My Brute Review

By , on March 18, 2010


My Brute
  • Publisher: Bulkypix
  • Genre: Action
  • Released: 5 Jun, 2009
  • Size: 21.5 MB
  • Price: FREE!
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4 out of 5

PROS

  • Excellent visuals.
  • Visual customization.
  • Lots of unlockables.

CONS

  • Gameplay is limited per day.
  • Not much to do.

VERDICT

Games like My Brute can be lots of fun, but limiting gameplay when charging for the initial download will turn a lot of people off.


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My Brute is a combat and levellng game in the same genre as games like Mafia Wars. You create a character and academy, and then fight other real opponents around the world to level up, and achieve new techniques and weapons. Like Mafia Wars, you only have a certain number of fights you can engage in each day, but can purchase the ability to play more via ingame DLC.

The game is pretty much on auto pilot. The fights themselves are taken care of via the computer and all you can do is watch. As you level up, you gain weapons and new techniques that you can use to give you an edge. Also, via special code, you can become the pupil of any other player in the game, which gives access to new items.

The uses a very pleasing anime influenced art style, with amusing animations during the fights. The brutes also have a large amount of character customization available, with other aesthetic upgrades for purchase at the store. You can create nine brutes, so the five fights a day doesn't seem too bad if you're training up a whole dojo.

My Brute is very fun, visually pleasing, and the amount of techiniques and weapons makes you want to see what your brute will learn next. The five fights a day would be tolerable if the game was free, but My Brute does cost you a few dollars so the idea of limited play leaves a bitter taste when other games use the 'pay to play more' system from a free download stand point. Still, this is a well made game, that might make it worth the purchase for some.

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