Fable II
from: Microsoft
Price: $59.99
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Fable 2 is the anticipated sequel to the popular original that sold more than 3 million copies. Created by famed game designer Peter Molyneux, Fable 2 for Xbox 360 features an epic story that picks up 500 years after the first game. It offers an open world environment giving players a massive amount of freedom to explore and play as they please, with every decision made contributing to the game itself.
Every Choice Has Its Consequences
Fable 2 provides players with a truly immersive experience where a virtually limitless number of choices can be made, all of which have their own consequences, making each game unique. When you start the game, you choose either to play the role of a boy or girl, and depending on your choices, the hero will grow up to be tall or short, good or evil. Players can get married and have children; female player characters will become pregnant, which will then be reflected by their physical appearance.
Early in the game, players are presented with a stray dog for a best friend, who will need to be fed and loved, and will accompany the player throughout his or her life. Depending on the player, the dog will change appearance and assist him or her in various ways, such as alerting of impending dangers and attacking enemies.
Players inhabit the world of Albion and are free to roam the land to as they please. Players can use different expressions to communicate with others, such as taunting and laughing, and even belching or farting.
As the players grow, so does Albion, reflecting the choices that were made earlier in the game. Every house, hut, castle, and dungeon can be purchased if the player wishes. Players can buy up all the land in a town and can become mayor, king, and even emperor of the entire land.
Fable 2 presents a dynamic and free-roaming world that doesn't demand a player to take any one set path. At the same time, players seeking a plot line will find an epic story and quest that they can follow if they wish, along with many side adventures.
Fight Using Different Weapons and Magic
Fable 2 introduces a new combat system that allows for mastery of hand weapons, such as swords, long range weapons such as cross-bows and guns, and, of course, magic. Players improve at each discipline with time, and can combine different combat styles when they fight. Other advanced design features include tactical positional advantages that can bring new strategic elements into combat.
Bring Other Players into Your World
Fable 2 has a multiplayer mode that allows you to bring other players into your own world. Consistent with the rest of the game, the actions of these other players can be permanent and affect your world. You can explore and fight together with these other players, share treasures, and even fight each other.
Note: Fable 2 will not ship with Online Co-op mode. An update with this functionality is rumored to be released shortly after the launch of the game.
Xbox LIVE Arcade Mini-Games
Gamers can play minigames through Xbox LIVE Arcade and earn currency that can be used in Fable 2 to purchase weapons, armor, and other items for the hero.
Fable 2 is rated M for having mature content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older.
Depending on your choices, the protagonist can turn out wildly different -- male, female, good, evil, and more.
Fable 2 is the anticipated sequel to the popular original that sold more than 3 million copies. Created by famed game designer Peter Molyneux, Fable 2 for Xbox 360 features an epic story that picks up 500 years after the first game. It offers an open world environment giving players a massive amount of freedom to explore and play as they please, with every decision made contributing to the game itself.
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 You are free to roam the world of Albion any way you like. View larger. |
Fable 2 provides players with a truly immersive experience where a virtually limitless number of choices can be made, all of which have their own consequences, making each game unique. When you start the game, you choose either to play the role of a boy or girl, and depending on your choices, the hero will grow up to be tall or short, good or evil. Players can get married and have children; female player characters will become pregnant, which will then be reflected by their physical appearance.
Early in the game, players are presented with a stray dog for a best friend, who will need to be fed and loved, and will accompany the player throughout his or her life. Depending on the player, the dog will change appearance and assist him or her in various ways, such as alerting of impending dangers and attacking enemies.
Players inhabit the world of Albion and are free to roam the land to as they please. Players can use different expressions to communicate with others, such as taunting and laughing, and even belching or farting.
As the players grow, so does Albion, reflecting the choices that were made earlier in the game. Every house, hut, castle, and dungeon can be purchased if the player wishes. Players can buy up all the land in a town and can become mayor, king, and even emperor of the entire land.
Fable 2 presents a dynamic and free-roaming world that doesn't demand a player to take any one set path. At the same time, players seeking a plot line will find an epic story and quest that they can follow if they wish, along with many side adventures.
Fight Using Different Weapons and Magic
Fable 2 introduces a new combat system that allows for mastery of hand weapons, such as swords, long range weapons such as cross-bows and guns, and, of course, magic. Players improve at each discipline with time, and can combine different combat styles when they fight. Other advanced design features include tactical positional advantages that can bring new strategic elements into combat.
