Family Guy Back to the Multiverse released in 2012 and was developed by Heavy Iron Studios, who are experts in developing games based on cartoon shows and animated movies.
I'm going to say straight away, you will only like this game if you're a fan of the show. I am a fan of the show, but much less than I used to be. I haven't seen a new episode since about 2013. The game stars Brian and Stewie and is heavily based on the episode "Road to the Multiverse". Brian and Stewie bounce around alternate universes, as they chase down Stewie's rival, Bertram.
The levels are pretty fun to navigate, each one is different and has tonnes of nods to the show. Most levels have a boss battle and relevant enemies to each universe. Crippletron makes a return as a boss fight, there's a level heavily based off the Alien franchise, and probably my favourite level was a fight between Peter and the giant chicken, it was fun to control one of their fights after seeing so many in the show.
Ultimately, it gets boring quite fast. The best part is seeing where each level takes you, but soon has you wanting to move to the next. The gameplay sucks in all honesty and the shooting is bland. There's melee and throwable items, one being a giant chicken that fights enemies for you, but he doesn't really do much. Only the level design was the interesting part of the game. The boring gameplay wasn't enough to keep it entertaining.
There's local multiplayer which is quite fun to play with a friend, there's a bunch of characters from the show to play as, and lots of outfits to buy for each. There are some fun game modes to play too, like 'Capture the Greased up Deaf Guy', which was practically capture the moving flag. One problem was you could spawn in the same place over and over, leaving you to be spawn killed.
The whole game is playable in coop, which is a much better way to play, it's a whole lot less boring with a friend along, and kinda fun. There's a great selection of weapons for both Brian and Stewie, so you'll definitely find one that's suitable for you. There are also some costumes for each you can purchase and wear throughout the story. There are also optional objectives that definitely add to the game and a challenge mode that offers you the chance to earn money.
The game looks ugly in 3D. Cartoon shows don't really look great when video games turn them into 3D, South Park: The Stick of Truth worked perfectly because it was just like the show. When your character is low on health, they look really beaten up, that was a good aesthetic look. To add to the boring game, the constant and irrelevant quotes from the show will drive you insane. Brian or Stewie will constantly say quotes taken from the show and say them over again, most of the time they don't even fit the situation.
Like I said, your best bet of enjoying this game is liking the show. I think if you were to pick a Family Guy game to play, you're better off with Family Guy Video Game released in 2006, I had way more fun on that one, bear in mind I was massively into the show back then, but it really was more fun.
6.3/10
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