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Charlie Murder

Charlie Murder is an action role-playing beat 'em up video game, featuring five playable characters - all members of the garage punk band Charlie Murder - who fight a demonic army raised by a former band…

74 14 August 2013

Charlie Murder is an adventure, released 14 August 2013 on Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 7 hrs to finish.

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What Charlie Murder is

Charlie Murder was released in 2013. It was published by Ska Studios. It is available on Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Microsoft XNA.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It's a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 30 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Charlie Murder holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 11 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent, 1 GB RAM and OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable). At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Charlie Murder launched on 14 August 2013, within three weeks of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please, Rayman Legends and Saints Row IV. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please, Rayman Legends, Saints Row IV.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Charlie Murder — frequently asked questions

When did Charlie Murder come out?
Charlie Murder was released on 14 August 2013 for Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Charlie Murder?
At minimum, Charlie Murder needs Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent, 1 GB RAM, OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable) graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Charlie Murder?
The main story of Charlie Murder takes around 7 hrs, or 11 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Charlie Murder?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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