Honestly a total joy to play. On the surface it seems like a rather basic but well-themed shooter but dig a little deeper and suddenly you'll realise this game has a lot more smarts than its letting on.
Take the weapons system for instance. On first glance, a lot of the weapons seem very arbitrary and unbalanced but as you play, you'll realise in reality almost every single weapon has key uses. Waterguns for basic fodder zombies, soda-cans to throw over fences. fire extingushers to freeze troublesome enemyes and rocket launchers which not only deal out big damage but also come in handy as makeshift door openers.
The overall design is just an absolute joy as well and if you happen to be a B-Movie fan like myself, has a ton of nods, references and full blown parodies to wade through. Its glorious.
If I have one complaint (and I do), its that the difficulty curve is just all over the darn place. You'll happily skip through some levels with barely a moment of stress, only to have something like the big baby boss ruin your perfect run as he slams about everywhere.
Even that cant run just how ridiculous and fun this game is. Come on Lucasarts/Disney. Re-release this already!
Take the weapons system for instance. On first glance, a lot of the weapons seem very arbitrary and unbalanced but as you play, you'll realise in reality almost every single weapon has key uses. Waterguns for basic fodder zombies, soda-cans to throw over fences. fire extingushers to freeze troublesome enemyes and rocket launchers which not only deal out big damage but also come in handy as makeshift door openers.
The overall design is just an absolute joy as well and if you happen to be a B-Movie fan like myself, has a ton of nods, references and full blown parodies to wade through. Its glorious.
If I have one complaint (and I do), its that the difficulty curve is just all over the darn place. You'll happily skip through some levels with barely a moment of stress, only to have something like the big baby boss ruin your perfect run as he slams about everywhere.
Even that cant run just how ridiculous and fun this game is. Come on Lucasarts/Disney. Re-release this already!
A classic love letter to old monster movies. Has a very 90's vibe on classic 80's monster movies and it gets crazy. It's a really fun Co Op game where you play as two movie fans that have to save their neighbors from zombies and monsters with their squirt guns and bombs. There are many levels and the difficulty can rack in the further you go. It's a fun game to keep going back to figuring out the best paths, what to use and what to save and trying to stay alive. I vividly remember seeing this game in stores with it's wacky cover and name. I never imagined what a high quality game it really was. There many reasons people keep going back to this title over the years.
A limited but fun shoot em up game revolving around different birds-eye view maze levels including zombies/axe murderers/poisonous plants and more pitted against you whilst you find and rescue all the neighbours in each zone..
Its challenging at times, fun and has a reasonably diverse range of levels keeping it fresh.
There isn't much else to add, just basic entertaining zombie madness, oh yeah and one massive baby!
Its challenging at times, fun and has a reasonably diverse range of levels keeping it fresh.
There isn't much else to add, just basic entertaining zombie madness, oh yeah and one massive baby!
This game is a love letter to horror movies and a sparkling gem of couch co-op. I didn't fully appreciate all the references and details as a kid, but this game is saturated. Most of the monsters are inspired by 40's and 50's horror, including Zombies, Vampires, Mummies, Pod People, gelatinous blobs, 50s-style aliens with sci-fi comic guns, and creatures from the Black Lagoon. Some hearken to 70's and 80's horror, including possessed dolls and chainsaw wielding maniacs that appear to be an unholy mishmash of Leatherface and Jason Voorhees. Gameplay is smooth, buttery, and fun with the only major exception being the giant baby (which feels like a final boss from a quarter-sucking 80's arcade cabinet). The game can get a bit repetitive, but little details give it some extra depth:
-There's a plethora of weapons that have a wide range of mechanics and effectiveness against different enemies (e.g., silverware is super-effective when plunged into werewolves)
-Secret areas and power-ups are hidden all over the place
-Bazookas can be used to open closed-off areas and demolish locked doors. If you're brave enough, you can lure chainsaw wielding maniacs to do the same thing and save your ammo
-When you kill a werewolf, you can watch the human soul escape the monster's body
-You can catch a glimpse of the chainsaw wielding maniac's butt crack if he slashes in the upward direction
Top tier SNES gaming.
-There's a plethora of weapons that have a wide range of mechanics and effectiveness against different enemies (e.g., silverware is super-effective when plunged into werewolves)
-Secret areas and power-ups are hidden all over the place
-Bazookas can be used to open closed-off areas and demolish locked doors. If you're brave enough, you can lure chainsaw wielding maniacs to do the same thing and save your ammo
-When you kill a werewolf, you can watch the human soul escape the monster's body
-You can catch a glimpse of the chainsaw wielding maniac's butt crack if he slashes in the upward direction
Top tier SNES gaming.