These not only extend the game by several hours, but also help you to earn Fire Tributes, which can be spent at a Motor Forge to upgrade the Druid Plow and Eddie's personal abilities.
The biggest reason to deviate, theoretically, is side missions. Players are on the other hand encouraged to go roaming early on - new solos can only be earned by reading Tab Slabs, and some bonuses can only be accrued by locating and freeing artifacts, like the Bound Serpents. Story progress is made by completing a series of core missions, ultimately leading players through most of the world's diverse environments, while simultaneously introducing key concepts. A minor complaint in this regard is the lack of a compass or minimap, which can sometimes leave you disoriented until you check the static map, or spot a waypoint beam. While not quite offering the active sandbox of something like Grand Theft Auto, Brutal Legend does have expansive terrain that can be traveled using the Druid Plow, a car summoned at almost any time with a solo.
Solos are not limited to fighting purposes this brings us to one of the most distinguishing aspects of the game, the open world. In combat the impact of solos can range widely, from melting enemies' faces off to crashing down a flaming zeppelin. More poweful still are the guitar solos, which are learned through exploration and require a quick Guitar Hero-like minigame to execute. Players can chain attacks together, in some cases triggering handy push-back and pyrotechnic effects. On a basic level, this is how much of the game is played - slicing through hordes of enemies, while using the guitar as a ranged weapon. In seconds he is not only wielding an axe against an army of cultists, but literally electrifying them with the power of his rocking. In the single-player mode players assume the role of Eddie Riggs, a roadie transported to the most metal universe imaginable. Brutal Legend plays like neither though, and in some ways defies easy pigeonholing. The game is designed by Tim Schafer, who PC gamers will remember for adventures like Full Throttle, and console owners will know for Psychonauts. When the chords do fall silent for a few seconds, even then there tends to be something intrinsically "metal" in sight, like a guitar-wielding statue, or a character splitting a hellbeast in two. Some form of metal music is playing at almost any given point in the game, including the menus - if you hate metal with all your heart, consider this fair warning. The best way of describing Brutal Legend, by Double Fine, is as a love letter to metal.
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