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Conker's Bad Fur Day

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4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

After all the hype surrounding this game, I was expecting nothing more than vulgar British jokes with so-so gameplay. To my surprise, this is one of the best looking, best sounding, best playing, and funny games on the N64. Although it has a mature rating, I found the material to be nothing more than PG-13 stuff. However, for those of us above the 15-17 year age group, Rare has included some subtle, hilarious jokes that I'm sure younger kids would miss. This game looks very very good. Although the frame rate takes a hit in open areas, the true stars are the characters. Their animations, voices, and originality are what makes this game for me. The sound is probably the best I have ever heard from an N64 game. The tunes are reminscent of the old Warner Bros. cartoons, and the sound effects are in surround sound! From a gameplay point of view, you won't find anything new from the 3-d platform genre, but the context-sensitive pads do add a bit of a twist. In addition to the character animations, I must say that the references to movies are outstanding! I don't want to spoil any of it, but I'm sure you'll find one of your favorite movies spoofed in here. I have never gotten bored with this game, and I think this is the last good N64 game that everyone should play.

This game is shocking and appalling and completely defunct of any socially redeeming content.. Never before have I seen such a gratuitous display of violence and profanity. The characters are crude and offensive, and the situations are disgusting and sophomoric. In one word.... BRILLIANT!!

I am absolutely loving this game. You can't help but be charmed as the adorable Conker foul-mouths his way through oddball situation after oddball situation. There's a techno club for rock trolls, a safe guarded by a vicious bulldog-fish, a cute baby dino that eats little cavemen (accompanied by tremendous crunching, screaming, and blood dripping from the mouth), and a mountain made entirely of poo (I know the Great Mighty Poo character has been hyped to death, but let me tell you firsthand that NOTHING can prepare you for the real thing). I was playing with my friend once, who kept repeating "Oh... my... GOD! Can they actually DO this?" over and over.

Until I bought this game I was firmly convinced that the two Zeldas were the only games worth playing on ANY system. I was wrong. Technically, the game is a marvel. The colors are bright, the controls are fluid, and the sound is perfect. The camera is ALMOST, but not quite, on par with Zelda though. I have yet to find a game with a tighter camera control than Zelda, although Conker comes fairly close. The only major complaint I have about the camera control is the 1st person view. The camera pops right behind Conker's head, which usually blocks whatever it is you're trying to look at. But that's a minor quibble in an otherwise fantastic game.

This is one sadistic little game. There is a ton of violence - characters die in the most gut-wrenching, teeth-clenching, bone-crunching ways - but the humor is always presented with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Like I said, you can't help but be charmed. Even when I'm stuck I still have a grin plastered on my face.

If you happen to notice the box, there's a disclaimer saying that it isn't suitable for children under the age of 17. That's there for a reason. This has to be the most crude, vulgar, sexually explicit, and unpleasant-looking game in the world. And I loved it!! Video gamers complain that the playstation games are better because Nintendo 64 games are often credited to make cute, little child-games. Well, now playstation games can stick this in their pipe and smoke it. Nintendo fans had to argue back, as the only good adult game on the N64 was Perfect Dark. With Conker's Bad Fur Day, it goes beyond that, and more. The ironic thing, being that a cute smiling little red squirrel, is on a day-long journey full of cussing cogs wheels, dismemberment and gore of killed enemies, swimming through poo-water, and the like. What also makes this game fun is the way it parodies our favorite movies, like the D-day scene from Saving Private Ryan, the opening credits from A Clockwork Orange, the little girl from the Exorcist, the lobby shootout scene from the Matrix (my favorite), and many more. Again, just because this a N64 with a cute little squirrel and a child-like atmosphere, does not mean it's a game for the little ones. Avoid playing this game where little eyes and ears are present, at all costs. If you have a younger brother/sister? Wait until they take their nap. Otherwise, for the mature adults, who find greatness in swearing, drinking, urinating-in-public, money-grabbing, sex-oriented little mammals who are just having a bad day, then do yourself a favor: either go out and buy this game, or get it off here. This is a game of the new age of maturity of the once ridiculed Nintendo. The N64 can now shove this in Sony's face, and show that they're ready to play with the big boys now. Thank you, Nintendo, for making such a great game, and redeeming yourself! Now, how about a sequel?

Whenever there's a whirlwind of hype around something I get really nervous that it won't be able to live up to it. Thankfully, Conker BFD not only lives up to the hype, but goes further by forging new ground in videogaming. By now you've no doubt been unable to escape all the talk of the crass, potty mouthed humor through out the game and have no fear, it's all true. I won't go into all the gory details, but suffice it to say that you don't want to play this when little Billy or anyone with a weak stomach is in the room. The game is laugh out loud funny and more than once I found myself playing with a huge grin plastered on my face. But what I find even more incredible are the game mechanics.

