I like this new addition, as the gun makes the ranged combat more satisfying and easier to pull off. Instead of crossbows of the past, you now have assault rifles, bazookas, and pistols to dispense your foes. The combat remains very hack and slash and Diablo-esqe, with the only real new addition being the implementation of guns. However, that is obviously not the main draw of the game, as most of your time spent in this world will be used in combat and quests. The story is very good and well told through cutscenes and Deathspank’s patented humorous dialogue. Your first task is to stop him at all costs, and things eventually get complicated from there. The thongs were given out to a variety of crazy characters, with the first one being Santa Claus. The story itself has a hilarious premise, and continues the humor through the duration of the game. However, you soon find out that power corrupts, and each of the four remaining wearers of the thongs are now evil and must be stopped. You eventually escape, and are told that the six Thongs of Power were created long ago, and given to those who were seemingly deserving of the power. After your victory you fall from grace, winding up in a prison camp and must escape to find out an explanation for the thongs. I guess a spoiler warning is in order here, but you defeat the evil Lord VonProng, and realize that he is wearing a Thong of Power, similar to the one worn by the hero Deathspank. The story picks up immediately after the events of the first game. They take a new twist with the gameplay that does make is feel somewhat fresh, but again, it was only two months since the last game, and it is time for Deathspank to be a hero for the downtrodden once again. ![]() However, they did not have the time to update the issues I had with the first one, so unfortunately they still remain. The reason for the game being released so soon was the fact that both games were being developed at the same time. ![]() Now, I know I just said that some games are more of the same, and this one definitely is, but I enjoyed the original Deathspank so much that I didn’t have a problem with the two month turnaround that was implemented here. Well it seems that the team at Hot Head games and EA are trying to capitalize on the popularity of the original Deathspank with the new sequel entitled Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue. It is usually used to describe a sequel that is released soon after the original game is has hit store shelves. ![]() The phrase more of the same comes around in gaming quite a bit. It’s time to spank some more death, in a thong even.
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