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 or system link, charts the bitter clash between Squirrels and Tediz against the backdrop of two distinct settings: Old War and Future War. The former revolves around a WWII-style scenario similar to that which occurred throughout the game's classic predecessor, Conker's Bad Fur Day, while the latter continues the story of that battle - as the bloodthirsty Tediz forces receive a major upgrade...
With six selectable character classes for each side in each setting (adding up to a full 24 choices of character model), there's a suitable 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. Skyjockeys, 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.
Sequential campaign missions and deathmatches are both part of the finished package, selectable at will to suit the number (up to 16) and attitude of players per game. High-performance soldiers can expect to earn medals, climb through the ranks and ultimately unlock all sorts of new features, so even if the lives of your stuffed squad members mean nothing to you, there's still a lot worth playing for...
Team-based action aside, the remaining part of the game is the extensive single-player mode, which long-time fans (and other persons of considerable taste) may recognise as Conker's original Bad Fur Day, given a drastic audiovisual makeover in its journey up a generation from the N64. All the old favourites are there, from Berri to Birdy, Gregg to Franky and a whole load of Tediz, and in its shiny new guise it's an essential play for veterans and newcomers alike. It's jam-packed with swearing and filth, of course - this isn't Conker's Nice Fur Day, after all - but crucially there's some top-tier gameplay in there too.
What's New In Conker Live and Reloaded?
