are a couple cool ways of finding your way to your next location. The vistas are very attractive, made to be reminiscent of fantasy artist Frank Frazetta. No doubt many gamers will be delighted to spend some time driving around the country side in the Deuce, turning critters into road kill. Inhabiting the environment are all manner of animals large and small. This is a game where you accept missions from NPCs, but in between these quests there is an open world to explore. More advanced moves are pulled off by using the A and X buttons together in various combinations. The X button will fire an electric beam from your guitar that stuns enemies, or you can hold it down to launch them into the air with a small explosion. But I gradually got used to it during my hour and a half play session. It threw me off at first, especially since my instinct was to try and jump away from enemies when they got the best of me. Instead, the A button here is used to swing Eddie's battle axe. But more often than not in a third-person action game, we can jump. Sure, other games have stripped you of this ability, such as Zelda. Once you're transported to the world of metal and actually start playing, you'll notice something that might throw you off: you can't jump. The game is rated 'M' anyway, so presumably if you're playing it you're old enough to see cartoon people get their heads ripped off.

As for the gore, it's presented in a very comical way so I can't imagine anyone wanting to turn it off. You can change these settings at any time from the menu, so you're not locked into your choice. If you decide to censor the language, you'll also see the old Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics sticker show up over characters' middle fingers. There is plenty of swearing in Brutal Legend, but the developers thought it is sometimes funnier when every other word is bleeped out. Watch the amazing intro to Brutal Legend.ĭuring this intro you'll also get to choose whether or not you want to hear profanity and see gore. Brutal Legend is a loving homage to classic metal and definitely pokes fun at hair metal, nu metal, and other diluted strands of the genre. Developer Tim Schafer has stated that he grew up a metal head and was disillusioned when the genre started to sell out and become more concerned with looking good on stage than creating honest music. As they take the stage on night, they start with a crushing riff that makes them sound like a serious metal outfit – until the DJ starts scratching and you hear the singer's whiny, non-threatening voice and realize they're a cheesy pop metal band. Black's character, Eddie Riggs, is a roadie for a young band that doesn't appreciate his skills at fixing guitars, keeping the band in tune, and crafting epic set pieces. Start a new game and you'll be treated to one of the greatest videogame openings ever.

Wait long enough and Black will start to tap his fingers, anxious for you to make a decision. It's a live action shot of an album with the Brutal Legend logo, and Jack Black's hands open it up to reveal the main menu. Right from the title screen, you can tell you're in for something different.

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