GIZORAMA - The publishing team 505 Games has offended and disappointed me before with its previous abomination Deep Black. When Marlow Briggs appeared before me, a sigh of disappointment left my mouth. Soon after completing the game, my dissatisfaction with the company grew even larger. Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death is a hollow, distasteful imitation of one of Sony’s greatest franchises.
Firefighter Marlow Briggs is on vacation with his girlfriend Eva Torres at a Mayan excavation site. Five minutes later, the two decide that they want to leave, because Torres feels as if she’s being used, but are stopped by Torres’ boss Heng Long. Moments after, Long’s hired assassin lodges an ancient weapon through Briggs’ chest as Torres screams in agony. Luckily, Briggs is resurrected from the pits of Xibalba by an ancient tiki mask so he can save his girlfriend and murder the evil Long before he takes over the world.
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Neil writes: "The middle of the month is a time for change - the time when the Xbox Games With Gold scheme changes from one free game to another. And now, a little ahead of schedule, Marlow Briggs and the Mask of the Death has been stripped of its price tag."
Neil writes: "It seems rather strange to be saying this but 2017 is fast coming to a close. Before we start to party the night away and usher in 2018 though, the Xbox Games With Gold scheme has got one last surprise up its sleeve - four free games being gifted to all Xbox One and Xbox 360 players.
But hot on the heels of November’s offerings that delivered so much (or at least three of the four did), can the free titles being given away during the month of December match up to the quality, or are we being sent a few duds that refuse to let us go out with a bang? We take a look at the good, the tempters and the, well, ugly."
I purchased BTTF on PS3 at the tail end of the system's life. I enjoyed Episode 1 but life went on and I never finished. I'm actually pretty psyched about getting that one.