Raze's Hell

Raze's Hell
Developer(s) Artech Studios
Publisher(s) Majesco Entertainment
Platform(s) Xbox, Xbox 360
Release date(s)

Xbox Originals
December 10, 2008

Genre(s) Action, Third-person shooter

Raze's Hell is a video game on the Xbox console. The game is rated "M" by the ESRB for blood and gore, language, mature humour, and violence. Published by Majesco Entertainment and developed by Artech Entertainment, Ltd., it was released on April 21, 2005 and December 10, 2008 on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Plot

For centuries the Kewletts, a cute and happy race, lived an idyllic existence inside the hallowed walls of Kewtopia. They never mingled with the creatures and beasts outside the gates of their city. They never ventured forth from their perfect world for any reason whatsoever due to the fact that they had everything they needed inside: a wonderful princess, perfect weather, wealth, privilege, the whole enchilada.

Then one day, the Princess made a momentous and somewhat surprising announcement – the Kewletts for the first time in their history would venture beyond their borders for the grand purpose to purify the "ugly" from the rest of the world.

The Kewletts' increasingly vicious colonization efforts are going along swimmingly until they run into Raze, an ugly, simple beast who is transformed when he accidentally stumbles upon some ancient artifacts.

As Raze's heroics spark a swelling underground guerrilla movement, the Kewletts realize they have a real fight on their hands.

Characters

Gameplay

Raze's normal attacks consist of using his wrist blade and rolling similar to a Goron. When a Kewlett is killed, it either splatters on the screen or bursts into bloody chunks. Raze can suck up these Kewlett chunks to refill his health. Raze can also go into stealth mode and sneak up on unsuspecting Kewletts.

Raze can also suck up special, multi-colored insects call Squibs. These insects serve as ammo for Raze to shoot at the Kewletts. In the context of the story, the Kewletts want to exterminate all the Squibs. Squibs can either be found in native plants or Kewlett boxes. There are different types of Squibs with varying effects, such as:

Raze can also breathe fire by sucking in flames much like he does the Squibs. There are also red crystals scattered about the levels that explode when attacked.

The Kewletts

The Kewletts are a race of creatures that parody different types of cute creatures found in the media. They live in a city-state called Kewtopia. Their ruler is the Princess. Kewletts get their news from a show called QTV. Before the events in the game, the Kewletts lived isolated from the rest of their world. Their first attempt at diplomacy with the creatures of the hinterlands was brief and failed. Afterwards, their Princess decided to launch "Operation Fresh Hope" to "cutetify" all of the monsters outside of Kewtopia.

The true nature behind "Operation Fresh Hope", unknown to most Kewletts, is the retrieval of three ancient artifacts that the Princess desires due to her being a Huggly. Because the Kewletts are intensely nationalistic, they support the idea of expanding Kewletts throughout the war have no problems with ethnically cleansing the hinterlands of all monsters. Their belligerent, racist worldview is in sharp contrast to their cute, gentle appearance. It's implied, in a tongue-in-cheek manner, that Raze's Hell is a criticism of the Iraq War. QTV's news tickers mention things like a "Candy for Oil Program" and how regime-change in the hinterlands has liberated the monsters.

The Kewletts come in many different shapes and sizes, each with their own types of weapons and personalities, such as:

Mini-games

There are four mini-games that can be unlocked in Raze's Hell. These games consist of:

Multiplayer modes

The game features a two-player mode where two players cooperate to kill the Kewletts, as well as an online mode which features a variety of mini-games. The multi-player games consist of:

Reception

The game received generally good reviews from critics praising its unique storyline and humorous dialog. Critical striking points include the rather bland cutscenes and difficulty. The game scored the following ratings:

Aggregeate review sites:

References

  1. 1 2 "Release dates". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-02-15.

External links

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