Fairytale Fights

While most people think of fairy tales as colorful children's stories where everyone and everything is happy and bright, the truth is, fairy tales were often grisly affairs with lots of violence and gore. Fairytale Fights harkens back to this tradition with a gruesome emphasis on blood and action but it doesn't inspire anything more than disappointment.

A platforming adventure game that takes place in the lands of lore, Fairytale Fights is a bloody romp that ultimately fails to satisfy. As the iconic Snow White, Beanstalk Jack, Red Riding Hood, or Naked Emperor, your objective is to set things right after the nefarious Little Boy Tailor steals famous folk tales from the fairytale history books. The premise is sound but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.

Fairytale Fights

Everyone Enjoys a Happy Ending

The most enjoyable part of the game lies in the gallons upon gallons of bloodshed brought on by my Snow White Fu. When hordes of fairytalers are massacred, the pools of blood left in their wake serve as a handy slip-n-slide which is helpful in evading enemy attacks and creates an outlet for pushing them into hazards such as buzz saw pits and spiked tongues. Closely rivaling the bloodshed is the weapon selection. The selection is formidable, ranging from Slappy the Cat Lollipops to Love Potions. There is an astronomical 140 available weapon choices for all your slice-n-dice needs and Fairytale Fights revels in death; strangely, though, when it comes to your own death, the game sort of shrugs it off. I died constantly during my playthrough, yet it didn't get in my way of completing Quest Mode, not by a long shot.

Although I did enjoy the volume of dismemberment, the game ultimately suffers from monotonous gameplay and some presentation quirks that all but destroy the fun. The interesting gimmick called 'Salami Time' for instance, will periodically zoom in on your kills but it takes over a decent amount of the screen, making it hard to see what's going on. This is compounded by the fact that the camera isn't exactly great to begin with. The control setup is also awkward and rudimentary; it's poorly implemented and has a negative effect on the action.

Fairytale Fights

Fairytale Tragedy

Fairytale Fights had some potential but it falls extremely short of its goal. I really wanted to enjoy this game but after putting a good eight hours into it, I was more than ready for it to come to a bloody end. There's just nothing to hold your interest over the long haul and while roaming around with some friends helps, it just isn't entertaining enough for me to recommend it to anyone, not even those who love fairy tales and platform titles.

PROS: Jazzy music, Vast weapon selection; tons of gore; premise is original
CONS: The gameplay is monotonous, the single-player experience isn't that great and the control scheme is awkward

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