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Charlie Murder is a side-scrolling brawler, best played co-op, with smatterings of RPG elements glued together by game design that oozes style. It’s a highlight in a pretty bare ‘Summer of Arcade’ promoted by Microsoft on Live, and the game echoes a clearer take on developer Ska Studios’ The Dishwasher titles. You play as members of the garage punk band Charlie Murder, fronted by Charlie Murder, backed up by guitarist Lester, bassist Tommy, drummer Rex, and backing vocalist Kelly, in a quest to defeat the (more) evil Lord Mortimer and his band Gore Quaffer in the battle of the bands. All of the band members have a class, with Charlie being a Berskerker, Lester being a Mage, Tommy being a Shaman, Rex being a Tank, and Kelly being a Mesmer. The major difference between each is how the games Anar-chi specials are played out for each character. No Sex, Some Drugs, & Rock Bands From the title screen, the bands music is played – those who never much liked the Sex Pistols may be deterred here if it weren’t for the games fourth wall humour of the genre, and the bands situation. The band music, and the background music played throughout is of a great quality, and reinforces the feel of being a band member as you battle the undead to punk, metal, and other rock music. You begin the game in the Netherlands, a portion of the games hell, but the band member you’re playing as then awakes to being resuscitated on Art Street , fighting of the undead. This game is not one about hyper