Microsoft has launched a new Fable 2 site that allows users to win in-game items after completing some of the content found within. Although Chicken Kickin' is amusing, it's The Hero's Tale puppet show, narrated by the amazing Zoë Wanamaker, that deserves some attention. The player leads their character through a little Fable webisode and receives a gift at the end, which is then tied to their Gamertag and becomes available when they get the game. There are apparently five possible prizes (we got the chicken suit).
As long as the site streams properly, The Hero's Tale is actually quite an enjoyable way of getting a little bit of that Fable 2 magic in before next week's release. We're now conflicted if Zoë Wanamaker or God of War's Linda Hunt is our favorite fantasy game narrator.
Reader Comments (39)
Posted: Oct 14th 2008 12:27PM LiqwidZero said
Just aim for the horses in the back, and you get an easy 150 gold with each kick. So, yeah, just aim for the horses.
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 12:38PM RanWitScissorz said
Chicken game sucks, even with full power sometimes your guy doesn't kick the chicken more than a foot.
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 12:40PM (Unverified) said
I got a lionhead tatoo and a hero doll woot!! oh how I miss the grand days of being called a Chicken Chaser and to think now I can do it with a buddy by my side
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 12:43PM (Unverified) said
Chicken Chaser? Pfft, amateurs.
Arseface for the lulz!
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Arseface for the lulz!
Posted: Oct 14th 2008 2:05PM (Unverified) said
Same here. Plus the 1000 gold too. This seriously needs to be done in other games. Way to go.
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 12:46PM LiqwidZero said
Apparently, you can play through and win all of the prizes. I've won two already in the story.
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 12:58PM (Unverified) said
oh you can go through the story multiple times and unlock multiple items? sweet!
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 12:53PM (Unverified) said
All evil the whole way got me a book of nasty phrases and pink dye. Apocalyptic pink dye....
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 12:58PM falcomadol said
If you place your cursor just below and to the right of the bee hive, then wait for the meter to get 80 - 95% full (100% is a miss) then you'll drop the chicken on the spears for 180 points each. Note that you need to wiggle the cursor a bit after each kick to get the app to read it's position and re-align the chicken.
This is great marketing.
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This is great marketing.
Posted: Oct 14th 2008 1:09PM (Unverified) said
I loved it!
What a great site, good story and great prizes!
I can't wait for Fable 2.
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What a great site, good story and great prizes!
I can't wait for Fable 2.
Posted: Oct 14th 2008 1:07PM (Unverified) said
man, it's times like this it sucks that my msn membership got fucked up so i can never sign into my gamertag on the regular internet to get this stuff. Balls
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 1:26PM (Unverified) said
Got the chicken suit, a journal and pink dye, and a Lionhead tattoo and hero doll. What are the other two prizes?
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 1:33PM (Unverified) said
Those are the only ones I could find, too. I wonder if those ARE the 5. And going down the good or evil path just nets you 2 prizes at once?
I've tried several combinations through the story, and I can't find anything else.
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I've tried several combinations through the story, and I can't find anything else.
Posted: Oct 14th 2008 1:39PM (Unverified) said
None of the choices you make during the story make any consequence to what reward you get except the choice of which crown at the end:
Left Crown: Hero Doll & Lionhead Tattoo
Middle Crown: 3 Piece Chicken Suit
Right Crown: Nasty Expression Book & Pink Dye
Those are the five rewards the first screen mentions. Also, winning the chicken kicking game (accessed from the barrel to the left of the stage) gives you:
"Lord of Yard Birds" Title & 1000 Gold
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Left Crown: Hero Doll & Lionhead Tattoo
Middle Crown: 3 Piece Chicken Suit
Right Crown: Nasty Expression Book & Pink Dye
Those are the five rewards the first screen mentions. Also, winning the chicken kicking game (accessed from the barrel to the left of the stage) gives you:
"Lord of Yard Birds" Title & 1000 Gold
Posted: Oct 15th 2008 9:18PM SneezyPond said
"Finish the show and 1 of 5 exclusive fable 2 prizes await you."
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 1:42PM (Unverified) said
anyone think maybe the prize tied to your account is ONLY the last prize won? i get the sinking feeling that we won't get all of them when the game comes out. hope i'm wrong though
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 1:45PM (Unverified) said
oh nevermind. it seems if you try to re-unlock something you already unlocked, it gives an error saying you already unlocked it. i guess we get to keep all the prizes!
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 2:40PM (Unverified) said
Well i unlocked the chicken suit and the lionhead tatoo/doll.
But then when i got confused about how i would get it into the game i realised that u have to be signed in prob at the site (www.xbox.com i used). So then i signed in, unlocked the pink dye/evil book, but then when i tried to unlock back the chicken suit and tatoo/doll i got an error message, so i tried to go to an other computer (thought it was bound to the ip addres) but it didnt work on the other one anyways.
