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EAT LEAD: THE RETURN OF MATT HAZARD REVIEW Posted by PlayDevil.com Staff on Jul 15, 2009 10:24 (Jul 15, 2009 10:24) |
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Graphics and Sound:
As mentioned, the animation in Eat Lead isn’t great. Some of this is intentional, as you’ll fight a collection of 2D characters along your path through the game, but some of it just has to be pretty poor, and it does affect the game, as well as the humour.
In fact, despite the variety on offer, the game rarely rises above mediocrity. Matt Hazard himself looks like a really generic rip-off of Duke Nukem, but without any original traits that would bring the game up.
Also, the colour set used throughout is quite dull, and would benefit from some brighter colours- the game constantly looks pretty drab, and not in an industrial way like say GoW. Having said that, the frame rate is solid, and there’s no screen tearing- there’s nothing terrible here, but in a world populated by RE5 and GoW, there’s just nothing special here.
 The sound follows a similar pattern, with some really generic music and sound effects. As mentioned before, a lot of the voice acting is also pretty poorly done, despite the celebrity voice talent. There are some good lines, but a lot of rubbish as well, which is a shame in a game that relies so much on its lines.
Multiplayer:
Nothing to see here! Eat Lead has to be probably the first, and perhaps only 3rd person action game to feature neither co-op nor multiplayer- it’s an odd decision and one that smacks of trying to keep the game’s budget down.
It certainly affects the value of the game, as a 4-5 hour single player coupled with no multiplayer means that the price per hour of gameplay is significantly higher than in many other titles.
Conclusion:
"Eat Lead: The Return Of Matt Hazard" is a real mixed bag. The standard of the animation is often pretty poor, although sometimes it’s difficult to tell whether this is intentional or not. Howevere, what it does mean is that a lot of the humour falls pretty flat. It’s also very specialist stuff, so unless you’re a pretty hardcore gamer, and have been for many years, you may find that a lot of the jokes you just won’t get anyway.
And if you are a hardcore gamer, then you’ll probably find out pretty quickly that the gameplay involved is really pretty mediocre, run of the mill 3rd person stuff. There’s nothing really terrible about the game, but in a world where the genre is fast becoming saturated, whilst there are far worse titles, there are so many superior titles out there, Eat Lead can only really be recommended for those looking for a quick rental to boost their gamerscore.
Pros:
+ Good mix of levels
+ Lots of weapons + Some specialist jokes do work Cons: - Not very funny
- Dumb A - No multiplayer
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