A game of many parts, each with enough content to constitute a full game in itself, Conker: Live & Reloaded is Rare's first major foray into Xbox Live territory. And a truly full-blooded venture it is too.
The heart of the game, playable via Live, system link or on a single Xbox amidst both human and AI-controlled friends and enemies, charts the bitter clash between the Tediz forces and Squirrel High Command against the backdrop of two distinct settings: Old War and Future War.
Accessible through a time machine down in the basement of familiar watering hole The Cock and Plucker, these two scenarios bracket the war that was ongoing throughout the game's classic predecessor, Conker's Bad Fur Day, with Old War soldiers slugging it out on WWII-style battlegrounds while Future War volunteers carry on the conflict through the time streams...
With six selectable character classes for each side in each setting (adding up to a full 24 choices of character model), there's a choice for every style of play. For instance, the Demolisher does exactly what you'd expect him to do, lugging massive assault weapons around on his shoulder, while the Sneeker takes the opposite route and aims for kills by stealth.
Sky Jockeys, Thermophiles, Long Rangers and no-nonsense Grunts also have their own skill sets, weapons and equal importance in the composition of your elite fighting team. As the war rages on you'll also find that the availability of secondary weapons, destructive gadgets and controllable vehicles proves very handy. |