So i hope that the items still got sent to my account even tho i was not logged in :D
Otherwise im screwed, anyone know any problemfixer thing for this?
Help me!
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But then when i got confused about how i would get it into the game i realised that u have to be signed in prob at the site (www.xbox.com i used). So then i signed in, unlocked the pink dye/evil book, but then when i tried to unlock back the chicken suit and tatoo/doll i got an error message, so i tried to go to an other computer (thought it was bound to the ip addres) but it didnt work on the other one anyways.
So i hope that the items still got sent to my account even tho i was not logged in :D
Otherwise im screwed, anyone know any problemfixer thing for this?
Help me!
Posted: Oct 14th 2008 2:43PM falcomadol said
I suspect that the Nasty Expression Book, Pink Dye, Tattoo, Doll, and Suit are the only prizes as well, but the only way to know for sure is to exhaustively test :D
Anyone feel like helping me fill this in some?
Cover for the thief or turn him in:
Evil / Good
Be strengthened in virtue or turn to vengeance:
Good / Evil
Murder the husband, Find the pig for a reward, or selflessly assist the poor woman:
Really Evil / Good Wealth / Good Poverty
Spare the duke's life or kill him:
Good / Evil
Rule the kingdom wisely, Continue life as a wandering hero, or become a tyrant (note that this is the right order of choices, but I think the first two crowns are probably
reversed):
Good Wealth / Good Poverty / Evil
Evil / Good / Evil / Good / Evil: Nasty Expression Book; Vial of Apocalyptic Pink Dye
Evil / Good / Evil / Good / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Evil / Good / Evil / Good / Neutral: Chicken Suit
Evil / Good / Evil / Evil / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Evil / Good / Evil / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Good / Evil / Evil / Evil:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Good / Good:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Good / Neutral: Chicken Suit
Evil / Good / Neutral / Good / Evil:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Evil / Good:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Evil / Evil:
Evil / Good / Good / Good / Good:
Evil / Good / Good / Good / Neutral:
Evil / Good / Good / Good / Evil:
Evil / Good / Good / Evil / Good:
Evil / Good / Good / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Good / Good / Evil / Evil: Nasty Expression Book; Vial of Apocalyptic Pink Dye
Evil / Evil / Evil / Good / Evil:
Evil / Evil / Evil / Good / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Evil / Evil / Evil / Good / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil / Good:
Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil: Nasty Expression Book; Vial of Apocalyptic Pink Dye
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Good / Good:
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Good / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Good / Evil:
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Good:
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Neutral: Chicken Suit
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Evil:
Evil / Evil / Good / Good / Good:
Evil / Evil / Good / Good / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Good / Good / Evil:
Evil / Evil / Good / Evil / Good:
Evil / Evil / Good / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Good / Evil / Evil:
Good / Evil / Evil / Good / Evil:
Good / Evil / Evil / Good / Good:
Good / Evil / Evil / Good / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Evil / Evil / Good:
Good / Evil / Evil / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Good / Good:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Good / Neutral: Chicken Suit
Good / Evil / Neutral / Good / Evil:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Good:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Evil:
Good / Evil / Good / Good / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Good / Evil / Good / Good / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Good / Good / Evil:
Good / Evil / Good / Evil / Good:
Good / Evil / Good / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Good / Evil / Evil:
Good / Good / Evil / Good / Evil:
Good / Good / Evil / Good / Good:
Good / Good / Evil / Good / Neutral:
Good / Good / Evil / Evil / Good:
Good / Good / Evil / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Good / Evil / Evil / Evil:
Good / Good / Neutral / Good / Good:
Good / Good / Neutral / Good / Neutral:
Good / Good / Neutral / Good / Evil:
Good / Good / Neutral / Evil / Good:
Good / Good / Neutral / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Good / Neutral / Evil / Evil:
Good / Good / Good / Good / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Good / Good / Good / Good / Neutral:
Good / Good / Good / Good / Evil:
Good / Good / Good / Evil / Good:
Good / Good / Good / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Good / Good / Evil / Evil:
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Anyone feel like helping me fill this in some?
