The first time you take control of Eddie, you might feel as if you're playing a rather standard character action game, since mashing out simple combos is your path to bloodily slaughtering groups of enemies. The story does lose some of its whimsy toward the end, when the plot is in danger of taking itself too seriously, but the over-the-top nature persists through the six- to eight-hour adventure. This all combines with a well-acted cast of characters featuring voices from the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmister, and Tim Curry. Roadies are your strong but stealthy units guitar solos can literally melt faces and "fans" are your mystical, music-loving resource. Basic melee characters, for instance, are literal headbangers who smash their craniums against anything in their way. The magic (and much of the humor) is in how many fantasy tropes are twisted to fit into a heavy metal world. The game's strongest qualities lie in its writing, its characters, and its world. It's a real-time strategy game, even though that term may not accurately represent the first couple of hours of the campaign.īrutal Legend follows Eddie Riggs, a roadie (voiced by Jack Black) with a profound love of classic metal who finds himself transported to an appropriately brutal fantasy land that's part The Lord of the Rings and part Iron Maiden album art. ![]() Merely looking at screenshots or old prerelease marketing materials for the game can make it appear to be many things, yet it's not "Zelda with a guitar," and it's not " God of War as told by Black Sabbath," as cool as either of those things might have been. ![]() Now Playing: Video Review - Brutal Legend By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
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