Conker's Bad Fur Day (2008)

Lore & Background

The game follows Conker, a greedy, hard-drinking red squirrel who must return home to his girlfriend, Berri, after an evening of heavily drinking at the local pub. The main antagonist is the Panther King, ruler of the land where Conker is lost. The Panther King orders his servant, Professor Von Kriplespac, to capture a red squirrel to use as a fourth leg for his throne.

Reader's Guide

Most of the game requires the player to complete a linear sequence of challenges that involve jumping over obstacles, solving puzzles, and fighting enemies. The player controls Conker through three-dimensional levels, using abilities such as running, jumping, smacking enemies with a frying pan, swimming underwater, climbing, and pushing objects. Context-sensitive pads grant temporary abilities. A multiplayer mode allows up to four players to compete in seven game types: Beach, Raptor, Heist, War, Tank, Race, and Deathmatch.

Did You Know?

• Development lasted four years, with concepts originating during the development of Killer Instinct Gold in 1996.
• The game was initially titled Twelve Tales: Conker 64 and was intended for a family audience, but was transformed into an adult-oriented version after criticism at E3 1998.
• Conker's Bad Fur Day was released in North America on 5 March 2001, and in Europe on 6 April 2001.
• A remake, Conker: Live & Reloaded, was released for the Xbox in 2005.
• The original version was included as part of the Rare Replay compilation for Xbox One in 2015.