Brutal Legend is a game that an awful lot of people are going to enjoy, despite its combat failings. It's undoubtedly a fun game, packed full with humour (although this does tail off towards the end), metal references, amazing encounters and memorable characters. It's the RTS sections that really let the game down for me, feeling like a good idea that hasn't quite been implemented well enough to gel with the rest of the game. It's testament to the quality of Brutal... Read more

Brutal Legend

Jack Black, the can't-quite-tell-when-he's-serious actor, has an effusive personality. Star of many movies (and bit-player in many more), Jack Black (never just Jack) is also a member of Tenacious D, a tongue-in-cheek (we assume) heavy metal band with a couple of CDs and even a movie to their name. His appearance, then, in a not-really-serious-yet-unmistakably-hardcore Heavy Metal themed videogame should come as no surprise. Read more

Brutal Legend

Ultimately, Brutal Legend manages to paper over the cracks of its various shortfalls through sheer force of will, with the highlights proving engaging enough to keep you playing. For example, rolling across the heavy metal planes in The Deuce with Judas Priest blaring from your speakers is very nearly worth the price of admission alone, as is the wonderfully crafted script. It also offers enough variety and quirky ideas to hold your attention, with the fast turn-over... Read more

Brutal Legend

Whether it's excellent vocal performances from heavy hitters of metal or a strong multiplayer element, Brutal Legend is a game that continually surprises, and it does so in a genuinely fun and interesting way. And Double Fine deserves some major respect for keeping so many aspects of the game closely tied to its subject matter. Of course, Brutal Legend also has some shortcomings. The secondary missions are weak and the single-player campaign lasts about seven hours if... Read more

Brutal Legend

Brutal Legend manages to display the Heavy Metal world in game form and even may bring people not familiar with the music genre to appreciate it. The world is filled with fantasy, even unique and contains a ton of artefacts linked to Heavy Metal. The hack&slash and free-roaming parts are very well worked out and fun to play, but personally I couldn't really get to like the RTS Battle Stages. Tim Shafer finally succeeded to create a "commercial" game and I'll keep hoping... Read more