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Matt Hazard explains how to deal with being a wash up photo

Some new Matt Hazard news is coming, and to herald its arrival, we received a handy pamphlet from the star of the game himself, the titular Mr. Hazard. The pamphlet is a guide to finding one's inner strength as a faded videogame hero and learning how to rise back to the top. It contains handy hints and reminders that one's thighs are mighty.

The pamphlet is kind of stupid, but that's the joy of Matt Hazard. It's kind of stupid, and that makes it kind of great. I'm glad some news is on the way, since the first game was pretty fun in spite of its problems and I really think this parody series has some legs if the developers can refine the gameplay a little. We'll stay tuned this Thursday for fresh intel on whatever's next for Matt. Hopefully that retro-style XBLA game is on the way.


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mourning orange's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/30/2009 23:35
mourning orange
Sub-Zero is a muffugin washup, yo!
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 00:10
psycho terror2
can't help but think this would have been more effective had matt hazard ever actually been "at the top".
countingdown7's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 00:13
countingdown7
They shoulda named the Matt Hazard game "Duke Nukem Forever" but not changed any of the in game dialogue.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 00:29
s0lesurviv0r
I can't help but think that Tracy Morgan is the black ninja in that last picture.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 00:59
The Amazing Shenazin
I still haven't gotten around to playing the first Matt Hazard :(

maybe I can find it for cheap now
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 01:55
KaL YoshiKa
Is the bald guy meant to be Max Payne from Max Payne 3? If so I laugh a lot and the reference to Chun Li was decent. I Agree with Psycho Terro2 though - this games whole premise would have been much better if there had have been a previous Matt Hazard (perhaps they could have bought some license for a forgoteen Nes or Gen character or something.

It also hurts that Matt Hazard isn't particularly good.
solidgoomba's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 02:06
solidgoomba
I enjoyed Matt Hazard, though it was overpriced for D3 game. I picked it up for $15 dollars and was willing to overlook the crappy mechanics and enjoy the dialogue and game references/parodies. I really would love to see a tighter sequel or even an retro style xbla game like sterling mentioned.
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 04:42
BattyAdroit
I really enjoyed Matt Hazard. Not every playable game has to have a 92%+ metacritic score. I would like to see more Matt.
PEICanada7's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 07:16
PEICanada7
"Not every playable game has to have a 92%+ metacritic score."

True, but when a game has a average of 51% on the PS3 and a 53% on the 360, that tends to point to it being a really bad game. All of those reviews can't be wrong, can they? Sure some of them can be wrong, but not all of them are going to be wrong!
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 07:30
wanderingpixel
The marketing for Matt Hazard is funnier then the game itself.
theswitcher's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 08:10
theswitcher
I don't really understand why Sub-Zero is there, because the last MK game sold well over a million copies, and the last Matt Hazard game sold negative - 4 copies.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 08:49
EternalDeathSlayer
Matt Hazard was worth a rental. I appreciate the lower price point it launched at ($50), but even that was a real stretch considering how unpolished the game was. Everything just felt kind of cheap, and the gameplay, while serviceable, was just kind of uninspired.

Still, I had a decent amount of laughs while I played, so I'd definitely be interested in seeing what else the developers can do with the franchise.
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 09:06
Gen Eric Gui
I'm puzzled at the people complaining about Matt Hazard having cheap, unpolished gameplay. It worked fine for me, and the humor in the game was great. Matt Hazard is my favorite action game of this entire gen so far, and I can't wait to see a sequel.
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/01/2009 10:44
Magnalon
@Gen
I'll give you that the gameplay wasn't that bad, but the humor was absolutely atrocious. It sounded like Will Arnett was just rushing his lines for a paycheck (I'm a huge Arnett fan), and the actual jokes were so juvenile they were terrible (ITS HAZARD TIME! : OH MATT, NOT AGAIN! ::cue laugh track::).
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