This is my first ever review of a computer game. I am not a massive gamer but a couple of months ago I caved in and bought an XBOX 360. I only have a handful of games, the most recent being Brutal Legend. The game has plenty of good points and bad points so I thought it would make for an interesting review. What made me decide to get the game in the first place was it’s rock and roll links. The game is based around classic metal and features characters based on and voiced by Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy to name a couple, the main character is voiced by Jack Black who also appears in the intro video. The main character is Eddie, one of the best roadies in the business, who gets crushed by falling stage scenery and is sent to another land where demons walk the earth and rock and roll influences are all around. All the human characters in this world look like rock stars or rock fans and some of the terrain features include a cliff face made from amps. In this world Eddie meets Ophelia, Lita and Lars who are fighting to free the rest of the human race who have become slaves to General Lionwhite. All the men, save for Lars in this world are headbangers who are made to mine with their heads. All the women are held caption in Lionwhites ‘pleasure tower’. Once the slaves have been freed and Lionwhite has been killed, the game unfolds further.

You have two main weapons which are a giant axe and your guitar, which in this world can shoot lightning when played. The game has a very old school feel about it. Running around slicing demons reminds me of the old playstation game, Medieval. The world map is very open and there are plenty of hidden secrets and side missions although the side missions are very repetitive and finding all the hidden secrets is tedious to say the least. This is similar but not as extreme as Oblivion, where the main story is just a small part of the game. I must also mention the music on this game. If you are into classic metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Judas Priest etc. then you wont be disappointed. The music on this game is simply great and fitting for the game.

The multiplayer mode is a mix between the main gameplay and a sort of command and conquer style gameplay. During the story of the single player you play various stage battles where you have a stage and merch booths and from these you can build units and lead them into battles against the enemies stage. This is essentially what the multiplayer is although you are not just limited to being Eddie and building his units.

Verdict: I would recommend this game to anyone who is into classic metal music and just want a casual fun game to play on. Be prepared to be driving about all over the world map, there are a few tedious moments and once you’ve done the story and side missions there isn’t much left apart from trying to find all the hidden secrets and the multiplayer which can get boring after a game or two.