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Conker: Live and Reloaded

Release Date: June 21, 2005
Developers: Rare
Publishers: Microsoft Studios
Platforms: Xbox (original)
Players: Single player, Multiplayer
Rating: M (MATURE)

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Synopsis

The game follows the story of Conker the Squirrel, a greedy, heavy drinking red squirrel, who is attempting to return home to his girlfriend, Berri. Meanwhile, the Panther King, ruler of the land that Conker is lost in, finds that his throne's side table is missing one of its legs and orders his servant, Professor Von Kriplespac, to solve the problem. Kriplespac suggests the use of a red squirrel as the fourth leg for his table, and therefore the Panther King sends his minions to search for one and capture it. As Conker searches for his way home, he finds himself embroiled in a series of increasingly absurd and often dangerous situations, including having to recover a bee hive from some enormous wasps, confronting a giant opera-singing pile of feces, being turned into a bat by a vampire, and even getting drafted into a war between gray squirrels and a Nazi-like group of teddy bears known as the "Tediz", which Conker ultimately destroys.

During his quest to return home, Conker finds wads of cash scattered throughout the land, and becomes sidetracked from his goal. In the final chapter of the game, Berri and Conker are enlisted by Don Weaso, head of the Weasel Mafia, to rob a bank. When they enter the vault, they find that the bank scene was an elaborate trap set by the King and Don Weaso in order to capture Conker. In the ensuing confrontation, Berri is killed by Weaso, and a Xenomorph suddenly bursts out of the Panther King's chest, killing him instantly. Von Kriplespac then appears and reveals that the alien is one of his creations, and that he had planned to use this opportunity to kill the king and escape.

Kriplespac activates his spaceship and enters low orbit; from there, he instructs the alien to attack and kill Conker as revenge for destroying the Tediz, which were also his creations. Conker pulls a switch that opens an air lock, pulling Von Kriplespac and Berri's corpse into space. As the alien lunges at Conker, the entire game suddenly locks up. Conker expresses disbelief that Rare apparently did not beta test the game properly, and breaks the fourth wall to ask some software engineers to assist him in his current situation. The programmers give Conker a Katana, and then teleport him to the Panther King's throne room, where he subsequently decapitates the alien. As a result, he is crowned the new king of the land. Conker then comes to the grim realization that Berri is still dead. He attempts to ask the programmers to bring her back to life, but realizes that they have already left. Conker then gives a closing monologue, in which he discusses appreciating what one already has instead of always wanting more, stating that "the grass is always greener, and you don't really know what it is you have until it's gone".

Synopsis Rating: 8

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Gameplay

The gameplay of this game is pretty smooth, but the realism isnt to good (yes I know your MC is a squirrel) in my view they shouldve made somethings more realistic such as the weapons. But the best part of this game is, if you play it you will love it its one of the funniest games EVER made.

Gameplay Rating: 8

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Graphics

For the original xbox games did not have good graphics at all! I think this game changed that streak, this game had AMAZING graphics for what Devs were able to do during the time this game was made.

Graphics Rating: 10

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Multiplayer

I have not actually played Xbox live on this game, but when friends were over we would play a sort of TDM where you are storming the beachs of normandy, you have to kill the leader, this multiplayer would have me playing this game for HOURS It was the squirrels vs the teddybears. If your a multiplayer junkie and like playing with friends at your house I highly recommend this game

Multiplayer Rating: 10

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Overall Rating for Conker: Live and Reloaded: 9.5