RISE OF NIGHTMARES Xbox 360 Kinect
Sega Zombie titles have long stalked the console systems, but up until now the Xbox Kinect – the system add-on that makes your body the controller – has been a bastion of more family-friendly fare. That all ends on September 6 with the release of Rise of Nightmares, a first-person zombie game that allows players to eviscerate the un- dead with their own two hands. The basic premise sees gamers dismembering skinbags and other deviant cre- ations as they take on the role of a man who is desper- ately trying to save the life of his wife, who has been kidnapped by a mad scientist. Since all motion and com- bat is controlled solely by your movements, this game – which promises to deliver both gore and scares – may also help prepare you for a real-life zombie attack!
RESIDENT EVIL 4 HD /
RESIDENT EVIL CODE: VERONICA X HD Xbox 360, PS3 Capcom
To celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Resident Evil video game franchise, Capcom will be re-releas- ing some of the long-running series’ more popular ti- tles in sexy new high-def formats this fall. While not offering any new content, it’s safe to say that the same old zombie carnage has never looked crisper. That said, though, one can’t help but wonder if this is going to set a precedent for a new gaming industry cash grab, much like moviedom’s endless reissuing of films on DVD and Blu-ray.
DEAD RISING 2: OFF THE RECORD Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Capcom The latest addition to the Dead Rising universe (out Oc- tober 11) will see gamers jump into a new set of shoes: those of photographer Frank West. The game offers what is being touted as a “re-imagining” of Dead Rising 2’s narrative from Frank’s point of view. However, it will also add several new custom weapons to build, a brand-new area to slaughter shamblers in (an amuse- ment park called the Uranis Zone) and a return of the photo-taking challenges to earn extra PPs (prestige
points) for upgrades. Though none of this is half as ex- citing as the prospect of actually being able to use three different theme park rides as enormous weapons to re- duce the unending stream of rotters to rubbish.
PET ZOMBIES 3DS
Majesco Games Have sympathy for the living dead? Think that all that killing and maiming is just plain cruel? Then Pet Zom- bies (out October 18) may be up your alley. This 3-D title for the new Nintendo handheld tasks you with rais- ing, feeding and training your own gimpy gobbler. With fully customizable disfigurements and fleshy decay, plus potential habitats that include cemeteries and de- commissioned military bases, this sounds a lot like Zombigotchi (see p.66) or Nintendogs for the genre set.
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD:
OVERKILL EXTENDED PS3 Move Sega
Released for the Nintendo Wii back in 2009, first-person rail shooter House of the Dead: Overkill finally gets ported to the Sony’s PS3 system this October, but not before it gets a wee bit of sprucing. The game will take advantage of the PS3’s superior graphics and Move technology (for motion-based gameplay), while also re- fining boss combat and adding two new playable levels that build upon the shoot-’em-up’s existing locales, which include zombie-infested industrial areas and dank ’n’ creepy swamplands.
RESIDENT EVIL:
OPERATION RACCOON CITY Xbox 360, PS3, PC Capcom
It’s not all nostalgia and reis- sues for RE fans this fall, there’s also a brand-new game slated to hit stores late in the year. With Operation Raccoon City, the franchise gets yet an- other makeover, this time cour- tesy of the folks behind the SOCOM games. This means a
Brain Trust: (clockwise from top) Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Rise of Nightmares and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record.
return to darker environs and a huge emphasis on co- op gameplay (in both the story-based and competitive modes).You’ll be aided in your fight against the zombie hordes and the evil Umbrella Corp that’s behind them by the ability to move and shoot at the same time, something that’s still a relatively new addition to the RE franchise. That said, early hands-on reports are already taking Capcom to task over this title’s alleged similar- ities to the Left 4 Dead games.
ALL ZOMBIES MUST DIE! Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Doublesix Slated for a late 2011 release, not much promotional material aside from a trailer exists for All Zombies Must Die! yet, but the concept is simple enough: team up with up to four friends for some frenetic arcade-style zombie annihilation. Early images featuring waves of rotters at- tacking cartoonish characters on urban roadways make it look a helluva lot like 2009’s Zombie Apocalypse (RM#95), which offered plenty of simplistic, but fast- paced and bargain-priced fun.
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