Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - PS3

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: 9-3-2013
Moby Score (1-10): 7.9
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Puzzle elements, Fantasy, Diagonal-down, Direct control, Multiple units/characters control
Media Type(s): Physical

Critically acclaimed, story-driven adventure game from award-winning Swedish film director, Josef Fares and originally developed by Starbreeze Studios.

10/10 - Joystiq “It's rare for a game to forge a connection so strong.”

9/10 - Polygon “Moved me to tears.”

9/10 - Eurogamer “A triumph.”

Winner of more than 50 awards including Game of Year, BAFTA, DICE and more.

A man, clinging to life. His two sons, desperate to cure their ailing father, are left with but one option. They must set out upon a journey to find and bring back the "Water of Life" as they come to rely on one another to survive. One must be strong where the other is weak, brave where the other is fearful, they must be... Brothers.

• Guide two brothers, Naia and Naiee, on an epic fairy tale journey using specially designed, dual virtual joysticks

• Control both brothers simultaneously as you experience co-operative play in single player mode

• Solve puzzles, explore the stunning locations and fight boss battles, using unique qualities of big and little brother each varying in

strength, size and speed

• Experience an emotional story told without words…narrative above the ordinary

This is one journey you will never forget…

Brothers is a single-player cooperative game where the player controls two brothers independently and simultaneously. The game starts in a village where the two young brothers live. Their mother drowned in the sea and their father is ailing. The two set out to find the Water of Life, which is said to hold the power to cure their father. Both brothers are controlled separately for movement and actions. The game strings together various scenes where the brothers must solve puzzles by helping each other, for instance by pulling levers, dragging items, distracting dangerous characters or operating a catapult. Not by controlling them separately, but often both at the same time. Next to movement they can also climb, hang from ledges and slide down. There are a few enemies along the way, but these cannot be fought directly. Instead, a more inventive approach needs to be found.

The game focuses on exploration and especially environment-based puzzle-solving to progress. The game is shown with a third-person view, often shown from a distance or above, and with a fixed camera. The level design is linear with a single path to progress. It also contains various sequences not related to the main quest where the brothers have fun together, to establish the atmosphere. The environment has a fantasy-like atmosphere with different locales such as villages, mountains, a sequence where they travel by boat over a river, a frozen landscape etc.

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