When I think of Heavy Metal I don't think of any specific song or band, but instead my mind is taken to a mystical and magical land filled with demons, dragons, warriors and vikings. Tim Schafer's Brütal Legend creates that world and lets gamers explore it with a little help from Jack Black.
The game has you controlling legendary heavy metal roadie Eddie Riggs, voiced by Black, as he travels a fantasy world of heavy metal and teams up with a small group of rebels in an attempt to end the tyrannical rule of a demon warlord. In doing so the game has you chopping up enemies with your enchanted battle axe, whaling on the guitar to summon lightning and fire, commanding armies of headbangers and speeding through the terrain in your custom hot rod.
Brütal Legend is a blast to play, mostly because of the hilarious story and the brilliantly casted characters. Most of the main characters you encounter are voiced by metal legends like Ozzy Osborne and Lemmy Killmister or talented Hollywood actors like Black and Tim Curry. The characters and event that unfold are so perfect that you'll have trouble putting down your controller after playing though a couple of missions.
The game starts out as a gore filled hack and slash but eventually transforms into a real time strategy where you are controlling a big army while fighting along side it. The transformation feels strange at first, but over the course of the game it clicks and starts to be really fun. The transformation makes it so that the game never gets to repetitive.
If you have ever loved heavy metal than you must play Brütal Legend. It's as simple as that. Double Fine studio has created a love letter to heavy metal fans in the form of Brütal Legend. If metal isn't your thing then I'd have a hard time telling you to buy the game, but for those of us who've shouted at the devil Brütal Legend needs to be played.
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