Think God of War meets Tom & Jerry and you get the idea. There are so many ways of dealing with enemies, it'll make you look at a few other higher profile releases and wonder why those games aren't as inventive. the game gradually eases you into things as enemies and the overall challenge increase. This first set of stages are a total trip thanks to the expansive environments and plenty of enemies out to do you in. The Emperor runs around with a flapping fig leaf and crown, while simple Jack isn't the smartest stick in the shed, if you catch my drift.Īfter playing around on the great options screen village (unlocking an Achievement and Trophy in the process) it's off to the races in the four areas that make up The Lumberjack Lands. I did play Jack and The Emperor for a stage or two and they tend to be a bit. She's off the rails and proud about that fact. Each character has some pretty funny animations - Red is almost always looking like she's set to kill something, while Snow White has this twitchy eye tic that's hysterical. Playing with the ladies are where it at for me, so Red was my choice on the PS3 version, while I picked Snowy for the 360. You can choose from Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (from Jack & the Beanstalk) and The Naked Emperor ( of The Emperor's New Clothes fame). The preview versions had all four characters playable and four (with a brief playable area in a fifth) out of a total fifteen chapters unlocked with single player and co-op action in full effect. I'll save the story reveal for the full review, but let's just say that as one of four formerly famous fairytale characters, you're out to reclaim your stolen fame and set things right (well, as right as you can) by laying waste to anything that stands in your way. For fans of Majesco's super underrated M-rated sleeper, Raze's Hell, you'll be laughing it up even more as the level of violence here even beats that game to death. you'll be rolling on the floor right from the opening cinema. or MGM classics and appreciate the gory hilarity found in Happy Tree Friends or Itchy & Scratchy shorts from The Simpsons, well. Secondly, If you're old enough to remember those now-censored Warner Bros. Of course, what's here is incredibly twisted and funny, particularly if your sense of humor picks up on all the references and in-jokes. First of all, Fairytale Fights uses the original versions of classic fairy tales we all know and love as its basis, so I'd guess you can blame folks long deceased for inspiring what's here. In terms of content and yes, that pesky violence, here's some perspective from someone who grew up glued to the TV on Saturday mornings and many afternoons watching everything from The Three Stooges, Heckle & Jeckle, Chiller Theater, Tex Avery shorts and many more forms of entertainment seen as "too violent" these days by those folks that want to use games as the root of all things evil. Hell, you won't be playing the game anyway and neither will your kids, so there's no need to light up the torches and go on yelling sprees all over cable and local news. well, get over it and grab a life while you're at it. Crazed conservative parent groups, gamer prudes and folks that can't grasp the whole mixture for what it is. So yes, in plain English - the game is really violent, but in a VERY cartoon-like (albeit bloody) manner. That, and just about anyone (outside of the options map) in the game world can be hacked to bits if you choose to do so. That "M" rating is absolutely, positively 100% earned here, as the amount of blood, gore and chunky bits is particularly impressive. Speaking of kids, I'll have to mention right here and now that in NO way, shape or form is this game meant for, nor is it being marketed to children or those under 18 AT ALL. If you like your games bloody, challenging, controversial and off the charts hilarious, what's here will keep you giddy and bouncing up and down like kids in the back seat on a Sunday drive sugar high. The Unreal 3 powered hack 'n slash/platformer hybrid is really coming together in this latest build and is shaping up to be an outrageous, surefire hit for hardcore gamers when it's released on October 27. After diving in and coming up covered in blood and chunks a few days (and many replays) later, I'm even more impressed with how the game has progressed. Preview versions of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Playlogic's Fairytale Fights showed up last Friday and after digging myself out from under a pile of other work, I finally got a chance to spend some quality time with the game.
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