Alternatives include turning them into a pincushion with multiple throws, or attaching explosives to a knife for a savage spin on the sticky bomb.Įven more vital is the kick move. You can lob a machete at a zombie, then yank it out as it approaches and use it to slice their head off. You can also throw any weapon, at which point it sticks out of your target's corpse as it roams around. You'll get most of your health from guzzling energy drinks.
Reducing one of the tougher "thug" zombies to a bloody skeleton, with stumps at the shoulder, still desperately trying to bite you, is undeniably fun. Zombies lose flesh with each slash while arms can be lopped off with a well-aimed (or lucky) hit. Frantic arm-waving is made impossible thanks to a stamina gauge, depleted by each swing as well as sprinting, while distance and angle are both taken into account for each attack.īladed weapons show things off to their best advantage. For the most part it's melee all the way, and despite the struggles with collision detection, when enemies are really close it's a decent enough system. This isn't a bad idea, since the shooting mechanism is basic at best and wouldn't look out of place in a 1998 title. There are guns in the game, of course, but ammo is scarce and it's not until the last of the story's four acts that you'll be able to start blasting away with any consistency. Maintenance is still an issue, but options on your three-pronged skill tree can make weapons more durable or reduce the cost of repair. Once you're able to tape some batteries to a machete to create a weapon that slices and fries, or a vicious cudgel that delivers flame damage, or a cruel sickle dripping with poison, everything becomes more fun.
Weapons degrade rapidly with use, and it's only once you gain access to the obligatory workbenches and can start making your makeshift arsenal more robust that things settle into a more agreeable rhythm.
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