Graphically and sonically the game surpasses anything seen on the N64 before. Colors are bright, edges are sharp and defined and Rare's work on lip synching is incredible. All the characters have expressive faces and fluid movements. Conker will even make a grimace as he passes characters he's angry at! I was also impressed with the amount of cut scenes in the game. Upon entering each new area you'll see a comical scene to explain the objective. In addition, while playing you'll hit some points and a scene starts, but there's no break or cut away, it's just like playing a movie. The jazz-like music through out the game is crystal clear and presented in surround sound to boot! It's hard to belive it's all coming off a cartridge. This is one game soundtrack that I'll be playing loud. If it's ever relesed on CD I'm sure it will be playing on many many CD players across the country.

As impressive as these things are, it wouldn't matter much if gmeplay wasn't there to pull you in to experience it all. Thankfully this isn't a problem for BFD. This isn't a typical platformer where all you do is collect items and bash baddies. Rare has desigend the game to be more puzzle based. When you do find yourself hunting for items it's to assist another character and finding it generates an advance in the games plot. Every quest is expertly linked to a the next, so eventhough you need to achieve somehting in one place to further in another you're free to go off and try something else if you get stumped. And that's another thing, progress in the game really flows. Nothing was sooo hard to figure out that I was pulling out my hair. With a little thought and pateince, this is a game can beat without a cheat book. How's that for a change of pace? Without a doubt the best innovation are the context sensitive buttons scattered about the game. when you step onto one or enter a context sensitive area a lightbulb appears above Conkers head and a you hear ping. This is your cue that something special will happen here if you hit the "B" button. Doing this allows Conker to weild flamethrowers, chainsaws, take pills and even turn into an anvil! It's a great idea that gives Conker many items to use and become that you'd otherwise have to hut for in a standard game.

Last word, if you are over 17 and have an N64 you must own this game! It's one of the best games available on any system and is sure to set new standards in game design and humor. This is a MUST buy guys!

Conker's Bad Fur Day is simply a masterpiece. With its strick 17+ Mature rating, Rare's latest will draw considerable attention, both positive and negative. But, when one looks beyound the bawdy, leud exterior, a beautiful game lies beneath. Let's explore.

Conker excels graphically. It boasts incredible 3-D, real time cut scenes, lavish landscapes, and maticulously-designed characters. Sound is top notch, with every profane swear and witty wisecrack audibly and realistically produced. All conversations are both in sound and text, and every step in a pile of poo is, well, satisfying to the ears.

While the game is based off one relatively small central world, there are a considerable number of branch off quests that lead from prehistoric temples, poo windmills, sewage pipes, dance clubs, and barns. Each of these mini worlds has several tasks to be done; although the game progresses in a linear fasion, I found 70% of the tasks to be challenging. And, 95% are highly enjoyable, such as Matrix and Saving Private Ryan spoofs. Usually, platform games consist of monotonous collecting, but not here. Fun and addictave gameplay reign supreme.

Finally, multiplayer is brilliant. There are a variety of games available, all of which or spin-offs of the main quest. Beach, Raptor, and War are among the best. They are all completely different, too; one multiplayer game is even called Race. I recommend this game without hesitation to most people. The swearing and innuendo, while vulgar at times, are tolerable and even minimal throughout most of the game. There are some instances though, like the Uga king and his "Big Bone..." Such is Conker's Bad Fur Day.

Back in 1997, people saw previews of "Twelve Tales: Conker 64," and they saw a happy, chipper squirrel in a blue vest parading around a world so sugar coated and sappy, it would have made Yoshi vomit. And then it simply disappeared. About a year ago, though, the news broke: "Conker" was to be a new, adult-themed game like no other. And so I waited. And waited. And finally, I have gotten and beaten Conker's Bad Fur Day. And oh yes, it was well worth the wait. Conker's BFD is simply a fantastic game. Combining amazing visuals, a soundtrack that's impossible to beat, and more humor seen this side of Monty Python, Conker is the N64's last hurrah; and what an ironic hurrah it is, that an adult game of this caliber would bring to a close what many consider a "kiddie" system. Every word in this game is spoken -- no easy feat on a cartridge system -- with character's mouths lip-synched perfectly to the dialog. The realtime lighting is great; Conker's shadow is forever on the move as multiple light sources swing to and fro. The game offers a variety of gameplay modes, from tank driving to corridor shooting to classic platforming. The multiplayer mode is also great; plenty of options (including the ingenious neo-classic "Beach" mode), and bots, as well. There's even a code that lets the camera zoom around particularly nasty deaths, Matrix-style. Simply put, buy this game! It's so funny, so beautiful, and so brilliant; in sheer polish, it's far beyond anything seen on Sony's latest DVD pla ... er, console ;-) While this game is short compared to other Rare offerings, it's short in the way good movies are short, the way your favorite songs aren't twelve minute Meatloaf rock operas. Conker is an amazing ride, and with plenty of challenge, no pointless collecting, and a Chapters mode that let's you play your favorite areas over and over, this is indeed a magnificent, irreverent swan song for Nintendo's 64-bit machine.

