My Brute
Encyclopedia
My Brute is a fighting simulation
video game with roleplaying elements first released in March 2009. Though an English-language game, it was developed by Motion-Twin, a French
online game provider. My Brute originated as a free browser-based
Flash game. It was later ported to the iPhone
and iPod Touch
, with enhanced graphics and added features, by the video game developer
Bulkypix.
called a Brute. Players may create as many Brutes as they wish. The Brutes of new users are, by default, public and can be used by anyone to battle. However, a password
can be added in the Brute's cell page so that only the person who created the Brute can use it.
The player may customize his or her Brute by giving it a name
and tweaking variables such as gender
, clothing
, hairstyle
, accessories
, and skin color. The Brute is then randomly assigned ability points (health, strength
, agility
, and speed
), skill
s, weapon
s, and pet
s. There are 26 weapons in the game, 28 skills to learn, and 3 pets: dog
s, wolves, and bear
s.
by recruiting other players to be pupils. Each time a player levels up, one of the Brute's three statistics (strength, agility, and speed) is increased. There is also a chance that the Brute will gain a new weapon, a new skill, or a new pet.
The arena fights are completely automatic and require no input from the user. Brutes with higher levels and skills tend to be more successful. Though the player cannot control his or her Brute in a fight, the player can control who the Brute challenges.
Other than fights that result when a pupil is recruited, a Brute is limited to three or five (depending on the version of the game) fights per day. Six fights are allowed on the first day when the character is created. However, as players are allowed to create as many Brutes as they wish, players may continue to engage in fights using other Brute characters.
. Reviewers found the game simple and easy to get into and appreciated that it required little time investment from the player. Reviewers also found that the game mechanic of pupil-recruitment contributed to the game by making it a social experience. Negative criticism focused on the inability to control the Brutes during the fights, which served to limit the game's depth and replayability. Reviewers also criticized the cap on the number of fights each Brute could engage in daily.
Launched in March 2010, French only
Unlike its predecessor, MyBrute V2.0 does not use the referral system. Each brute is given two choices of weapons/skills/stats upon each level up, resulting in deeper strategic planning. On each day, each brute can fight up to 10 battles (20 battles with payment of 0.25 Euro) or 3 losses, whichever occurs first, as well as enter one tournament.
Fighting game
Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...
video game with roleplaying elements first released in March 2009. Though an English-language game, it was developed by Motion-Twin, a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
online game provider. My Brute originated as a free browser-based
Browser game
A browser game is a computer game that is played over the Internet using a web browser. Browser games can be created and run using standard web technologies or browser plug-ins. Browser games include all video game genres and can be single-player or multiplayer...
Flash game. It was later ported to the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and iPod Touch
IPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant, handheld game console, and Wi-Fi mobile device designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPod Touch adds the multi-touch graphical user interface to the iPod line...
, with enhanced graphics and added features, by the video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
Bulkypix.
Character creation
The player begins by creating an avatarAvatar (computing)
In computing, an avatar is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character. It may take either a three-dimensional form, as in games or virtual worlds, or a two-dimensional form as an icon in Internet forums and other online communities. It can also refer to a text...
called a Brute. Players may create as many Brutes as they wish. The Brutes of new users are, by default, public and can be used by anyone to battle. However, a password
Password
A password is a secret word or string of characters that is used for authentication, to prove identity or gain access to a resource . The password should be kept secret from those not allowed access....
can be added in the Brute's cell page so that only the person who created the Brute can use it.
The player may customize his or her Brute by giving it a name
Name
A name is a word or term used for identification. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. A personal name identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person, and may or may not include a middle name...
and tweaking variables such as gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
, clothing
Clothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
, hairstyle
Hairstyle
A hairstyle, hairdo, or haircut refers to the styling of hair, usually on the human head. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal grooming, fashion, and cosmetics, although practical, cultural, and popular considerations also influence some hairstyles.-History of...