Bring Other Players into Your World
Fable 2 has a multiplayer mode that allows you to bring other players into your own world. Consistent with the rest of the game, the actions of these other players can be permanent and affect your world. You can explore and fight together with these other players, share treasures, and even fight each other.
Note: Fable 2 will not ship with Online Co-op mode. An update with this functionality is rumored to be released shortly after the launch of the game.
Xbox LIVE Arcade Mini-Games
Gamers can play minigames through Xbox LIVE Arcade and earn currency that can be used in Fable 2 to purchase weapons, armor, and other items for the hero.
Fable 2 is rated M for having mature content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older.
Depending on your choices, the protagonist can turn out wildly different -- male, female, good, evil, and more.
Features:
- Action RPG for Xbox 360 picks up 500 years after the first Fable and offers wide-ranging open-ended gameplay
- Players can assume the role of either a boy or girl
- Combat system allows for short-range, long-range and magic attacks
- Currency earned in minigames on Live Arcade can be used in the game
- Online multiplayer mode lets you bring other players into your world
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Customer Reviews
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Rating: 
- My First Experience with Fable
I heard a lot of hype about this game and I read a lot of reviews and finally got convinced.
It's hard to decide where to start with this game.In fact I completely scratched my first review and started over again.
I'll try reverting to the standard "pros and cons" system:
Pros:
Graphics are decent, things are easy to find, enemies are easily identifiable by red highlights when they first appear - you don't often get snuck up on except when being ... Read More
Rating: 
- Fun, but buggy and short.
Praise first: Fable 2 is addictive to play, the environments are beautifully rendered, the music is compelling, and there are some fairly neat innovations like the dog.
Criticism:
First off, why is this game so short? To Lionhead's credit, there are hours and hours of extra gameplay that can be had through buying & upgrading houses, getting marrier, opening demon doors and finding gargoyles, as well as completing side quests.
These things are peripheral to the ... Read More
Rating: 
- HORRIBLE sequel to the original Fable
After all this time waiting for a decent sequel, we get this horrible closed minded follow up to the original.It's much more constricted in it's gameplay and the graphics aren't much better considering it's on the xbox 360.It seems like there is less to do, with more rules and very little freedom in comparison to the original.I felt like they regressed in every way possible other than adding a few things like working on jobs and such.The spells are blended for a boring mix and gun/crossbow targeting ... Read More
Rating: 
- More glitches than quests...
How do you take an amazing game idea and ruin it? Simple really, you do not test or prepare this game for commercial launch. Action RPG gamers will love this game... in the semi-distant future when patches for the extreme amount of glitches are finally released. Don't buy it now, odds are you'd have to abandon your time spent when your game hits an error that you can NOT correct. When fixes are available this will be an amazing game... Until then it's a waste of time.
Rating: 
- worth the doh
im in a hurry,but ill say that this game is a must buy forhardcore and casual gamers alike.
- My First Experience with FableI heard a lot of hype about this game and I read a lot of reviews and finally got convinced.
It's hard to decide where to start with this game.In fact I completely scratched my first review and started over again.
I'll try reverting to the standard "pros and cons" system:
Pros:
Graphics are decent, things are easy to find, enemies are easily identifiable by red highlights when they first appear - you don't often get snuck up on except when being ... Read More
- Fun, but buggy and short.Praise first: Fable 2 is addictive to play, the environments are beautifully rendered, the music is compelling, and there are some fairly neat innovations like the dog.
Criticism:
First off, why is this game so short? To Lionhead's credit, there are hours and hours of extra gameplay that can be had through buying & upgrading houses, getting marrier, opening demon doors and finding gargoyles, as well as completing side quests.
These things are peripheral to the ... Read More
- HORRIBLE sequel to the original FableAfter all this time waiting for a decent sequel, we get this horrible closed minded follow up to the original.It's much more constricted in it's gameplay and the graphics aren't much better considering it's on the xbox 360.It seems like there is less to do, with more rules and very little freedom in comparison to the original.I felt like they regressed in every way possible other than adding a few things like working on jobs and such.The spells are blended for a boring mix and gun/crossbow targeting ... Read More
- More glitches than quests...How do you take an amazing game idea and ruin it? Simple really, you do not test or prepare this game for commercial launch. Action RPG gamers will love this game... in the semi-distant future when patches for the extreme amount of glitches are finally released. Don't buy it now, odds are you'd have to abandon your time spent when your game hits an error that you can NOT correct. When fixes are available this will be an amazing game... Until then it's a waste of time.
- worth the dohim in a hurry,but ill say that this game is a must buy forhardcore and casual gamers alike.
