Fable Heroes

 Xbox 360
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 58
  3. Negative: 20 out of 58
  1. ZTGD
    Apr 30, 2012
    87
    A game with great local and online multiplayer, two versions of the main game and a fun and unique upgrade system, Fable Heroes does a great job of keeping you entertained, whether you are young or old. Just a word to the wise, make sure you play the end credits, the boss battle is awesome.
  2. XGN
    May 5, 2012
    80
    Fable Heroes, a spin-off in the renowned Fable franchise, is definitely worth playing for the Fable fans in their wait for the still unannounced Fable IV. Compare it to a nice piece of music you listen to while waiting for help at customer service. With a high replay value, for 800 Microsoft Points, Fable Heroes is certainly worth your money.
  3. MondoXbox
    Apr 30, 2012
    80
    A funny and very immediate game that could please Fable lovers willing to enjoy some time with their friends.
  5. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Apr 30, 2012
    80
    What takes all of this simple arcade fun and elevates it, of course, is Lionhead's flair for detailing, whether the design team's throwing in nods to the rest of the Fable series via the locations - which range from the sunflower meadows of Millfields to the sandy wastes of Aurora - or tossing in classic enemies, including bobble-headed reinventions of hollow men and balverines.
  6. GamingXP
    May 3, 2012
    77
    I wish I would have gotten more connecting factors to the original Fable out of this spin off – what remains is a nice beat 'em up for co-op fans without real highlights.
  7. Vandal
    May 7, 2012
    75
    Fable Heroes is a spin-off with a really different gameplay compared with the main Fable series, but its references to its "mother" will be liked by fans of the series, and it is quite fun when playing with more people.
  8. Worth Playing
    May 3, 2012
    75
    In the end, Fable Heroes is just a way to earn bonuses for Fable: The Journey, which comes out later this year, but at least they've made it more involving and fun. Those who love beat-'em-ups will get some fun out of Fables Heroes as long as they don't expect something overly complicated.
  9. GameWatcher
    Apr 30, 2012
    75
    It might not have the longevity of a full action-RPG or the combat depth of the best side-scrolling beat-em-ups, but the balance that Lionhead has struck between accessibility and quick 10-15 minute bursts of fun is hard to resist.

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User Score
4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 33
  3. Negative: 18 out of 33
  1. Xborn74
    May 3, 2012
    7
    "Fable Heroes" is an XBLA action game, which costs 800ms points and mixes various styles, as Beat Em Up, board games and mini-games. It"Fable Heroes" is an XBLA action game, which costs 800ms points and mixes various styles, as Beat Em Up, board games and mini-games. It presents a cutesy graphic look, with puppets of characters inspired by the world of Fable, and locations of the game, but the features of Fable stops there.

    The graphics are hand drawn with 3D effects, and very colorful and vibrant, despite adopting a more childish impersonation, as in "Fairy Tales". In general, the scenarios have a good building, with many details, and they are more interesting than the action itself. The musical style and sound of the game is well animated and fits the action.

    The basic gameplay is a style of action as in "Castle Crashers" (but without violence, of course), which goes by the stage in a side-scroller way, defeating wave after wave of enemies, and destroying items and enemies to release coins of various sizes (used to buy upgrades), with bosses at the end of some stages.

    The game commands have a simple basis: B to Roll, A to do some actions, quick strikes with the X, slow and strong with Y and specials with RT, basically.

    You play with 3 other characters that can be controlled by AI or by friends, both offline and online, and you face the enemies with them, each character collecting coins for themselves. Each character can be selected at the beginning of each stage, and have distinct visual, weapons and abilities, and with time we get more different characters to select and play.

    Also in the stages there are chest with temporary power-ups, and certain icons for "good or bad", that can bring beneficial or harmful effects to the other characters in your party.

    At the end of each stage, you can enter a mini-game reminiscent of various existing games, such as Vina Pinata and Rio, for example, where you face your friends for a final ranking. After that, it falls on a board game, "Monopoly" style, where you roll the dice and falls in homes that allow, depending on the house, to change the appearance of characters, weapons, or upgrades to your abilities to be used in the central gameplay the game, with the coins that are collected in the stages.

    In short, the game features a mixed style of gameplay, but based centrally on Beat em Up and with sequences of mini-games - like any game where you can play with your friends is fun, but with the repetition and little variation of the action can become boring. The positive features of the game are the happy and funny visuals and the low price (10US$).

    It is a reasonable option for anyone who wants a casual game, to play with friends, and enjoy the style of Beat Em Up, but remind there are better options on the market.    … Full Review »
  2. MrHannigan
    Jun 15, 2012
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. After playing Fable 2 and not liking the ending of the game and playing through Fable 3 and again not liking the ending, I wanted to give the people of Lionhead Studios a second chance by playing the X-box Arcade game Fable Heroes. Throughout the game, the player is able to relive memorable places in Albion, such as Bowerstone, Mistpeak etc and not so memorable (The Credits). After completing the game, the player is able to play the same missions but under "Dark Albion" (like the events in Fable 3). This makes the missions harder and difficult enemies to defeat. Positives
    For an arcade game, the graphics were quite nice
    For fans of the series, they may like going through these levels again (as a puppet)
    All the money you have in the game can then be traded on to the next game of the franchise (Fable:The Journey)

    Negatives
    Nobody plays this game so it maybe difficult to get the online achievements
    The levels in the game are very repetitive Having "The Credits" as a level seems a bit cheap as they could not think of any other things to lengthen the game

    The Rating I would have to give Fable: Heroes a 3 out of 10    … Full Review »
  3. Jobadkins
    May 9, 2012
    4
    A real disappointment,what were they thinking?Fable pub games is better than this garbage.Go back and play through Fable 2 or 3 again,thatA real disappointment,what were they thinking?Fable pub games is better than this garbage.Go back and play through Fable 2 or 3 again,that would be more enjoyable then wasting even 5 minutes or 5 cents on this.… Full Review »
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