Little Red Riding Hood = Ruthless Killer
Seemingly out of nowhere, gamers were recently given a glimpse of an upcoming Playlogic title called Fairytale Fights. The game apparently takes common fairy tale characters and allows you to control them through a world where you must encounter lots of bloody maiming yuckiness. Sounds awesome.
This doesn’t look like a twisted American Mcgee concept, but something that applies a lighthearted juvenile animation style to adult content. The world is powered by the Unreal Engine, so it’s obviously built on something constructed for rather brutal combat. Weapons include axes and swords, as well as lollipops and carrots. Attacks are controlled by the right stick, and there are plenty of enemies, hazards and other traps to get in your way. It handles like a classic beat-em-up with a little bit of Castle Crashers flair.
Each level is based on a particular fairy tale setting, like Hansel & Gretel - but you know, with giant saws and deathtraps and such. You can literally slice every living creature in the game to bits, even if it isn’t an actual enemy. The slicing mechanism is very accurate, and responds to every body part of the enemy (or other creature) you are attacking. Lob off an arm, and it’ll fall. Just what you’ve always pictured Snow White doing in her spare time - cutting up children and other organisms.
There is co-op play, which is lovely, and the game features over 100 weapons. How can you really go wrong with this? No release date yet, but it’s set for 360 and PS3.
