Xbox

Hardly finished shocking the masses and consuming copious amounts of alcohol, Conker returns on the Xbox for the classic retelling of his Bad Fur Day roots with Conker: Live & Reloaded. As the endearing tale goes, Conker the squirrel manages to get lost on the way home from a heavy binge drinking session and awakens to find himself in an unfamiliar land with a heavy-duty hangover. If it were a simple port, the outstanding visuals and remastered score would be enough to satisfy any Bad Fur Day aficionado, but with Conker’s tongue-in-cheek and self referential humor, there are certainly enough twists and turns to throw off faithful spotters of the first title.

Lost in a foreign countryside, Cooper and his girlfriend Amber attempt to get their bearings as the sun slowly sets behind them. Amber clearly agitated by her boyfriends antics suggests that they ask for help in one of the massive manors that dot the plains, which Cooper dismisses as a place for creeps…or worse. Unfortunately his comment is overheard by the owner of Ghoulhaven Hall, Baron Von Ghoul himself, who doesn’t seem to appreciate Coopers insinuation. Without a moments hesitation the Baron sends two of his Ghoulies to snatch up Amber and leave Cooper struggling to keep up as they enter the dark and foreboding mansion…