Asterix and Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum Demo

If you happen to be a comic books fan, the tales of Asterix and Obelix should be very familiar to you, especially since they have been transposed into a variety of other mediums as well, including cartoons, movies and a decent number of video games. Now, the two crafty Frenchmen are back at it again, this time in yet another 3D adventure that depicts the amusing struggle between the Gauls and the Romans.

Asterix and Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum is a third-person action-adventure game that allows you to control the two characters through a funny and fantastical world, filled with magic, memorable figures and plenty of interesting situations that demand the skills of the best Gauls out there. Moreover, there are many spoofs regarding other video games, in an effort to appeal to a much broader public.

Naturally, everything must have a reason and an intrigue, which is usually relayed with the help of a story and a consistent plot to explain the purpose of your adventure. This time around, it all revolves around the pesky Julius Caesar, emperor of Rome, who decides to build a park by the name of Las Vegum and carry out an invasion through it. After the powerful Getafix somehow sides with Caesar on this endeavor, Asterix and Obelix go on a journey to bring him back and teach Caesar a lesson as well.

What makes the game fun and exciting, however, are the constant allusions to other video game franchises and characters, such as the fact that one of the enemies looks strikingly close to the iconic adventure diva, Lara Croft. Moreover, one of the central characters is the Roman spies that helps the two Gauls achieve their goal, who goes by the name of Sam Shieffer, an obvious hint at the famous Third Echelon agent Sam Fisher from the Splinter Cell series.

However, the constant references are only part of the fun, since there are many more interesting things you can do along the way, while the missions themselves involve a combination of action-adventure and puzzle solving. The detailed 3D graphics and the cartoony representation of the characters have the ability to bring a smile on your face almost all the time and the dialogue is yet another certain source of entertainment.

In the end, Asterix and Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum may not excel when it comes to gameplay mechanics, nor is it a memorable title in any other way, but it does manage to be a very fun and enjoyable experience, regardless of whether you are a fan of the two comic book characters or not.