Zombies Ate My Neighbors for Genesis

Review #4701

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Maniac Mansion meets Resident Evil

Genesis 1993 Konami Action Action › Gun
Zombies Ate My Neighbors screenshot for Genesis
Screenshot used for review/reference purposes.
4 / 5

Gameplay

Unique weapons but too many to keep straight in your head esp when some are nearly useless
Cycle through weapons is impossible while enemies are attacking
Infinitely spawning bad guys
Really, really, really wish it was twin-stick
No knockback + swarming enemies means a lot of deathlocks

Inclusion of a permanent radar on the side, along with health bars and ammo counts, makes the Genesis release the best to play through.

3 / 5

Level Design

Typical collect everything and the exit will open design pattern
Labyrinthine levels
Some fun elements like hedges you can chainsaw through but honestly pretty standard stuff
Episodic levels with fun settings

4 / 5

Theme

Fun setting, like Maniac Mansion meets Resident Evil

4 / 5

Art Style

Beautiful graphics and animation, albeit with less vibrant colors than the SNES version.
Distinctive art style.
Still good but not as good as the SNES version.

3 / 5

Audio

Fun music that doesn't sound as good as the SNES version.
Major downgrade on sound effects.

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