Brutal Legend

  • by Will Herring
  • October 13, 2009 00:00 AM PST

Visually, however, Brutal Legend is pretty impressive. It doesn't sport next-gen effects like you'd find in Uncharted 2, but the game's personality really comes through, which means much more than I can express. From the crackling lighting on Eddie's flying V to the gaudy amount of make-up caked onto General Lionwhyte's face, you feel like you're really in Brutal Legend's inventive and oftentimes insane world. Occasionally players are bound to come across some murky textures or a few of the previously mentioned graphical glitches, but the moment they find themselves flying through a swarm of Spark Plug Bugs after blazing over a cracked canyon via an off-road ramp, they're bound to look past these minor hiccups.

Encore! Encore!

Brutal Legend is a fun game with some very noticeable flaws and some less-than-stellar presentation, but in the end it's a memorable adventure I'd certainly recommend to any aspiring roadie. It comes pre-packaged with its fair share of issues, quirks and bugs, but all of the near-misses in the world can't take the fun out of this inspired adventure. While Brutal Legend may not sit atop heavy metal as its undisputed ruler, it's unquestionably a blast while it lasts and certainly deserving of an encore.

PROS: Unprecedented amount of imagination; amazing soundtrack; sandbox world is a blast to explore
CONS: Poor presentation; occasionally unpolished gameplay; low quality sound effects

Brutal Legend
Brutal Legend

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goldberg_evan

Can't wait until this weekend when I get my paycheck and can get the game. How is the multiplayer? why wasn't that mentioned?

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goldberg_evan

never mind, just saw the section about multiplayer, still can't wait!

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ZanonX

So many games coming out and so many bills I have to pay lol

god damn it lol

snipes1183

This game is on it's way from GameFly as I type! I can't wait! The demo was badass, and the game should hold me over long enough till CoD: MW2!!!.... and the L4D2!!!

ninjalegend

So far, so good. If you like heavy metal, and you don't get this game, I don't know what to tell you. Like what was said here, it is full of personality. It's a nice break from the standard type games like Uncharted 2, which I will play right after I write this comment. A truly stellar week in videogaming for me. Time to try and melt my 360 and ps3.

PaganFest

Epic! got the email from amazon yesterday. Waiting for this to come through the mail along with uncharted

Toneman

This game is quite fun... and just very unique. Love the commentary throughout. Game looks better than I originally though (even the demo). I haven't played many RTS games, but so far so good. I think it's a lot simpler than some of the popular RTS games, but then again, I'm only about an hour in. Can't wait to drive around some more , explore the cool world and do some side missions :)

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