Conker's Bad Fur Day
The day after his 21st birthday bash, Conker's sporting the worst hangover ever, and he just can't seem to find his way home. Conker's Bad Fur Day is one of the most vulgar and twisted games I've ever played in my entire life, and I love it! While it's sure to scare many people away due to its content and M rating, the people who take the time to play the game will realize that it is actually a really good game. While the days of the N64 are long gone, Conker's Bad Fur Day will stay in my mind as one of the most enjoyable games I own.

Graphics:

While they don't stack up to the graphics of the next-generation consoles, CBFD has the most impressive graphics out of any N64 game I have played. The picture is crystal clear, without any of the fuzz or blurriness that other games have. The environments in the game are another thing. Each world is beautifully created and they look like they came straight out of a children's book, except these environments are on crack. Ranging from a pre-historic dinosaur world to a vampire's mansion, the graphics and environments in CBFD are sure to please. Not to mention make you wonder what the people at Rare were smoking when they made them.

Sound and Music:

The voice acting in CBFD is extremely well done.  It's funny too, because there were only three people who did the voices for everyone. Throughout the game you'll meet a lot of different characters, who like the environments, also seem like they are on crack. I don't usually tend to give special credit to voice actors, but seeing as how there are only three, I just have to mention their names. Chris Seavor does an excellent job voicing every single male character in the game, while Louise Ridgeway does a wonderful job voicing all the female characters in the game. Finally, a very special "two thumbs up" goes to Chris Marlow, who did the voice and singing voice for The Great Might Poo. The music side of this category is average to say the least. None of the tunes will stay in your memory for that long….except for one. This song is the one that The Great Mighty Poo sings. Even if you don't fall over dead because you laughed to much, the song is sure to at least make you snicker a little.

Storyline:

I bet you're thinking that there is no way this game has a good storyline. Well, you are wrong. While it's definitely not something you would see in a Final Fantasy game, at least the game tries. Following his 21st birthday, Conker wanders off into a mysterious land in hopes of finding his way home. He soon becomes the target of the Evil Panther King, who needs a red squirrel to replace a broken leg on the table where he places his cup of milk. However, the real threat isn't the Panther King; it's the King's head scientist. After years of work, the scientist is ready to unleash his army of evil teddy bears, known as the Tediz. While it doesn't sound like much of a storyline, if you actually play the game it makes a lot more sense.

Gameplay:

At heart, Conker's Bad Fur Day is a platformer. Although you will find yourself shooting and fighting on various occasions, the game is based a lot of jumping. On the other hand, the game is mission based until the last chapter of the game. You will do various things for the inhabitants of the area, each of which will earn you some cash. At the end of some of the chapters, you will have to fight some kind of boss. Adding to the gameplay are various references to some of the most popular movies. You'll find yourself storming the beaches of the Tediz base in the reference to "Saving Private Ryan", or shooting up a bank lobby full of guards in the reference to "The Matrix". Whether it is a racing, shooting, or jumping level, Conker's Bad Fur Day succeeds with every style of gameplay it uses.

Controls:

The controls in CBFD are simple. The control stick makes you move, while the other buttons perform various actions such as jumping, attacking, aiming, etc. I never really had any problems with the controls, and I doubt that any other people who played the game did either. The only real problem lies within the controller itself. Everyone knows how clunky the N64 controllers were, but it wouldn't be fair to deduct any points from the game itself for bad controller design on Nintendo's part.

Replayability:

The only replay the single player mode offers is the ability to go back and fight your favorite bosses or re-watch your favorite cutscenes. However, the game offers a wide variety of different multiplayer modes. These consist of War, in which you fight on either the Squirrel team or the Tediz team. Tank, which allows you to fight each other in tanks. Race, which allows you to race each other over lava on hoverboards. Heist, which requires you to steal a bag of money and make it back to your base before you get killed. Raptor, which requires you to steal the dinosaur eggs if you are an Uga and to protect the eggs if you are Raptor. Beach, in which you must make your way across the beach safely as a Frenchy or to make sure the Frenchies don't make it safely as a Tediz. Finally, there is Deathmatch mode, which allows you to kill any player you choose to with a wide variety of high powered weapons. In this category, it's definitely the Multiplayer mode that shines.

While the rating suggests "Mature" audiences only, there is nothing mature about this game at all. Filled to the limit with sexual themes, strong language, and toilet humor, CBFD offers an experience like no other. After all, it's the only game where you fight a large singing poop with corn as teeth using nothing more than huge rolls of toilet paper.
Graphics: 9.7/10
Sound and Music: 9.8/10
Storyline: 9.0/10
Gameplay: 9.8/10
Controls: 10/10
Replayability: 9.5/10
9.4
Out of 10