Gaming Generations :: Fable II

Shantmaster K · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:19 pm Post subject: Fable II

FABLE II

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Lionhead Studios
Official Website: www.fable2.com
Release Date: 10/21/08
Genre: Action Role-Playing
Number of Players: 1, 2 (co-op)
Platform: Xbox 360 Exclusive
ESRB Rating: Mature (M)

Lionhead Studios release Fable II, the sequel to the #1 Action Role-Playing game for the Xbox.

The overall story is to revenge your sisters death by killing Lucien, the man who killed her. You can decide to play as a boy or girl in the world of Albion, which is 10 times larger than the Albion of the first Fable. At the beginning you are nothing, but a poor child.

As the game progresses, you will have many opportunities to make money. Money making in Fable II is very easy. You can buy houses and rent them out and get payed every 5 minutes, even when your not playing the game. Different business and stalls are available to buy and you can get the income of the stores. Like the first Fable, you can choose whether to be good or evil. You can become either by using expressions, good or evil quests, getting married, or killing or helping others.

You can also interact with the many citizens of Albion. By using different expressions, you can make them like or hate you. You can impress a certain person to the point where they want to get engaged. Give him or her the ring and you can get married and even have a child. You get to choose whether or not to have unprotected or protected sex. So you can just fool around with your wife or husband or be productive. Depending on your status of good or evil in the game, your child will turn out the same. You can also have one or more spouses. You can be gay or straight.

Another popular feature of Fable II, is your dog. Your dog is one of the most important and fun features of the game. You can name it and as you play the game, you will be able to unlock new dog tricks such as play catch, roll over, etc... Your dog will also be able to attack your enemies, but only when they are on the ground and still alive. Your dog is important because it will find treasures that you may not see and locate dig spots that you will be able to dig up for different treasures.

Another new feature to the game is co-op play. You can join over Xbox Live or play on the same 360. It is fun, but the only problem is that if you are the person joining the game you can't be your own character. You get to pick from a certain number of default characters. A good or evil guy or a good or evil girl.

Overall this game is amazing. It has an exciting story with many different quests to do while doing the main story or after. You can have many different weapons of choice and be able to buy a home. The game is also quite emotional, which you will experience throughout the game. The downfall of the game is the co-op, which I talked about before, but rumor says that you will be able to use your own character in the future. And another problem is a bit of glitches, but they don't hurt the game at all.

"Who Will You Become?"

Overall Rating - 8.5/10 (GameSpot)
Overall Rating - 9.5/10 (My Rating)

-Shant
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Finished Reviews:
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Mario Kart Wii
Grand Theft Auto IV
Dragonball Z: Burst Limit
Fable II
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2