Spong writes: "Zombies! Teenagers! Turns out there's a difference. It's implicit in the title of Ignition's latest DS release, Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys! If there weren't a difference, surely Ignition wouldn't have bothered to tell us the protagonists of this platformer were both. Did I just betray the fact that I haven't been a teenager for five years now? I suspect that I did...
Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!, for the uninitiated, is a mash-up of B-movie, retro sci-fi and comics influences all bound together in a tidy little DS package.
Things get under way with a sequence that turns the DS on its side to mimic the pages of a comic. The comics fan within me was instantly warmed. The sequence (and those that follow the style at later points in the game) works well, with the lack of space for each panel being made up for by speech bubbles that fade in and out over a static image. I didn't quite fall off my chair and into a pool of my own laughter-induced urine, but it was amusing and dodged being condescending. Score one for Teenage Zombies."
Tech.yahoo.com writes: "A few weeks back I outlined some of the top titles for grown-up (read: blood-spewing) gaming this holiday season. Now it's the kids' turn. Check out these child-appropriate titles, available for a variety of platforms (but mostly handhelds). All are well reviewed and carry a maximum ESRB rating of E10+ (suitable for everyone 10 and older)."
VGGEN: "OK, someone out there must have really loved 1985's Return of the Living Dead.
I remember being singularly unimpressed by the mid-80's comedy-horror hybrid (which spawned similar genre bastardizations such as the immortal "C.H.U.D. 2: Bud the C.H.U.D"), but unlike most kids weaned on crappy 80's slasher flicks, I never felt this particular mélange was meant to gel. Comedy is comedy, horror is horror, and never the twain should meet."
From the article: " Zombies get a bad rap. The majority of them just can't help their innate, ravenous urges. I'm sure if they had a choice in the manner, we'd see quite a few vegetarian, or even vegan, members of the Undead. You don't get mad at lions for chasing cute zebras, or vultures from scavenging off the zebras' carcass once the lions are done.
Quite a few video games even portray some more rational zombies. So since not all zombies are evil, we shouldn't instantly condemn or fear them. Zombies are simply a part of the circle of life, and we should accept the good along with bad. Besides, if someone isn't able to outwit/outrun a zombie, then maybe that person deserves to get eaten."
