DeathSpank: Review
Saturday, July 17, 2010
, Posted by Mason at Saturday, July 17, 2010
DeathSpank combines RPG elements, such as loot collecting and leveling up, with hack and slash elements. These go together in a very fun way and allow deep weapon customization. The armor is not difficult to upgrade due to an option that you can choose that automatically equips the best weapons. Unless you enjoy selecting and equipping armor that could already be equipped with a press of a button, be my guest.
The fighting in DeathSpank is not very challenging. Press a button to attack, and as you kill enemies a meter fills up which you can use on a weapon's special attack. If you combine certain weapons and hold a rune, you can get varying effects. The characters and story are very interesting and funny, with many jokes often used. The protagonist DeathSpank is very funny throughout the game, but his over the top ego can begin to get annoying.
One of the best aspects of the game is the multitude of sidequests. I spent almost half and more of the game doing side-quests. These begin as fun, but the same missions seem to be repeated over and over again. Almost all of them are simple fetch quests. Go here, grab this, bring it back, and get your reward. It can get repetitive but can very much make the game longer if you choose to the play them.
Another aspect of the game is the co-op. The second player plays as a wizard who can cast a few spells. You cannot change his armor or customize him in any way though, which makes the second player have less fun.
Overall, DeathSpank is a very fun game, with great gameplay mechanics and plentiful missions. While missions are somewhat repetitive and co-op is not amazing, it is great for a Xbox Arcade game. I give DeathSpank 4 Artifacts out of 5.
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