Conkers Bad Fur Day was sadly one of the last N64 games to come out but it did really well with both humor and story. The creators of the very awesome Perfect Dark had created it. The game has a funny story with a very "adult" squirl trying to find his way back home so he can be with his Girlfriend but All that ends up bad when he go's home drunk and finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. The game is filled with fun out wacky adventure and yes people this game is "Mature" even though you expect a game with a cute little squirl but Kiddiesh. The game has some really classic moments like fighting a giant monster that is well.....poo. And trying to make a cow take a dump. Like I said before this game is Mature and deserves it's rating.

The graphics are top notch and one of the best Graphics on the N64 and made a really strong impression and made a few games out right now to shame. Seriously it does. The graphics for the whole world you play in is extreamly awesome and very detailed. Rare did great with this one. The background and everything. It was simply superb. I especially love the way they made conker look. He looked terrific with top notch graphics

The gameplay is just fun ok. From getting a cow to take a dump to getting a bee to have sexual intercourse with flower, to going to war with "tediez" eheh...The game has some sheer classic moments and some really great parody moments such as the Matrix scenerio. It's really funny.

The sound is also top notch and voice acting is great and never fails except for Berries voice. Everycharacter had the perfect voice work for them especially Conker. Every gunshot sound, Hit punch ect. Everything and sound is very detailed especially the dialoug(My spelling sucks I know).

Now this really is one of the best N64 games out. It is with the other top contenders such as Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Mario 64, and Perfect dark. I mean I.G.N gave this classic a 9.9 out of 10 it must be good... But it's not just that review, this game truly is a classic. A must buy for N64.

This is also the most Ignored N64 game out and must be respected, this game lots of originality and that is why Microsoft baught rare and that is why they are remaking this game.

And with all that said I give this Classic game of fun humor and sensless violence and pretty good gameplay AND STORY...a

5 out of 5 stars.

By the way this game is for Mature Audiences as it does have profanity and lots of sensless animal violence(though cartoony) and has some sexual content and references but that won't stop you from enjoying this classic....This belongs in Ever N64 owners Gaming Collection/library, what ever you like to call it...

Lates...

When I first saw the commercials for this game, I thought, "How cheesy!" But I bought it on a whim and due to Rareware's consistently great repuation (except, it seems, for Conker's Gameboy game - heard lame things about that). The graphics are gorgeous, although the depth perception can get hazy (simple to fix: simply do a "Conker View and see where things are from his level), and the helicoptery tail thingy takes a bit for us non-video game masters to, well, uhm, master. The sound effects are great, like many reviewers have stated: footsteps, grunts, splashing water, "poo" sounds, great music and club scene--simply very realistic sounds. Of course, there is the cute Conker attitude and personality, like when he gets tired and you are down on chocolate "points," he mumbles,
"choc'late..uhh...choc'late." So I am a sucker for cute - but there is plenty of challenge and yelling at the screen, as well. We all have had the "I'm gonna throw this damn paddle against the TV!!" moment with this game.

The stages are so varied: Poo Mountain to a World War II-esque battle with Tediz, to a Vampire and scary zombies...enough variety to make you forget the small things that may bug ya. Rareware strikes again!!

This game is truly a masterpiece among games, and a pioneer as well. Conker is probably the greatest videogame hero of all time; he far outclasses Mario, Link, Banjo, Pikachu, and others. The gameplay is very good [the "Context Sensitive" pads are an especially clever touch], the voice dubbing is fantastic, and the graphics are superb. The cast of characters is also up to snuff, particularly Gregg, the Grim Reaper... don't laugh; if you do, you're worse than those ..cats. Humorwise, the game has no equal, beyond a shadow of a doubt. After fighting an intense battle with a pile.., ..helping out a ..cog, and grinding up villagers for a Dracula that looks suspiciously like Gary Oldman, you can't help but laugh [or be disgusted; this game is not for people with Puritan values]. Probably one of the most refreshing changes found in this game is that the multiplayer can actually hold a candle to the singleplayer. War and Heist are the best two, and none of them are especially bad, except Raptor, due to its unequal balance of power. If you want the gist of this review, it's simple: If you don't mind jokes, guns, and drugs, this game is an essential part of any true N64 enthusiast's collection.

This game, Conker's Bad Fur Day, is the incredibly humorous, vulgar prodigy of Banjo Kazooie. Before I played this, I feared it was a 007-esque first person shooter. Thank god it's not, because I rented it for 5 days! Even with it's mature rating, however, this is no game to avoid. Sure, they make references the "Poo" often, and say some mild language, but it's nothing the you couldn't see on HBO. There's no nudity at all, and the adult themes basically refer to the beginning, when a Bee "pollinates" a 'curvy' flower. With all of that aside, you should look for this game if you are a puzzle/adventure fan. In fact, an average gamer should get a month out of this game(not to mention the countless hours of multiplayer fun).