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It could be Stephen King's The Baconing or Jamie Oliver's The Baconing the name tells you nothing about the game you're about to play. There is good gameplay and plenty of laughs in this downloadable title, but ultimately the grinding to see the quest through may prove off-putting to many players.The Baconing is a terrible name for a game. For Diablo and Ron Gilbert fans, this third instalment will probably already be sitting on their hard drive. Here we have an interesting combination of graphic style, quirky humour and tried and trusted gameplay. It does take a keen eye to spot the best items to use when overcoming a particular foe, and the need to constantly buy extra potions and food when faced with tougher enemies proves wearisome.

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Shortcuts – in the form of equipping the best armour automatically, and sorting a screen full of equipment – are appreciated. The grid used for choosing weapons and armour can prove confusing, and it takes some getting used to the idea of unlocking hints with the Fortune Cookies.

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PC users get keyboard shortcuts, but in trying to cram everything onto the pad there have been some bad decisions. What does let the game down slightly is the complicated inventory screen, ill suited to a pad. Continuing gags in the dialogue about orphans and DeathSpank’s abilities will make the player chuckle, but it is disappointing to see large chunks of dialogue repeated when a character is encountered again.

The same can be said of the stirring incidental music for battle scenes. Sound is most typified by the pompous speech of the hero – funny at first, but ultimately proving a little repetitive. Enemies vary in size but all have some nice animation and characteristics. The background graphics are clever, reflecting the comic book origins and with a healthy dose of variety. The world itself is shown with a “curved Earth” style, the new scenery scrolling into view. The Outhouses can also be used to teleport between areas, which proves handy when completing the many side quests. When DeathSpank dies, he is transported back to the nearest Outhouse to continue his quest, minus a chunk of acquired cash. Hints on what to do next appear in the Quest Log… and more can be gained by eating the Fortune Cookies often dropped by enemies or found in the many barrels and treasure chests that litter the landscape. Healing is down to potions and other items that can be eaten, activated with the D-pad.

The hero can use a variety of weapons assigned to the face buttons to defeat the diverse enemies, including ranged weapons that can be charged to deal out more damage and the Justice weapons unleashed when the Justice Meter is full. Most of the quests are of a simple “go there, kill that” nature. There are often multiple lines of dialogue, chosen from a simple menu.

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The action consists of a series of quests and side-quests, issued by characters in the landscape that can be talked to or given objects from DeathSpank’s inventory.

Our hero must once again set out on a quest filled with violence, looting and bad puns to restore order, using the power of bacon fires to destroy the Thongs before taking on the AntiSpank. Unfortunately this has the side effect of creating a new force for evil in the world – the AntiSpank. The storyline sees the bored hero DeathSpank donning the six Thongs of Justice (as seen in the second game) at once. The Baconing is in fact the third game to feature Gilbert’s comic book creation DeathSpank. Humour is often a difficult subject to portray in a video game, but ex-head of Hothead Games Ron Gilbert has prior form in this area, including the well-loved Monkey Island games.

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Publisher – Valcon Games (XBLA) – Developer – Hothead Games – Genre – Action RPG – Players – 1-2 – Age Rating – 12+ – Other console/handheld formats – PS3