Cover for the thief or turn him in:
Evil / Good
Be strengthened in virtue or turn to vengeance:
Good / Evil
Murder the husband, Find the pig for a reward, or selflessly assist the poor woman:
Really Evil / Good Wealth / Good Poverty
Spare the duke's life or kill him:
Good / Evil
Rule the kingdom wisely, Continue life as a wandering hero, or become a tyrant (note that this is the right order of choices, but I think the first two crowns are probably
reversed):
Good Wealth / Good Poverty / Evil
Evil / Good / Evil / Good / Evil: Nasty Expression Book; Vial of Apocalyptic Pink Dye
Evil / Good / Evil / Good / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Evil / Good / Evil / Good / Neutral: Chicken Suit
Evil / Good / Evil / Evil / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Evil / Good / Evil / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Good / Evil / Evil / Evil:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Good / Good:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Good / Neutral: Chicken Suit
Evil / Good / Neutral / Good / Evil:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Evil / Good:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Good / Neutral / Evil / Evil:
Evil / Good / Good / Good / Good:
Evil / Good / Good / Good / Neutral:
Evil / Good / Good / Good / Evil:
Evil / Good / Good / Evil / Good:
Evil / Good / Good / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Good / Good / Evil / Evil: Nasty Expression Book; Vial of Apocalyptic Pink Dye
Evil / Evil / Evil / Good / Evil:
Evil / Evil / Evil / Good / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Evil / Evil / Evil / Good / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil / Good:
Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil: Nasty Expression Book; Vial of Apocalyptic Pink Dye
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Good / Good:
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Good / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Good / Evil:
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Good:
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Neutral: Chicken Suit
Evil / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Evil:
Evil / Evil / Good / Good / Good:
Evil / Evil / Good / Good / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Good / Good / Evil:
Evil / Evil / Good / Evil / Good:
Evil / Evil / Good / Evil / Neutral:
Evil / Evil / Good / Evil / Evil:
Good / Evil / Evil / Good / Evil:
Good / Evil / Evil / Good / Good:
Good / Evil / Evil / Good / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Evil / Evil / Good:
Good / Evil / Evil / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Evil / Evil / Evil:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Good / Good:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Good / Neutral: Chicken Suit
Good / Evil / Neutral / Good / Evil:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Good:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Neutral / Evil / Evil:
Good / Evil / Good / Good / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Good / Evil / Good / Good / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Good / Good / Evil:
Good / Evil / Good / Evil / Good:
Good / Evil / Good / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Evil / Good / Evil / Evil:
Good / Good / Evil / Good / Evil:
Good / Good / Evil / Good / Good:
Good / Good / Evil / Good / Neutral:
Good / Good / Evil / Evil / Good:
Good / Good / Evil / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Good / Evil / Evil / Evil:
Good / Good / Neutral / Good / Good:
Good / Good / Neutral / Good / Neutral:
Good / Good / Neutral / Good / Evil:
Good / Good / Neutral / Evil / Good:
Good / Good / Neutral / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Good / Neutral / Evil / Evil:
Good / Good / Good / Good / Good: Lionhead Tattoo, Hero Doll
Good / Good / Good / Good / Neutral:
Good / Good / Good / Good / Evil:
Good / Good / Good / Evil / Good:
Good / Good / Good / Evil / Neutral:
Good / Good / Good / Evil / Evil:
Posted: Oct 14th 2008 5:23PM Pureshooter said
For the love of Molyneux, please read TroyMG's post.
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 6:49PM alexsktbrdng said
This is a great idea, I'm looking forward to my items once I get the game!
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Posted: Oct 14th 2008 8:25PM Drago Dracini said
OMFG! I can't get my money and title attached to my account! it won't click! >.< Is it cause I'm using firefox?
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Posted: Oct 15th 2008 12:47AM johnperkins21 said
Firefox wouldn't even let me open the games, so maybe that's it.
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Posted: Oct 15th 2008 8:34PM (Unverified) said
Yea I had that same problem, just open up the site using the IE tab with Firefox should work. I liked the choices but yea kinda disappointing that it just comes down to the end for which prize you get. Still good flash game and I can't wait for the full game.
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Posted: Oct 20th 2008 2:36PM (Unverified) said
There are 5 prizes total you guys.
They are Hero Doll, Lionhead Tattoo, 3 Piece Chicken Suit, Nasty Expression Book, and Pink Dye
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They are Hero Doll, Lionhead Tattoo, 3 Piece Chicken Suit, Nasty Expression Book, and Pink Dye
Posted: Oct 21st 2008 12:31AM (Unverified) said
J.Goodwin
Oct 14th 2008
12:58PMIf you place your cursor just below and to the right of the bee hive, then wait for the meter to get 80 - 95% full (100% is a miss) then you'll drop the chicken on the spears for 180 points each. Note that you need to wiggle the cursor a bit after each kick to get the app to read it's position and re-align the chicken.
This is great marketing.
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seriously that works amazingly and yea sick marketing!
man,J.Goodwin nice find!!
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Oct 14th 2008
12:58PMIf you place your cursor just below and to the right of the bee hive, then wait for the meter to get 80 - 95% full (100% is a miss) then you'll drop the chicken on the spears for 180 points each. Note that you need to wiggle the cursor a bit after each kick to get the app to read it's position and re-align the chicken.
This is great marketing.
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seriously that works amazingly and yea sick marketing!
man,J.Goodwin nice find!!
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