Conker: Live and Reloaded

Platform(s): Xbox/Xbox Live

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios

Developer: Rare Ltd.

ESRB Rating: Mature

Players: 1 or multiplayer via Xbox live

Conker: The Story

Conker, the naughty squirrel returns in Conker: Live and Reloaded for the Xbox. Conker originally starred in Conker's Bad Hair Day for the Nintendo 64 (N64) in 2001. As in the original, Conker gets inebriated, gets lost and ends up hanging out some weird places with some odd characters. The Mature rating is well deserved, despite the cartoonish characters, since they engage in a lot of mature conversation and endeavors.

Gameplay

Why a remake of such a recent game? It takes advantage of the technological advances that the Xbox can offer by adding a multi-player Xbox Live mode. Whether you play alone or in a multi-player game, Conker is initially an action platform game, with a lot of shooting. You collect items and solve a few puzzles. Use your baseball bat to bash enemies in combat situations. Once you are most of the way through the game, the mechanic changes and Conker turns into a third-person shooter.