Conker: Live and Reloaded

THE BAD:
Minor things, like the removal of old Multiplayer levels and not enough uses for money.

SUMMARY:
This game is awesome, it's the best thing to hit the Xbox ever since the dawn of Halo 2. The campaign is breathtaking and hilarious, the Multiplayer is loads of fun, and if you have Xbox Live, you'll receive an experience different from the more casual shooters. There are a wide range of characters, each with a role in the game, and each packed with some funny lines. More importantly, the graphics are some of the best I've ever seen, they're so flawless, it makes it seem as if the game were real, with Conker's fur, crisp animations, highly detailed background, the graphics mix in perfectly with the gameplay. Speaking of which, the controls are perfected in nearly every way possible, and each chapter is packed with action, mixed in nicely with comedy. The sounds and music are masterful, and they blend in perfectly with their respective environments. Finally, all I can say is this, get it now...don't bother renting it, if you like straight up shooters, blended with comedy, action, and a little platforming, then this game is for you.

THE BAD:
-Multiplayer will take some getting used to

-It looks like on older xboxes the frame rate can slow down every once in a while, not to worry

SUMMARY:
Conker live and reloaded boasts its multiplayer on the cover of the box, and tucked away as an extra is the entire origonal Bad Fur Day experience with updated graphics and some really minor changes. Many people keep complainging about how it's only the same game, thing is this game is one of the best platformers I've played and many people would happen to agree with me. Most of the time I was excited to see what the next location in this game looked like compared to the origional. If you havnt played the single player, it might be good to pick this one up. If you are a conker verteran, you will probobly be awstruck by the amazing graphics. (some of the best lighting, bump mapping and partical effects ive seen.) As far as the multiplayer goes..... If you're getting sick of Halo 2's cliche' deathmatch, team games, and capture the flag this could be a fresh change for you. The minute I started playing it I was confused but later got used to it and had a blast.



The diffrent maps are team based i.e., The first map "Beach Dead" pits the SHC (squirls) against the evil teddies in a D-Day style level. SHC attemps to move up the beach and secure 3 areas and destroy the teddies military leader. On the other hand, the teddies defend there base with heavy artilary and what not. The one complaint I have against the multiplayer is that sometimes it's hard to tell who your team mate is and who your enemy is although soon you find out that your team is green and your enemy is red, maybe they will make these colours more vivid through an update. It's really a refreshing view on multiplayer and it has caused me to forget halo 2 for a while.

THE BAD:
Sometimes on Online Play, you have some @!%*head who always kills his own teamates - just to kill the enemies.
Gets boring without XBox Live.

SUMMARY:
Difficulty: Medium.

Okay, I really, really hate Platform Games as they look messed up, but then I picked this one up and it was the only Platform game (excluding Bad Fur Day) that didn't look so messed up so badly. I mean, Rare combined a Mature game with a Platform Game.

But, onto Gameplay. Of course, Conker can run, jump, use tail as a propeller, whack peoples with fry pan and has that Context Sensetive thingy and you have to press B to use it - if you can. Also, you can, uhh, well, swim. I like how Conker can swim fast because then he doesn't take forever to get from one place to another in like 1 hour but I hate how you have to breathe - unless you have a scuba mask or something. Also, flying is a little hard, but I like how you duck, jump high then float in the air for a little while because you can, well, fly good.

Now for Dialogue. This game has lots of dialogue, and it all has swearing. It's #^@*ing sweet because they swear every so often and, well, it sounds hell cooler than on most other games - unless you're talking about Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Anyway, sometimes, they might talk weird, but who cares?

Violence. There's lots of violence. I'll give a few examples, and I like them because there's a lot of blood out of them. Mouse is too fat from cheese and he explodes. It's so funny because he exploded from being fat and blood and bits come out. When you throw knives at some beetles, you hit them and blood comes right out of them. I guess that one was good. Why? Well, I like seeing people throw knives at oversized beetles and then blood spews out of them.
Heh, I also like on Online Play when I get the shotgun and I shoot everyone who is against me. I just shot them and blood and bits come out of them, and it rulz because people die and lots of gore come out and it looks cool.

Online Play? Yes, it has Online Play. Now, other than blowing guts out of your enemies, you also have to co-operate with your teammates and make sure they live. If they die, you're stuffed. And I hate being alone on the field because sometimes, people often send lots of people out and shoot me right in the head and I die. I also hate it when some little bastards don't co-operate and just kill all the enemies - at all costs (including screwing his own team up and even killing his own teammates). I say that's hell stupid how they just do anything to win - even if he's left alone to die.

Wow, that's my incredibly long review finished now. Overall, buy an Xbox and get this game. But, if you can't get online play, then I suggest Bad Fur Day - if you can still find it.

Score: 4.9/5.

THE BAD:
Cost $50

SUMMARY:
When I first played this, the first thought that came to my mind was, "This kicks the living crap outta Halo 2!" Everyone else probably will not agree but that's just you. If you want a helluva fun game that is at the very least more creative than Halo 2 than give this a rental before spendin that $50. What I love is the XBox Live where you can just rub a kill in the other person's face. Simply put, this game is just great. It takes a great deal of skill to get even one kill with some classes. For example, it is infinitely harder to snipe. You will be bad in the beginning even if you were great in Halo 2. Your view moves automatically unless you go prone, where you are an easy target but hard to see. There's a bit of unbalance with Demolishers, which can kill you in one shot and are incredibly easy to use. They can shoot themselves directly at their feet, kill the enemy next to them but barely hurting themselves. Oh well, somehow they fit in in this great game.