Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard

by D3 Publisher

Product Features

• Celebrity voice talent - Neil Patrick Harris (DoogieHowser, Harold and Kumar, How I Met Your Mother) and Will Arnett (Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Blades of Glory)
• Hilarious script written by WGA Award winning writer David Elis
• New innovation in the cover gameplay mechanic that advances the genre
• Shooting game where you take on video game clichés all at once - cowboys, space marines, wizards, and karate masters
• 3rd person shooter with polished next-gengraphics

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001KY7GE8
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 3, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,681 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #68 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Action > Shooter
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Amazon.com Product Description

Get ready for a fictional account of the world's most popular video game hero...of the 1980s. Matt Hazard is coming out of retirement and making his next-gen "comeback" against all his old enemies in a hilarious parody of the last 25 years of gaming. In Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, videogame action hero Matt Hazard gets his chance to prove once and for all that he is the king of shooters when the new owner of mega game publisher, Marathon Megasoft, gives Matt his comeback role starring in a new title for next-gen consoles that pits him against all of his memorable foes from videogames past. In the world of Eat Lead, however, everything stops being a game and becomes reality when it is clear that someone is using the new game to bring about Matt's death once and for all.

Next Gen Graphics View larger. Matt says "hello", the Hazard way View larger. Hilarious action-packed story View larger. Synopsis Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard combines fast-paced shooting with wicked parody to serve up an action-packed tour through wacky video game clichés of the last 25 years. Featuring the voice talents of comic actors Neil Patrick Harris and Will Arnett, Eat Lead lets you blast away enemies ranging from cowboys and karate masters to space marines and wizards. Explore all the excitement of this offbeat adventure designed to turn the conventions of video gaming inside-out, and prove you've still got what it takes to dominate the gaming world, no matter what it throws at you. Key Game Features: Play as Matt Hazard, the formerly world-renowned video game hero who's emerged from retirement to take on a wild array of baddies Watch a variety of gaming clichés and conventions get turned on their heads as you battle cowboys, wizards, karate masters and other all-too-typical video game characters, all in the same game Take advantage of the innovative point-and-cover system as you shoot up your assorted adversaries See Matt Hazard's action-packed world come to hilarious life before you thanks to unique visuals delivered with polished next-gen style Features the voices of actors Neil Patrick Harris and Will Arnett and a script by WGA Award-winning writer David Elis For 1 player Matt Hazard is back! There's never been another hero quite like Matt Hazard. In the 1980s, he reached the apex of the gaming world, becoming one of the most popular video game heroes. Once he retired from the gaming scene, the world thought they had heard the last of Matt Hazard. Now he's ready to make his dramatic comeback, leaving retirement behind to enter the next-gen video game scene and face off against his old adversaries once again. With only the mysterious "QA" to help him, Matt must fight against a legion of Marathon Megasoft catalogue of videogame characters to keep it from being "Game Over" forever. Eat Lead pays homage to the games of yesteryear with a menagerie of classic enemies such as zombies, space marines, cowboys, genetically mutated super snipers, and more and an expansive level environment design that reflects videogame history in a next-gen package. The game fires on all cylinders with explosive artillery and combat moves to help gamers escape from a variety of predicaments including radically-changing environments during gameplay via "hack effects" Hazard's nemesis uses by altering the game's code on the fly. Throughout the adventure, players will utilize a strategic cover system dubbed "point and cover," upgradeable weapons and different interactive melee moves to attack and outsmart foes.

Product Description

In Eat Lead, players will take on the role of quintessential videogame star Matt Hazard, voiced by Will Arnett (Arrested Development, 30 Rock) and his goal is to stop the evil mastermind CEO Wallace "Wally" Wellesley voiced by Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog), from calling "Game Over" forever to the classic hero.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This came out at a bad time, March 7, 2009

By 

Susan Stade-Bergstrom "Marvel Fan" (Alaska) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard (Video Game)

Hello all, like my title says this came out at a bad time, most of you will be buying killzone 2 or halo wars or saving up for resident evil or recuperating from repetitve stress syndrome from street fighter when this little sure to be overlooked gem came out.

are the graphics good?-no
are the controls good?-no (but i got used to them couldnt figure out how to zoom at first)
is the story good?-not really (it is funny just convaluted and makes little sense)
is the game fun?-YES IT IS!!

I cant explain this game i put it in and played for a bit and i kept going cause i wanna see what happens next, after all it makes fun of some of my most loved games.I'll sum it up in one sentence, I got this shortly after getting killzone and i am playing this more than killzone. (thats not a jab at killzone, while killzone is fantastic on all fronts this game has just kept my interest, well that and im working alot of overtime and i want to invest all my attention on k2).

Summary: while this game is not great it is by no means bad it just came out at a bad time so i tell you all write the name down and pick it up later it is worth a play through.

P.S.- please email d3 and ask them to really make a water pistol game!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you're a child of the 80's, you'll enjoy this game., October 11, 2009

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Zachary W. Grau - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard (Video Game)

The run and gun gameplay gets repetative, but the story is fun and never takes itself seriously. From the Shatner sounding Gandalf looking character to the video games that it parodies, this is an enjoyable game that makes many pop culture references. If you've never seen a Schwartzenegger movie, some of the jokes will fall flat, but what are the chances that you haven't? Worth a rental, but no replay value.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another typical shooter...or is it?!, March 9, 2009

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AMP "Al" (Somewhere on Earth) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard (Video Game)

Premise
*You play Matt Hazzard, a video game star who's being cheated out of his own game. A hacker helps prevent him from being killed off in favor of a different main character.

The Good Things
*Graphics are not too bad. They aren't as detailed or intricate as other games, but they look slick. The sound quality seems good.
*Gameplay is a simple, straightforward third-person shooter.
*Controls are not too bad, but they are not the same as most other shooters, so there is a bit of a learning curve.
*Level design is not bad. They are very straightforward, but they have a lot of places to find cover and some destructible objects in the environment.
*The story is not bad. It is basically a parody of other video games and movies. It is quite witty at times, without being too over-the-top.
*The main character is fun to play; he's always talking about the gameplay while you're playing him, adding to the parodic comedy. He also gets to fight some interesting bosses. Not to mention, he reminds me a bit of Jason Statham...
*Cool music.
*Has trophies, some of which are ridiculously easy to get.
*Appropriate for teenagers and adults. Rated T for language, suggestive themes, and violence; none of it is very graphic at all.

The Bad Things
*No multiplayer games.
*Not for those looking for complexity or challenge. Enemy AIs are not terribly challenging and the levels are straightforward.

It's simple, straightforward, and brainless, so it's perfect as a shooting-game parody. It has quite a few funny moments throughout, but gameplay itself is a parody, as you fight against a ridiculous amount of bad guys and take on some ridiculous bosses. And the whole time, your character is making some funny comments. It's pretty fun in the end; it'll do until "Duke Nukem Forever" finally comes out...

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