[XBOX ORIGINAL] [2001] Hack and Slash game with a bizarre opening

Platform(s): Original Xbox

Genre: Hack and Slash/Beat Em Up (think Castle Crashers)

Estimated year of release: 2000-2002

Graphics/art style: 2.5D - 3D Polygons but on a linear path

Notable characters: A king makes a 3-5 minute long ramble during the opening that sounds very similar to Sean Connery

Notable gameplay mechanics: I recall it being very difficult on the first stage, boring, and not at all fun. It was a one and done rental, making it hard to recall.

Other details: I can't stress enough that this opening was crazy, with a massive lore dump from a strangely animated king in a large castle foyer, sounding like a Sean Connery impersonator. It stretched on for several minutes. I've posted this request a year or so ago but am now thinking it was an early Xbox title, and not PS1.