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Brutal Legend (X360)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Action/Third-person 3D Action

RELEASE DATE

13/OCT/09

ESRB RATING

DEVELOPER

Double Fine Productions, Inc.

PUBLISHER

Electronic Arts

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

PlayStation 3

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

demons 62
Evil 47
Friends 9

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

Brütal Legend is an unholy action-adventure, through a surreal world brought to life from heavy metal album cover art. From a trailing third-person perspective, players take the role of Eddie Riggs, a rock & roll roadie extraordinaire, who has been mystically transported through time and space to the Age of Rock. There, among the expanses of impossible Gothic architecture and sky-high mountains of bones, metal-hating demonic overlords seek to enslave the remaining pockets of humanity that resist them. Fulfilling an ancient prophecy, Eddie wields three great weapons in his war against this demonic oppression: A huge, double-bladed battle axe called "The Separator" allows him to perform powered-up combo attacks. His Flying V guitar, named "Clementine," gives Eddie the ability to shoot electricity or shake the earth with special power chords. To get from place to place — and plow down enemies along the way — Eddie rides a customizable hot rod called "The Deuce." He built the car himself, by deciphering hieroglyphics left behind by the Gods of Rock, who created the world eons ago.

The game is played in a large world that is mostly open but full of danger. The story progresses as Eddie completes missions, defeating boss enemies, driving through tricky areas, and solving 3D platform puzzles in set locations. Combat involves powered-up combos, making use of both the axe and the guitar in melee and short-distance attacks. A target-lock feature allows players to move and switch weapons while keeping an enemy in focus. Although most creatures he meets in the Age of Rock try to destroy him on sight, Eddie does make a few human friends in his quest, including Ophelia, who helps introduce him to the strange world, and Lars and Lita, who immediately recognize his rock & roll greatness. He can team up with each ally to perform a different special attack. Eddie can also use the power of rock to control near-mindless minions, which group together in factions aligned to different subgenres of heavy metal music. A competitive online "Battle of the Bands" multiplayer mode involves summoning minions for small-squad, real-time strategy skirmishes.

Musician and actor Jack Black provides the voice for Eddie Riggs, and the character's facial features (though not so much his physique) are based in part on Black's, as well. Other musicians, including Lita Ford, Rob Halford, Lemmy Kilmister, and Ozzy Osbourne also voice characters in the game. The soundtrack includes more than 100 songs from at least 75 different bands, including Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, KMFDM, Ministry. Megadeth, Mötley Crüe, The Scorpions, and Quiet Riot, intended to represent fan favorites and mainstream hits from essentially every subgenre of metal music. The game was developed by Double Fine Productions, led by Tim Schafer. Schafer helped create golden age LucasArts adventure games, such as The Secret of Monkey Island and Full Throttle, before founding Double Fine in 2000 and producing the widely acclaimed Psychonauts in 2005. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Brutal Legend (X360)

GENRE/STYLE:

Action/Third-person 3D Action
RELEASE DATE:

13/OCT/09
TOP TRAITS:

Heavy metal, hack and slash, Fantasy world
DESCRIPTION:

Brütal Legend is an unholy action-adventure, through a surreal world brought to life from heavy metal album cover art... more

players 4,671

followers 39

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POPULARITY: X360 PLATFORM

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Brutal Legend (X360) by: ProjectThunder

“Great game, not a big fan of the strategty battles but that is just me and at least they are simple enough to finish in the single-player campaign. Love the metal references and the voice acting. If your fan of Jack Black and/or rock metal music...”

created 03/MAR/2013

Brutal Legend (X360) by: GiantPackageGuy

“II love a game based around Metal, this game is great.”

created 26/FEB/2012

WhackingPrawn earned achievements in Brutal Legend on 12/JUN/11

created 13/JUN/2011

Brutal Legend (X360) by: jsalari

“Not to bad, had to give it 3 stars cause all of the cussing. I don't mind having a char drop the F bomb but with this game i had to be careful as i could not play it with my kids around.”

created 26/MAY/2011

Data404 played Brutal Legend on 18/APR/11

“Bought and re-playing with a little more attention. Jack Black, you are magnificent.”

created 19/APR/2011

Brutal Legend (X360) by: bendrexl

“Awesomely original game world & setting... Lord of the Rings set in a world of pure Heavy Metal. The back story & lore is really well thought-out and well worth the time dig up. It's a bit buried; you have to find & activate shrines...”

created 02/NOV/2010

EarthboundX played Brutal Legend on 28/JUL/10

“Joined a boosting session over at TA. Got all the double team achievements, but we couldn't figure out how to get into ranks matches together, to get the wins. Even got the Six Degrees of Schafer...”

created 29/JUL/2010

Brutal Legend (X360) by: BHGDADDYWOLF

“HAVE NOT PLAYED IN A LONG TIME. A FRIEND HAD LEND IT TO ME. I DID LIKE THOUGH. IT FELT KIND OF CHILDISH, BUT SOMETIMES U HAVE PLAY THAT KIND OF GAME.”

created 22/MAY/2010

KarmaCyanide played Brutal Legend on 02/MAY/10

“Got my 2nd achievement for the game, Start A Revolution, for completing "Exploited In The Bowels Of Hell."”

created 02/MAY/2010

Brutal Legend (X360) by: moyinator

“It's a great game for Heavy Metal worshipers about, liked it because of the variety and open world enviorment, not to mention the COUNTLESS things you can do. Storyline is well thought out. Graphics could use a BIT of tweaking, nonetheless it was...”

created 14/APR/2010

amedeus8 earned achievements in Brutal Legend on 10/APR/10

“Tried to play online, but I guess I'm just not that good. Or rather, I don't care to be. The problem here is that I like Tim Schafer's work entirely too much, so I feel that's entirely necessary for...”

created 11/APR/2010