Fantastic characters and humorous story, Environments and characters have a great visual style, Soundtrack has a wonderful swath of metal, Stage battles are fun and challenging in multiplayer.
Side missions get boring fast, Singleplayer campaign is relatively short.
This amazing tribute to metal delivers a hugely entertaining gaming experience despite missing a few chords. ...
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