Fable 2 preview – Xbox 360

Fable 2 is one of the most anticipated games on the Xbox 360, so naturally 360Zine has a new Fable 2 preview. The original Fable sold like a billion copies on the original Xbox (n.b. not actually true), so expectations are high on Peter Molyneux to deliver in Fable 2 what was promised for the first Fable. Which might explain why he and Lionhead are remaining quite tight-lipped on Fable 2. Will Fable 2 have guns? Will Fable 2 have online play? Can gamers play Fable 2 on PC? Will there be pets in Fable 2? Oh, wait, we can answer the last one! The GDC finally lifted the lid on some Fable 2 gameplay elements, including the much rumoured Fable 2 dog companion. Our new Fable 2 preview takes a look at everything that was revealed by Peter Molyneux about Fable 2 at the conference and the preview takes the time to debunk some of the incorrect rumours flying around the web about Fable 2 (like, the graphics, for instance, which are completely unfinished and stated as such, but which we’ve seen many sites having a go at – d’oh, but anyway, if you like Fable 2, read the preview, it’s fun). This is 360Zine's second preview of Fable 2 in the free Xbox 360 magazine (see below for a link to the first preview). Click here to read the Fable 2 preview – Xbox 360!

Fable 2 preview - Xbox 360
Are we the only ones to have forgiven Peter Molyneux for overstating the gameplay features of the original Fable? Every time the legendary developer gets up to speak about the much-anticipated Fable 2, he has to express mea culpa for what was lacking in Fable, and so it was at the recent GDC (Game Developers’ Conference) where Peter showed off some titbits from Fable 2.

What is so strange about the Fable anti-hype is that the original was a great game. It wasn’t a pup. For some, it was the best game on the original Xbox, with stunning graphics and some interesting gameplay techniques that hadn’t been seen in RPGs before.

360Zine is a full, free to download magazine dedicated to Xbox 360 gaming. This issue includes over 30 pages of games, all written by UK games journalists. This month we have a huge previews of two of the most hotly anticipated games of the year: GTA 4 and Fable 2, an exclusive interview with Command and Conquer developer Raj Joshi and news of the new Xbox Elite. In reviews, we've played and rated the top new releases, including Virtua Tennis 3, Earth Defence Force 2017, Elder Scrolls: The Shivering Isles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. There's also an Xbox 360 Community section for readers to get involved with. There's loads more too, and it's all enhanced with video and multimedia. Simply click to download and you will get the complete magazine.

If you are a fan of Fable 2, then you might like to read our first preview of Fable 2, which this second Fable 2 preview builds upon.