Fable II - Pub Games

Title: Fable II - Pub Games
Platform Played On: Xbox 360
Release Date: August 13, 2008
Date Played: September 2008
Time Played: 3 hours
Completed (Y/N): N/A
Score: 4/5


Opinion:

The idea of Fable II Pub Games is great. Basically a few months before the actual game comes out you can play some mini-games and earn some cash, which you can then import into the retail game. The game features 3 casino games you can play. Beyond racking up coin for Fable II, there is nothing else that Pub Games has to offer.

It is a great idea, somewhere in the line of demos offering imports into the final game.  Since the Pub Games we have seen other games pick this up. Crackdown 2 offered imports from the demo, Dead Rising 2 imported character level from Case Zero.  It is definitely a welcome trend to have. It lets you sample the game before its release, and in the process benefit from it in the final game.

I would not recommend Fable II Pub Games to anyone at this point, especially if you have to pay for it (I got my copy for free for registering my game with Lionhead Studios). The pub games can be played within Fable II, so if you really want to check them out, pick up a copy of Fable II, its got to be around 10$ used now.