Zombie Revenge is Jason X in video game form. Sure, there’s no single, hulking space-murderer, but SEGA’s Dreamcast-era title features a ridiculous plot (The U.S. government attempting to animate corpses as military super soldiers–WTF!), voice acting that rivals Resident Evil’s “quality,” and, thankfully, numerous ways to turn the lumbering masses into quivering pulp. It’s a joke of a game–in the best way possible.
Klei Entertainment and EA Partners are back with the sequel to the award-winning downloadable title Shank, aptly named Shank 2.
Final Fight ranks up there with Double Dragon and Renegade as the early standouts of the beat ‘em up genre. It controls well, looks good, and features decent music. It may no longer hold its swagger in a post-Streets of Rage II world, but those that fondly remember pumping quarters in this sucker, or enjoy its simplicity, will find the $2.99 Final Fight a worthy iPhone game.
Capcom expanded its iOS catalog today by releasing Final Fight and Street Fighter II Collection, as well as updating Street Fighter IV: Volt.
The retro gamer in me tried to enjoy The AssKickers. Aside from the refreshing comic-style visuals and the great level design, there isn’t much to enjoy here. The major issues like the game ending bugs,wonky controls and the overly frustrating difficulty made it almost impossible to play. The new $4.99 price tag makes the game a bit more tolerable, and for AGO Games’ first title it is a decent effort that just needed a bit more polish. I only recommend it to those desperately seeking a new beat ‘em up
Billy and Jimmy return to action this fall in Wander of the Dragons.
AGO Games unleashes a 2D beat ‘em up that lets you take sweet vengeance on financial corruption.
Platinum Games and SEGA knuckle up to deliver manic beat ‘em up action.
VanillaWare and UTV Ignition gives gamers 2D love next year.