

Double Fine Productions · Double Fine Productions · Released 2009-10-12
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Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes. Featuring the talents of comedian, actor and musician, Jack Black as super roadie Eddie Riggs, as well as cameos by some of the biggest names in metal music it's a wild ride in the belly of the beast that is not to be missed by gamers and Metalheads alike. Included as a free bonus in the PC version of Brütal Legend are both the Hammer of Infinite Fate and Tears of the Hextadon multiplayer map packs. Story The vivid and wildly creative world of Brütal Legend is brought to life through a spate of chrome, leather, rocker babes, epic music, fire-breathing/stud-wearing beasts, mountains made of guitar amps, and more. Follow Eddie as he embarks on a tour of epic destruction with an axe, a guitar, and his minions as he commands the power of rock in epic band battles. It’s lighter-flicking awesomeness that will melt your face clean off. Combat Brütal Legend’s combat is a combination of classic action slasher and real time strategy mechanics. Melee and ranged combat come from your double-sided broadaxe and demon-slaying, pyrotechnic-creating guitar. Add that 1-2 punch to a guitar solo mechanic that can summon objects, buff your teammates, or cripple your opponents, and you have a deep, gratifying core gameplay combat loop that is fun for the hardcore and accessible for the casual. On top of that, players will journey from Roadie to Rock God by commanding legions of metalheads into Brütal Victory and sending troops charging into battle. A Streaming Open World Brütal Legend gives you the freedom to walk, drive, or fly anywhere in a fully streaming open world whose art style is inspired by some of the most iconic and hilariously rad metal album covers ever created. Every vista in the beautiful universe of Brütal Legend looks like it was pulled from a Frank Frazetta painting. Packed With Cameos and Voice Talent Brütal Legend is full of cameos from gods of metal like Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford, Lita Ford, and many, many others. It has a MASSIVE metal soundtrack from every era of metal music: 1970’s classic metal to 1980’s hair metal to the scarier cousins of 1990’s metal. And of course, Jack Black pays the ultimate homage to metal as Eddie the Roadie, continuing the theme from the work of his band, Tenacious D and his previous films like School of Rock and High Fidelity. Multiplayer Mayhem 4v4 "skirmish" multiplayer marries action combat with a strategic unit-control mechanic. As the leader of one of the factions in the game, the player will direct his armies in a Battle of the Bands where the trophy is survival. Brütal Legend’s multiplayer is online-enabled, so you can conquer your friends online (broadband connection required for online play). Music The music in Brütal Legend is truly massive. Made up of 108 of the most rocking tracks from 75 different bands representing every sub-genre of metal, it is something to experience in and of itself.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows XP SP3 | Windows 7 |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz | Intel i5 Duo at 2.5 GHz, or AMD FX 3.5 GHz |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics | 512 MB GeForce 650, Radeon 7000 |
| DirectX® | 9.0c | 9.0c |
| Hard Drive | 8 GB HD space | 8 GB HD space |
| Sound | DirectX Compatible Sound Card | DirectX Compatible Sound Card |
| Other Requirements | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
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Brutal Legend is available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Yes — Brutal Legend is available on PlayStation.
Yes — Brutal Legend is available on Xbox.
No — Brutal Legend is not available on Nintendo Switch. It's available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
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Brutal Legend was developed and published by Double Fine Productions.
Brutal Legend was released on 2009-10-12.
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Brutal Legend takes approximately 5 hours to complete the main story.