Armed and Dangerous

"Easily the Funniest Game I have ever played."

This is an Xbox game that a lot of people don't really seem to care about. I rented it and it is by far the most hilarious game I have ever played.

Story:

Like I said, it's funny. There's cut scenes in between every level that always made me laugh. You play as this theif named Roman. His two buddys, Q and Jonsey are also going to be by your side during the game. Q is a big bulky robot that loves..... tea. In almost every cut scene he's holding a cup of tea. Jonsey is a dorky looking talking mole. The three of them have to steal this Book of Rule to save the land from an evil King. The story and cut scenes are the best part of this game. This is the first game that I have actually gone into the options menu and wanted to see a cut scene again because it was so good. There are so many funny characters you meet through the game. I really didn't think game developers could make a game in the ''comedy'' genre.

Graphics/Gameplay:

The gameplay is action based however. It's very similar to Brute Force, only less complicated. You can give commands to Q and Jonsey, but this is where the first flaw of the game comes in. Q and Jonsey are totally useless during gameplay. They hardly ever manage to kill any enemys (Of which there are hundreds in each level) and they usually die early on. It's not a huge problem though because the missions don't call for them to stay alive or do anything special very often. In fact, only one time do you actually NEED them. There also isn't a whole lot of weapons to choose from. The primary weapons are 2 rifles, a machine gun, 3 rocket launchers, and the ground shark. There's also a few secondary weapons; some of which are very funny. The topsy-turvey is my favorite. I'm not going to describe what it does because it will ruin it; it's a lot less obvious than the ground shark.

The graphics are pretty good. Nothing special, but they don't suck. There's a pretty wide range of levels. Everything from snow-filled mountains to the jungle. The character models are funny as well. The villagers look really dumb; as in stupid, I'm not saying the character models are bad.

Sound:

This is strange part of the game. Everyone seems to have a Scottish or British accent. It's not a problem at all; it actually makes it funnier during cut scenes. The voice acting really added to the game.

Replayability: (If that's even a word)

The game is very short. I beat it in about 4 days. There's no mulit-player of any kind as well. So as funny as this game is, I really don't think it's worth $50. Anybody with an X-box should definitely give it a rent though. The story is just too damn funny to pass up.

8/10

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 12/23/03