Sure, it’s a gag, but it’s a good gag. I sat through ninety mesmerizing minutes of Zombie Strippers and, damnit, I’ll play this game!
For one, it is the brain child of James Gunn, the mad genius who bought us SUPER and some of Holywood’s more recent, brain and stomach churning horrors such as Dawn of the Dead, Slither and Scooby-Doo (1 and 2. Shudder).
For two, it’s about a chainsaw-wielding cheerleader hacking a bloody, glitter-popping swath through hordes of teenaged undead! How does that not give you a semi?
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| Yup, there it is. |
Ok, so the awesomeness has been mildly retarded by the inevitable Anime-zing of the main character. It could have been worse, but it could also have been better. Why illustrators and game developers still have such a friggin hard-on for Anime is beyond me. It’s been tried and tested, sure, but it’s also been done to death. There are only so many times I can be forced to watch a blonde, ponytailed schoolgirl use advanced martial arts to decapitated the denizens from beyond before hurling an empty beer can at the screen, pulling up my underwear and racking up an eight hour Die Hard marathon onto my playlist.
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| There she is |
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| There she is |
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| There she is |
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| Oh for fuck's sake! |
Bobs and bangs aside, however, this game looks like a hell of a lot of fun. The action looks great, and if it syncs with solid gameplay while still allowing you a bit of freedom, it’ll bring a lively new vibe to a genre that, unfortunately, has been growing considerably stale (we’re talking about you, Undead Nightmare).
And the glitter. Oh my god, the glitter. There is something so joyously B-Grade, and yet gloriously inspired, about the rainbow of arterial blood and sparkles that erupts every time one disembowels a former classmate.
There is no way – not a one – that this will ever get old.
And here’s the Slither trailer for you, just because.
You’re welcome.
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