FEATURES
SHADOWS OF THE DAMNED PS3, Xbox 360
EA NINTH CIRCLE
DREADLINES You gotta love a game with a warning label that
states it contains blood and gore, intense violence, nudity, sexual themes and strong language – but finding out that it’s directed by the same guys re- sponsible for No More Heroes and Resident Evil 4 is the bloody icing on the grue-soaked cake!
Take control of foul-mouthed Mexican mercenary and professional
demon hunter Garcia Hotspur, as he plunges into the depths of hell in search of his girlfriend, who’s been taken prisoner by a malevolent Demon Lord. Luckily, you don’t have to go it alone; you are accompanied by a floating
demon head named Johnson, who acts as Garcia’s constant companion and spouts more vulgarity than Don Rickles at a truck stop. But he can also transform into a motorcycle, a light source and a number of weapons, in- cluding a pistol that Garcia affectionately refers to as his Boner. Trekking across the strikingly rendered, darkly gothic landscapes of hell, you’ll face a vast array
of obstacles and enemies that seem as if they’ve been culled from your worst nightmares, including doors locked with demonic pubic hair and a hulking, machete-wielding undead boss who’s per- sistent enough to chase you through several debris-strewn locales if you run from him. Suffice to say, it’s all particularly nasty and full of juvenile potty-humour hijinks, but your kills do earn you some classy gemstones that can be traded in for weapon enhancements and health boosts. The soundtrack is an astonishingly eerie effort that comes courtesy of Akira Yamaoka (Silent
0000 HEADSHOTS: EXCELLENT GRAPHICS, GRUESOME KILLS, HILARIOUS DIALOGUE FEATURES
MISFIRES: TOO FEW SAVE CHECKPOINTS NINTH CIRCLE
ARMY OF DARKNESS DEFENSE iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
DREADLINES
BackFlip Studios B-movie behemoth Army of Darkness has
been mined several times by the video game world with varying degrees of success, but this latest offering from BackFlip Studios is the only
title that truly captures the spirit of the film and reliably translates the larger-than-life antics of Bruce Campbell, as Ash, into a fun, hyper-addictive game. You play the big-chinned one as he tries to prevent an army of deadites from storming
the castle and stealing the Necronomicon. This side-scroller/tower defense mash-up allows you to both press forward and retreat while waging a furious battle with the inbound baddies. There are several powerful bonuses to help you crush the evil dead, including Ash’s signature “Boomstick” and the “Deathcoaster,” the latter of which rolls in to annihilate particularly stubborn foes. There are also military units such as pikemen, swordsmen, archers and he- roes (namely King Arthur and Duke Henry the Red) that you can call in to fight at your side. Army of Darkness Defense features a ton of quotes from the movie, and the film’s sound- track music plays as you battle through the game’s 50 levels (upon completion, an endless
00000 HEADSHOTS: USES ACTUAL QUOTES AND MUSIC FROM THE FILM, VALUE-PRICED MISFIRES: COULD USE MORE LEVELS (AND A SEQUEL!)
Hill). The voice work is pleasingly cheesy and sleazy, featuring more dick jokes and F-bombs than any other title out there. And the entire game is a welcome blend of action and humour, as Gar- cia alternately bribes demons with strawberries or shreds them into messy piles of goop while spouting lines that are lewd, crude and always rude. So grab your Boner and get ready to spray hot carnage all over
your enemies with a game that’ll have you on your knees begging for more!
ANDREW LEE
mode is unlocked). All in all, it’s an extremely difficult title to put down, especially with Ash crooning “Come get some” as you bash another skeleton to smithereens. Which really isn’t so bad, unless you have to work for a living, like me.
BRENTON BENTZ
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