In Eat Lead, the player assumes the role of video game star Matt Hazard excellence, voiced by Will Arnett (Arrested Development, 30 Rock) and aims to stop the evil genius CEO Wallace "Wally" Wellesley voiced by Neil Patrick Harris (How I I met your mother, Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog), called "Game Over" forever classic hero.
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Get ready for a fictional account of the world's most popular video game hero...of the 1980s. Matt Hazard is coming out of retirement and making his next-gen "comeback" against all his old enemies in a hilarious parody of the last 25 years of gaming. In Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, videogame action hero Matt Hazard gets his chance to prove once and for all that he is the king of shooters when the new owner of mega game publisher, Marathon Megasoft, gives Matt his comeback role starring in a new title for next-gen consoles that pits him against all of his memorable foes from videogames past. In the world of Eat Lead, however, everything stops being a game and becomes reality when it is clear that someone is using the new game to bring about Matt's death once and for all.
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard combines fast-paced shooting with wicked parody to serve up an action-packed tour through wacky video game clichés of the last 25 years. Featuring the voice talents of comic actors Neil Patrick Harris and Will Arnett, Eat Lead lets you blast away enemies ranging from cowboys and karate masters to space marines and wizards. Explore all the excitement of this offbeat adventure designed to turn the conventions of video gaming inside-out, and prove you've still got what it takes to dominate the gaming world, no matter what it throws at you. Key Game Features: Matt Hazard is back! There's never been another hero quite like Matt Hazard. In the 1980s, he reached the apex of the gaming world, becoming one of the most popular video game heroes. Once he retired from the gaming scene, the world thought they had heard the last of Matt Hazard. Now he's ready to make his dramatic comeback, leaving retirement behind to enter the next-gen video game scene and face off against his old adversaries once again. With only the mysterious "QA" to help him, Matt must fight against a legion of Marathon Megasoft catalogue of videogame characters to keep it from being "Game Over" forever. Eat Lead pays homage to the games of yesteryear with a menagerie of classic enemies such as zombies, space marines, cowboys, genetically mutated super snipers, and more and an expansive level environment design that reflects videogame history in a next-gen package. The game fires on all cylinders with explosive artillery and combat moves to help gamers escape from a variety of predicaments including radically-changing environments during gameplay via "hack effects" Hazard's nemesis uses by altering the game's code on the fly. Throughout the adventure, players will utilize a strategic cover system dubbed "point and cover," upgradeable weapons and different interactive melee moves to attack and outsmart foes. |
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Stop Whining About the Graphics...
Okay so the graphics of this game is not so good, but what this game has (that I feel is more important sometimes than aesthetics) is personality. I mean what other game are you going to play that has a well written comedic storyline, deadly assault via water pistols/super soakers, a cameo by "Doogie," and a (WOW) wizard you have to protect that embodies the soul of William Shatner? It would be pretty hard to find one I'm sure.
If those pros weren't enough, Eat Lead exhibits a well thought out cover system. It takes a little time getting used to, but once you do, you can blaze through a level without getting killed. Just remember to use cover a lot. At times there can be a lot of baddies all trying to kill you at once and sometimes they don't mind blindly charging you (yea enemy AI-not so great).
Another interesting thing about this game is that it has a gazillion trophies in which all are fairly easily attainable. For instance, you get a silver trophy just for watching the credits, bronze for pausing the game, bronze for starting the game, etc. So if you are new to PS3 and you want to increase your trophy levels-this game will certainly help.
I know a lot reviews state that the game is too easy. I'm sorry but if you are blazing through a game in less than 3hrs-try adjusting the difficulty settings to hard or normal vs easy. I started playing the game at Major Hazard which I believe is supposed to be hard. This difficulty mode is then followed by Maximum Hazard (Very Hard?) which is to be unlocked once you complete the game.
On Major, it is indeed hard, but it's not impossible for those that are experienced with shooter games. Just remember to use cover-it only takes 4-5 shots before you are dead. Currently I am about 4hrs through and I'm pretty sure I'm over %50, so it may be pretty short. Maybe, it would've been nice to have had more levels in this game for it is indeed a very addictive game with a TON of variety.
One last con, is that it would've been nice for Hazard to have a flashlight. In some areas, it can get really dark and becomes hard to see who or what is shooting at you.
All in all, I think this game is great and original. There are a lot of tributes to games in the present and past which I find somehow uplifiting. I'm not sure it is completely worth its weight in current price but once it hits the bargain shelves-perfecto!
This came out at a bad time
Hello all, like my title says this came out at a bad time, most of you will be buying killzone 2 or halo wars or saving up for resident evil or recuperating from repetitve stress syndrome from street fighter when this little sure to be overlooked gem came out.
are the graphics good?-no
are the controls good?-no (but i got used to them couldnt figure out how to zoom at first)
is the story good?-not really (it is funny just convaluted and makes little sense)
is the game fun?-YES IT IS!!
I cant explain this game i put it in and played for a bit and i kept going cause i wanna see what happens next, after all it makes fun of some of my most loved games.I'll sum it up in one sentence, I got this shortly after getting killzone and i am playing this more than killzone. (thats not a jab at killzone, while killzone is fantastic on all fronts this game has just kept my interest, well that and im working alot of overtime and i want to invest all my attention on k2).
Summary: while this game is not great it is by no means bad it just came out at a bad time so i tell you all write the name down and pick it up later it is worth a play through.
P.S.- please email d3 and ask them to really make a water pistol game!!!
If you're a child of the 80's, you'll enjoy this game.
The run and gun gameplay gets repetative, but the story is fun and never takes itself seriously. From the Shatner sounding Gandalf looking character to the video games that it parodies, this is an enjoyable game that makes many pop culture references. If you've never seen a Schwartzenegger movie, some of the jokes will fall flat, but what are the chances that you haven't? Worth a rental, but no replay value.
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