A fun game, and parody of 70s horror, but not for everyone.
Coming off the Grindhouse craze of Death Proof and Planet Terror, Sega made this game in the same style of 1970s Grindhouse trash. And if you're a fan, of either Grindhouse movies or House of the Dead, you may want to check this game out.
However, the game can offend some people, with the Samuel L Jackson wannabe spewing obscenities every couple of seconds, the dark sense of humor, and some of the gross out moments (especially near the end). If you can be easily offended, this game may not suit you. But, keep in mind, this is true to the style of the 70s horror cash ins.
The game also has touches that call back to cheesy movies, from the horrible stereotyped villain, the running gags (what dose that "G" stand for anyway?) scenes that aren't consistent with each other (the scene where Jasper gets his glasses knocked off, and is still wearing them in the next scene), and even the realist film grain on the screen while playing, all make it feel like a bad movie, in a good way. Even the chapters are highlighted by movie posters.
The gameplay itself is much in the style of the standard House of the Dead games, with the goal of trying to rack up a high score and kill chains. You can also shoot grenade pickups, and time slowing powerups. You can buy guns to use in later chapters, but it will take a while to buy guns and upgrades, requiring multiple playthoughs to unlock just the guns.
The game's story mode won't take a lot of time to beat, and the extra mutants mode (they're not called Zombies) will make it more chalenging. Director's Cut mode is much more challenging, with additional scenes, and only three continues. There's also some party style minigames, but not much else if you're not into these kind of games.
Overall, a fun parody of 1970s Grindhouse flicks, with enough gameplay to keep you going. But if you're easily offended, or don't care for arcade style lightgun games, it might be a hard sell. Still, if you're looking for a great game to add to your Wii Zapper library, you can't really go wrong here.Read full review
