Both were just map packs, and therefore didn't matter, although The Hammer of Infinite Fate also came with alternate skins for several characters, including a newly-bearded Eddie. It was released for $4.99 on the PSN and 400 MS Points on Live Marketplace. Downloadable content "Hammer of Infinite Fate" arrived on December 17th, 2009. it was called "Tears of the Hextadon", and cost $5. The first downloadable content was made available November 3rd, 2009 on PSN, and November 5th on Xbox Live. Fortunately, they are merely a reskin of Ironheade, representing the superficiality of the differences between glam rock and "real" heavy metal. The glam rock Hair Metal Militia figure into the story, but are not playable. Multiplayer consists solely of stage battles, both 1-on-1 and 2-on-2 battles, with the players selecting from one of the three factions the heavy metal Ironheade faction, the goth rock Drowning Doom faction, and the "industrial bondage" Tainted Coil faction. Each faction also features signature Solos which only they have access to for example, the Ironheade faction get the "Facemelter" Solo, which literally melts the faces off of nearby enemy infantry, and the "Bring it on Home" Solo which summons a flaming zeppelin to crash into the battleground, dealing massive damage to enemy units (a reference to one of Led Zeppelin's album covers, which depicted the crashing Hindenburg). The solos include setting up rally flags for your troops and summoning your vehicle for all factions. These Solos are learned by finding "Tab Slabs" in the open world. Eddie can also utilize various magical Guitar Solos which have various effects. The RTS mechanics are intentionally simplified to encourage hands-on fighting, as opposed to sitting back and watching one's troops follow orders. Stage battles are large-scale fights with light RTS elements, in which the player must harness the power of loyal Fans to create units and attack the enemy's Stage base. Eddie can command these units during missions and "stage battles." The world is inspired by heavy-metal album covers. The Druid Plow can be upgraded over the course of the game.Īs single-player progresses, Eddie builds an increasingly large repertoire of unit types for his army, which he names "Ironheade". Both the axe and guitar can be upgraded with special attributes as the game progresses.Įddie also has a drop-top coupe named the Deuce (a.k.a Druid Plow) that he can use to travel the world (and run down enemies). The player fights using Eddie's battle-axe, the Separator, and guitar, which is able to magically call forth lighting, pyrotechnics, and other special abilities. The player directly controls Eddie Riggs, a modern-day rock band roadie who is transported to another world by the power of his demonic belt buckle. The game features the voice talents of comedians Jack Black, Brian Posehn, David Cross and Kyle Gass, as well as rock legends Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford, Ozzy Osbourne, and Lita Ford. Overview Ozzy Osbourne voices the Guardian of Metal.īrütal Legend is a heavy-metal-themed open-world action/adventure game by Psychonauts developer Double Fine, led by Tim Schafer, and published by EA for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.
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