, accessories
Fashion accessory
Fashion accessories are decorative items that supplement and complement clothes, such as jewelery, gloves, handbags, hats, belts, scarves, wigs, watches, sunglasses, pins, stockings, bow ties, hand fans, leg warmers, leggings, neckties, suspenders, and tights....
, and skin color. The Brute is then randomly assigned ability points (health, strength
Strength
- Physical ability :*Physical strength, as in people or animals*Superhuman strength, as in fictional characters*A common character attribute in role-playing gamesConflict between persons or groups:*Virtue and moral uprightness...
, agility
Agility
* Agility is a physical trait of an animal or person, and a component of physical fitness. It is the ability to change the body's position and direction with speed and precision.Agility may also refer to:In Sport:...
, and speed
Speed
In kinematics, the speed of an object is the magnitude of its velocity ; it is thus a scalar quantity. The average speed of an object in an interval of time is the distance traveled by the object divided by the duration of the interval; the instantaneous speed is the limit of the average speed as...
), skill
Skill
A skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills...
s, weapon
Weapon
A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used with the aim of causing damage or harm to living beings or artificial structures or systems...
s, and pet
Pet
A pet is a household animal kept for companionship and a person's enjoyment, as opposed to wild animals or to livestock, laboratory animals, working animals or sport animals, which are kept for economic or productive reasons. The most popular pets are noted for their loyal or playful...
s. There are 26 weapons in the game, 28 skills to learn, and 3 pets: dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
s, wolves, and bear
Bear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
s.
Battle arena and leveling
The player gains experience points from fighting in the arena and expanding his or her dojoDojo
A is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the way". Initially, dōjōs were adjunct to temples. The term can refer to a formal training place for any of the Japanese do arts but typically it is considered the formal gathering place for students of any Japanese martial arts style to...
by recruiting other players to be pupils. Each time a player levels up, one of the Brute's three statistics (strength, agility, and speed) is increased. There is also a chance that the Brute will gain a new weapon, a new skill, or a new pet.
The arena fights are completely automatic and require no input from the user. Brutes with higher levels and skills tend to be more successful. Though the player cannot control his or her Brute in a fight, the player can control who the Brute challenges.
Other than fights that result when a pupil is recruited, a Brute is limited to three or five (depending on the version of the game) fights per day. Six fights are allowed on the first day when the character is created. However, as players are allowed to create as many Brutes as they wish, players may continue to engage in fights using other Brute characters.
Skills
There are a total of 28 skills a Brute can gain each time it levels up:
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Reviews
Reviewers praised the game's sound effects, cute presentation, and cartoonish graphicsComputer graphics
Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....
. Reviewers found the game simple and easy to get into and appreciated that it required little time investment from the player. Reviewers also found that the game mechanic of pupil-recruitment contributed to the game by making it a social experience. Negative criticism focused on the inability to control the Brutes during the fights, which served to limit the game's depth and replayability. Reviewers also criticized the cap on the number of fights each Brute could engage in daily.
MyBrute V2.0 (Muxxu version)
- http://labrute.muxxu.com
Launched in March 2010, French only
Unlike its predecessor, MyBrute V2.0 does not use the referral system. Each brute is given two choices of weapons/skills/stats upon each level up, resulting in deeper strategic planning. On each day, each brute can fight up to 10 battles (20 battles with payment of 0.25 Euro) or 3 losses, whichever occurs first, as well as enter one tournament.
Official sites
Resources
- My Brute Wiki
- My Brute at GameFAQSGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...
Reviews
- Review of My Brute at The Appera
- Review of My Brute at AppVersity
- Review of My Brute at iPhone Alley
- Review of My Brute at MacWorldMacworldMacworld is a web site and monthly computer magazine dedicated to Apple Macintosh products. It is published by Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California...
- Review of My Brute at MMOSite
- Review of My Brute at Pocket Gamer
- Review of My Brute at Slide to Play