Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk ReviewCarve 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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Rating: - Good at first, but...
I'm a big fan of the Fable series, so I thought I would share my thoughts on it;

Good points;
Vast world, beautifully constructed. Character animation is very, very life-like. Most of the world, like Fable 1, is built with a hint of surrieslist into it. Humor is pleanty and these serve to make the few times in the game where it horrifies you even more brilliant.

Diffrences with Fable 1;
Those liking the spells/armor in Fable 1 need not bother to buy Fable 2, ... Read More

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Rating: - Top Of The RPG Pile
This games is fantastic - huge and complex. I have only just started it, but this is what I have done so far (from the Gypsy Camp onward):

- Wooed all the women (and accidentally one of the men!) in the camp.
- Done the cave thing at the start.
- Explored almost all round the Bower Lake area.
- Defeated Thag - selling the prisoners to the slaver in the process (I still feel really guilty about this!)
- Travelled to Bowerstone.
- Got a job as a 3-star Blacksmith. ... Read More

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Rating: - Good fun, pretty visuals and a detailed world. Don't rush through though!!
I was looking for an action/rpg game that my girlfriend would enjoy on her new 360 and came across this. Both of us enjoy games with vibrant, detailed worlds and have got many action/rpgs from the old gen consoles/pc like okami. The reviews looked decent so we ordered it for christmas and have played it on and off until it was completed at new year.

1)The graphics are just lovely. Technically they may not be the most advanced but the world is realised with great attention to detail. The countryside ... Read More

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Rating: - falls a bit short of what it claims to be
Ok so I figure a lot of other reviews cover most of the general gripes and pluses about the game, but I thought it might be worth sharing some more specific detail on the game that I wasn't aware of until I bought it.

The Good:

Nice graphics, music and acting
Story is pretty good
Character development and the whole good/evil deeds thing works nicely
Lots of character customisation
The 'sims' style approach to every day life works well

The Bad
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Rating: - A great game that requires time to be fully appreciated
Fable II, and the original Fable are not games to play to win. They are games to savour. "The Journey is the reward." springs to mind. If "winning" is everything to you, then Fable 2 might not suit you. It's more akin to an interactive book. There's no death, no real failure, just progression as you journey through your character's life at a pace you decide.
The graphics work well to create a beautiful world where it's nice to just wander about. There's a bit of speech repetition from NPCs, but that's only ... Read More

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