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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6796 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Microsoft
• Released on: 2008-10-24
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Platform: Xbox 360

Amazon.co.uk Review
Carve out a virtual life for yourself as hero or villain in the fantasy world of Fable II, where nothing is pre-determined. Create your own character, male or female, and control them over their whole lifetime. Watch as they grow up and then make the tough moral choices that will affect their abilities and how the world sees them.

Some cities are huge, with a complex infrastructure for you to exploit

Acting for good or evil can have a permanent physical effect on your features

Guns are commonplace, but swordfighting is still vitally important

Not all your enemies are human in the world of Fable

Set in the land of Albion 500 years after the first game (such that primitive guns are now in widespread use), you can either seek to rid the land of evil or conquer the realm for yourself. The game features an all new combat system, allowing you to use a range of melee and ranged weapons, while death brings only a loss of experience.

But the game need not be about fighting at all if you don’t want it to be. You can buy property and become a mayor, or get married and have children. Many games call themselves role-players, but here the nature of your role is entirely up to you.

Key Features

• Game of life: Mould your own character and watch them grow into adulthood, their features changing according to the deeds they perform for good or evil.
• Virtual reality: Will you be a charming evil doer or an antisocial hero? The role you play is entirely up to you as you follow the game’s story or ignore it to do your own thing.
• New age of combat: Wield a huge range of weapons, including swords, axes, and newly available muskets. Or master a range of magic spells with up to 80 different varieties available.
• Team up: Invite a friend into your game at any time and play with them in co-operative mode.
• Best friend: Every character gets a chance to own a pet dog, one who will help you to find your way through the game world, attack enemies, or just be a good friend.

About the Developer: Lionhead Studios
Headed by industry veteran Peter Molyneux, creator of the famous Populous and Theme Park, Lionhead are one of the UK’s best known developers. They were bought by Microsoft in 2006 and now produce games such as Black & White, The Movies, and Fable only on Xbox 360 and PC.

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Customer Reviews

Whats so special?
Essentially overall its the same old game but with some key differences, an extra quest awaits the owners as does some Master Chief armour nicknamed Hal's armour along with an energy sword. Pretty cool, just can't get rid of chief. These features are ONLY accessible if you have Xbox Live so don't buy this for nothing. Theres also a special features disc with some interesting videos on it. This is a game full of passion. A fully fledged five stars all the way.

Fable 2, Pure Genious
Fable 2, the sequal to the #1 rpg on the xbox is no dissapointment, just like fable it has a wide range of clothing to cuztimize your character, but this time u get a pal, yes the dog is the best thing tht has happended to fable just being able to throw his squeek toy miles into the water anwathcing him dive off a massive cliff and risk his life for a 5gp peice of rubber is hilarious, the only down side to the game is tht it does consist off alot off button mashing, but if played tacticaly can be really fun so overall i would say this game is a must have for the 360, 5 stars :P .

Bonus Content? No.
A warning to anyone who's looking to buy this for the bonus content -- the content is provided in a code redeem card and can only be used once. That means if you purchase it second-hand, and the card's been used (which it always has), there's no way you're accessing that content. Microsoft offered out new codes at one point, but this ended at the end of 2008.

I personally hate this method of bonus content, and Lionhead were foolish to use it. Why isn't the content just on the CD, or free DLC only usable by people with it? You know, the CD that's pretty much exactly the same as the ordinary version.

If you don't care about the bonus content, buy the ordinary version. Otherwise, you're only paying more for the same game in a different package, with an extra DVD full of videos.