Amazing Zombie Defense Demo

Slow-moving, brainless, and with no self-preservation instinct whatsoever, zombies have proven themselves to be the perfect cannon fodder over the years. Killing hundreds of them on-screen draws no sympathy from any kind of organization, which is why they are so safe and easy to use as universal plot generators. Naturally, the video games industry needs food on its table as well, so zombie flicks are just as common here as they are in Hollywood.

Amazing Zombie Defense is a top-down shooter that may come across as narcissistic with a title like that, but one is certainly free to pass his own judgement on the subject. If nothing else, the name at least clearly describes the main gameplay idea, because all you need to do in order to be successful and pass the levels is to protect yourself from the incoming hordes of undead humans.

The formula is as simple as it can get and there’s no tutorial required to get the hang of the game. You play as a nameless man standing under a street light, with zombies coming from every direction in an attempt to turn you into one of them. Using pistols, static defense machinery, and some basic aiming skills, each monster needs to be killed in order to advance to the next mission.

Some of the zombies you put down are liable to drop hefty stacks of cash, which can be picked up and stored until the end of the level. Once there, you have the option to spend it on better weapons, or on blockades and auto-turrets to increase your defenses. The available arsenal includes a shotgun, an UZI, a minigun, and even a flamethrower for the psychos out there in need for some pointless undead incinerations.

Ammunition is also important, although you are equipped with the standard infinite-bullets-pistol, which constitutes your last defense in case everything else runs dry. The reloading is automatic, so you can just hold the mouse button down for the entire duration of the game and be just fine, as long as you remember to keep spinning around, since the zombies usually come from every direction at once.

When it’s all said and done, Amazing Zombie Defense is certainly fun for the first five or ten minutes, but the repetitive gameplay and bland mechanics cannot fuel the excitement for much longer than that. There’s just nothing special to convince you to keep playing, especially because you can see everything there is to see after the first five levels or so.