Conkers: Live and...Cut?

[Great Rumbler]

Some exerts from an IGN article:

Conker: Live & Reloaded is an utterly foul game. There's an unending stream of curse words from Conker and those he meets, though all of these are bleeped. Originally Microsoft had called the remade game, Conker: Live & Uncut, but wisely changed the name because this is not in any way an uncensored version of Bad Fur Day. In fact, the N64 version actually had some un-bleeped swearing. Sure, the F-bomb was always censored, but every now and then a s--- would get through, which made things even funnier. Here, Microsoft has upped the bleeps as almost nothing makes it through safely, not ever "twat," which I didn't even know was considered a curse word by even the most modest of people.

Conker's Bad Fur Day on the N64 was a pretty challenging game. All told, it took me close to 20 hours to beat the first time through. But on Xbox? Seven hours even. Granted, I knew pretty much everything I had to do, but the Xbox version of Bad Fur Day is far easier than the N64 original. In fact, only two areas caused me any difficulties. Hoverboard racing across lava is still tough, especially dodging the brontosaurus that keeps pacing the track. Towards the end of the game, you must maneuver a tank around a very narrow passage while hopping out to lower bridges, all the while avoiding a rotating turret and grenade-lobbing Tediz (think Teddy bears meet Nazis).

Both of these moments took some time, but otherwise Conker's fairly easy this time out. That's not such a bad thing, since experiencing the humor is what's most important. Again, multiplayer was the focus, so Rare didn't want gamers stuck on the single-player for too long. I'd guess that a player totally new to Conker would need about 10 hours to get through the entire single-player campaign.

One reason it's a little shorter than before is because, well, the game is actually shorter than before. A few game challenges have been shortened and some removed all-together. Fans of the original may remember the glorious task of swimming through the water attempting to lead an electric eel through three hoops. That's no longer a part of Conker. That's the most notable exclusion, though a few others seem shorter and certainly easier than before. Still, the bulk of gameplay and all of the humor remains.

I guess Conker was just a bit too hardcore for the Xbox. ;)

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