Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death (2013)

Marlow Briggs is a God of war clone which looks like a basketball player has entered a strange new world (Shaq Fu anyone?). I was not expecting much out of it, but I was surprised that this game is actually pretty decent for its money worth.

The story is a little cliché but connects well with the game and actually makes you sort of care. You become a sacred warrior because of a mask you find, get a nice scythe, and go look for your kidnapped girlfriend. Kill the evil guy in a glorious end stage battle and you have done it.

Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death has nice graphics for what it is, and the sound effects are okay. The music is a little bit lame.

The controls and the animations are fluent and makes for a smooth experience.

The game play is what you expect from a God of War clone with weak, strong, and strongest enemies which you must kill to proceed further. Levels get progressively harder, and it can be frustrating at times, and I used many curse words but, in the end, I still made it. You got your scythe weapon that can turn into three variations, which were pretty cool, some different magic attacks and you can use a kill counter to get rewards when you hold it long enough.

Sure, the game is repetitive, but this is a thing with all the GOW rip-offs. Just complete a series of linear levels and fight some bosses here and there.

Although Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death is a pretty generic game with many similarities to God of War, it still has some unique level designs, enemies and animations.

Because of the mediocrity, the low price and the fact that it reminded me of Shaq Fu, one of the worst games made in history, my expectations were very low. But still it managed to surprise me in a positive way.

I had fun completing the game and although Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death is surely not a masterpiece, it still is a fun game and I say try it.

Game is very playable and plays well. Story is little better than your average adult movie from the 70's.

But biggest issue for me was these forced challenges, that you needed to get thru before you can continue your playthru.

Sometimes they are little too unforgiven and there is no option to skip these challenges as I would liked to see, that after 3-5 fails it would ask player if player would like to try again or continue with the story

But quality/price ratio is great on this title as it currently cost 4,99€

This game is awesome. Its a pity so few people know and bought it.

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God of War com esteróides! Muito bom, divertido, barato, gráficos ótimos. Um jogo que pouca gente conhece. Uma pena.

Tem uma novidade de apresentação estética que nunca havia visto: as cutscenes são imagens 3D estáticas, que variam no tempo. Como se fosse um HQ em 3D. Muito bom!!