When it first came to Xbox Live Arcade, Monster Madness received a modestly positive response, but many felt it had some real problems. A difficult camera, poor aiming, and nearly identical characters were just a few of the most common complaints. Now Monster Madness is gearing up for another go on the PS3 with the subtitle Grave Danger. Since it is no longer a downloadable title, the game is going to have to bring a lot more with it than just the simple fun of running around and killing zombies. Fortunately, that's what developer, SouthPeak Interactive plans on doing.
Sadly, for a retail game it's a substandard repetitive game that should only be considered if at a bargain price or if you have 3 other friends willing to play with you. To give the game some credit, the slaughtering of near endless amounts of monsters is satisfying, almost nostalgic; offering a rose tinted reminder of simpler times. Not to mention the ample hours of gameplay, if your willing to put aside the annoyances.
Today, 2nd January 2009, is the ninth day of Christmas. It may seem like Christmas is all but over-and-done with now, but Electronic Theatre are staying true to tradition and heading-on through those infamous twelve days! On this ninth day, The Twelve Games of Christmas enters its ninth edition, and today we run through the top-performing disc-based releases of September 2008. Hold onto your hats, it's going to be bumpy from here-on out!
From PS3 Attitude: "'Zombies have invaded your suburban sanctuary, and you have to take them out'.
Here follows a tale of how I went through a whole gambit of emotions; from hopeful to desperate and then coming to the insight that all is not as it seems in suburban zombie hell..."