Not aspiring to be anything other than a campy schlock horror experience, and at that it's pretty successful - at least initially. The beginning of this game channels the dread and desperation of Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD better than probably any other (and to the medium's shame, no major title has ever even really tried) complete with the realization that you do not and will never have enough ammo to kill all the slow moving zombies, and instead need to try to steel your nerves and just make your way past them without backing yourself into a corner and getting overrun. Sadly these frankly masterful opening sections give way to an overreaching story, too many annoying enemies with guns, and totally out of whack pacing and difficulty.

One of my greatest gaming dreams is something that can replicate the feel of Romero's DEAD movies and for a while this almost manages it. I wish it had kept its focus there instead of kind of losing it entirely.