Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard: Xbox 360: Video Games
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Platform: Xbox 360

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Get ready for a fictional account of the world’s most popular video game hero…of the 1980s. Matt Hazard is coming out of retirement and making his next-gen "comeback" against all his old enemies in a hilarious parody of the last 25 years of gaming. In Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, videogame action hero Matt Hazard gets his chance to prove once and for all that he is the king of shooters when the new owner of mega game publisher, Marathon Megasoft, gives Matt his comeback role starring in a new title for next-gen consoles that pits him against all of his memorable foes from videogames past. In the world of Eat Lead, however, everything stops being a game and becomes reality when it is clear that someone is using the new game to bring about Matt’s death once and for all.

Next Gen Graphics
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Matt says "hello", the Hazard way
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Hilarious action-packed story
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Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard combines fast-paced shooting with wicked parody to serve up an action-packed tour through wacky video game clichés of the last 25 years. Featuring the voice talents of comic actors Neil Patrick Harris and Will Arnett, Eat Lead lets you blast away enemies ranging from cowboys and karate masters to space marines and wizards. Explore all the excitement of this offbeat adventure designed to turn the conventions of video gaming inside-out, and prove you’ve still got what it takes to dominate the gaming world, no matter what it throws at you.

Key Game Features:

Play as Matt Hazard, the formerly world-renowned video game hero who’s emerged from retirement to take on a wild array of baddies

Watch a variety of gaming clichés and conventions get turned on their heads as you battle cowboys, wizards, karate masters and other all-too-typical video game characters, all in the same game

Take advantage of the innovative point-and-cover system as you shoot up your assorted adversaries

See Matt Hazard’s action-packed world come to hilarious life before you thanks to unique visuals delivered with polished next-gen style

Features the voices of actors Neil Patrick Harris and Will Arnett and a script by WGA Award-winning writer David Elis

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Matt Hazard is back!
There’s never been another hero quite like Matt Hazard. In the 1980s, he reached the apex of the gaming world, becoming one of the most popular video game heroes. Once he retired from the gaming scene, the world thought they had heard the last of Matt Hazard. Now he’s ready to make his dramatic comeback, leaving retirement behind to enter the next-gen video game scene and face off against his old adversaries once again. With only the mysterious "QA" to help him, Matt must fight against a legion of Marathon Megasoft catalogue of videogame characters to keep it from being "Game Over" forever. Eat Lead pays homage to the games of yesteryear with a menagerie of classic enemies such as zombies, space marines, cowboys, genetically mutated super snipers, and more and an expansive level environment design that reflects videogame history in a next-gen package. The game fires on all cylinders with explosive artillery and combat moves to help gamers escape from a variety of predicaments including radically-changing environments during gameplay via "hack effects" Hazard’s nemesis uses by altering the game’s code on the fly. Throughout the adventure, players will utilize a strategic cover system dubbed "point and cover," upgradeable weapons and different interactive melee moves to attack and outsmart foes.

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In Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, Matt Hazard gets his chance to prove that he is the king of shooters when the new owner of mega game publisher, Marathon Megasoft, gives Matt his comeback role starring in a new title for next generation consoles that puts him against all of his memorable foes from videogames past. However, everything stops being a game and becomes reality when it is clear that someone is using the new game to bring about Matt’s death. With only the mysterious “QA” to help him, Matt must fight against a legion of Marathon Megasoft catalogue of videogame characters to keep it from being “Game Over” forever. Eat Lead pays homage to the games of yesteryear with classic enemies such as zombies, space marines, cowboys, and genetically mutated super snipers. The game fires on all cylinders with explosive artillery and combat moves to help you escape from a variety of predicaments including radically changing environments during game play via “hack effects”, Hazard’s nemesis uses by altering the game’s code. Throughout the adventure, you will utilize a strategic cover system dubbed “point and cover,” upgradeable weapons and different interactive moves to attack and outsmart foes.

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Cult classic.,

By Andrew P. “dentist75″ (Hollywood CA, United States) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

I knew this game would get bashed. It got bashed by all the reviews of so-called critics and others. However, I had to put my 2 cents in.

First, I have at least 10+ people on my friend’s list who LOVE this game. Not one has said they did not.

Second, IMO, this is a classic. And I also feel it is for the ‘older’ crowd who can appreciate the very cool humor this game has. If your over 40 you will love this thing. (Play on easy - trust me)

This is more of a cult game, and, as with most cult movies, they bomb when they come out. They are panned by critics and then, slowly, & with a bit of time, they become classics. This is definately one of those titles.

Playability is smooth no matter what people say. The ‘cover’ system reminds me a lot of Quantum of Solace (another great game) and the voice overs are very cool. As the number 1 player in the world (XBox 360) said on his blog recently, it’s very “refreshing” & “funny” and a nice change of pace.

I feel that the programmers deserve major brownie points for this title. It is so clever and filled with nostalgia that only a gamer from the ‘actual’ 80s would appreciate this. Truly, because of the new generation of kids, the humor, hidden jokes & level graphics are beyond them (with all due respect).

So, if you are a gamer who was raised with some of the first videogames that *ever* came out (Handheld Computer Football or Pong anyone?) then this title is for you.

It also would, IMO, make a great gift for an Over-40 couple who want a fun drinking game for a Friday night (on easy mode remember!).

One last thought. I’ve read numerous reviews on many sites as well as this one. After finishing this game to full completion (1000 gamerscore) I’ve realized that the developers did most of what people are complaining about ON PURPOSE. Namely, the silly ‘Melee’ attacks, the feminine running style of the character, the absolutely hysterical AI, and most notably, the graphics.

Again, if you’re at least 40 or more, you’ll appreciate this absolutely wonderful change-of-pace compared to what’s come out the last few years. It’s the perfect mockery to everything videogames were back in the 80s, 90s and yes, even up to today.

Kudos goes out to the whole team (who I know are reading this) for making something that is truly so refreshing and unique that I say, FORGET the bad rap. In 10 years, people will still be talking about this title for the plain and simple fact that more and more older people are getting into videogames everyday. And that is who this game is truly for.

Doesn’t take itself too serious.. ,

By Shelia Leverett - See all my reviews
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Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

I love the way that this game makes fun of overdone cliches in videogames. Buried beneath this front though, is a pretty solid third person shooter that is very easy to get into. It starts pretty simple and the further you progress in the storyline, the more funny and far-fetched the story gets. There were some sequences that could I could have been without, but for the most part I enjoyed this game throughly. You wont find a deep shooter with the cover mechanics and tight controls like Gears of War, but what it lacks in that department it makes up for in its charm and comedic approach to gaming.

A Nice Surprise,

By B. Klinko “nureveww” (NYC) - See all my reviews
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Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Rented this game not knowing what to expect…and was pleasantly surprised. The game is easily beaten on its most difficult setting (there is one more difficulty you must unlock after completion) in about 6 hrs….tops. The game is quite fun, there is a lot of gunplay, and an assortment of maybe 14 different guns…maybe a few more but there is not much to distinguish a .45 from a 9mm in this game…but the variety of rifles, heavy weapons is nice.
The game allows for taking cover, blind fire behind cover, jumping over your cover etc. The controls are a bit “loose”, but only gets in the way a couple of times. The enemy AI is OK, not great, and the boss battles are interesting, but nothing you cannot figure out after a try or two. The dialog is actually VERY funny, as it makes fun of all genres here. The game certainly never takes itself serious, and it really is a casual 6 hr game that would be best utilized as a rental…but I guess buy it if you cannot find it for rent and list it the next day on amazon to sell.
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