Zombieville USA ($1.99, iTunes link) is a cartoony sidescroller with very simplistic game controls and gameplay. For the most part, the game is fun and easy to pick up, and if it wasn’t for the guns and splattering zombie parts, it could be a great kids game. But its somewhat amateurish game design and balance issues keep Zombieville from being a great game. Overall, we found it a a quirky cartoon splatterfest that is fun but highly dispensable. We are rating it a 6.8 out of 10, average.
Zombieville USA is all about cash, guns, and zombies. You control a trucker hat-wearing survivalist who is seemingly capable of anything. The main character collects cash and ammo by either killing zombies or breaking into homes and stealing stuff.
Blow up zombies real good.
Most of the action takes place in a sidescrolling environment that never changes much. You walk along a sidewalk and come across the occasional house that you can break into. The controls are simple: left arrow to move left, right arrow to move right, and tap the screen to fire. You walk at a steady pace through the levels, and zombies will either pop up out of the ground or shuffle onto the screen.
The simplicity of the control scheme works well, leaving you to concentrate on the action. But sadly, the game never gets more complicated than walking left and right, blasting away zombies, entering houses, and overall trying to get enough cash for the next cool gun. You’d think the developers would have spent the time saved from the simple controls on making the game more complex.
We shouldn’t be too harsh though, because it is a fun game once you start to collect the different types of weapons. Shotguns blow away zombies in a single shot, a grenade launcher sends zombie parts flying everywhere, and a chainsaw makes zombie a more personal, close-up experience.
Conclusion
Zombieville USA is a fun, easy-to-pick-up cartoon zombie shooter with simplistic controls and average gameplay. Casual gaming fans will find it fun, but its overall shallow design will leave you wanting in the end. 6.8 out of 10, average.
Name: Zombieville USA
Developer: Mika Mobile
Version Reviewed: 1.1
Price: $1.99
iTunes Link: Click here