One power up for example is the zombie barricade: one of your followers drops anchor and roots itself into the ground, stopping any of your zombies from getting past. There are lots of power ups for you to take advantage of, and thanks to April Fox you’re given a background as to how you can combine them for maximum effect. They know zombies are taking over and growing in numbers so they resort to baseball bats, rifles, and explosives to stop you. The folks you’re trying to kill get a lot tougher as you progress. It’s a welcoming challenge though and it gives the game more appeal after finding most of the first 10 missions pretty easy to complete. There’s an interesting difficulty spike, and there’ll come a point when the game becomes much more of a challenge. There are also bonus missions you’re given like killing specific people (cannibals, cowards hiding under desks – you get the picture) or destroying certain objects which help to flesh out each level.

These objectives normally want you to kill a certain number of civilians or find a way towards the exit, with other variables thrown into the mix. If you’ve ever played Lemmings, your horde will follow a similar path: control every zombie you can and lead them to the level’s objectives. In many of the stages there’s a TV that features news updates from big chested news reporter called April Fox, giving you updates on all of the new power ups and upgrades you unlock along the way. There’s a story threaded through each of the many levels that follows the creator of the drug, and it does just enough to help explain and give background to what’s going on. You are the overlord in charge of spreading the zombie plight and it’s up to you to make sure everybody dies. The game starts when a moviegoer of your choice gets infected by a cool new street drug called Romero (wink wink), leading into a mass panic of infection and death. It’s a big nod to past inspirations and a clever attempt at breathing life into a tiring genre.

Zombie Night Terror does something new and it does it excellently. Shows like The Walking Dead have helped to breed a certain love of these monsters of realism, and although there is so much to consume, it’s always a welcome treat being introduced to a new game within the medium. Our love of the zombie genre has grown exponentially in recent years, with countless TV shows, comics and video games overwhelming us like a horde of the undead.

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