![]() ![]() How it differs from his other works is apparent upon beginning the game where games such as Shadows of the Damned and Killer7 were games with a sprinkling of comedy, Chainsaw seems to be a comedy combined with a libido driven slashfest. Sticking true to form, it is a barrage of filthy humour and scattered puns. It unabashedly tells the story of zombie-hunter/star cheerleader Juliet, whose college is taken over by the undead – but does so through the use of chainsaws, excessive shock comedy and short skirts.Ĭhainsaw comes from the twisted mind of Suda51, the man behind popular titles Killer7, No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned. Overall, Lollipop Chainsaw might temporarily charm through its colorful and naughty silliness and definitely should amuse the gaming misogynist in the family, but I found the awkward mix of teen sexuality and violence too unsettling.Lollipop Chainsaw is the type of game that would make your grandmother cry, your mother cringe and your dad glaze over. More egregious is the tirade of insults pitched at Juliet by demons, adding an unfunny level of unnecessary vulgarity to the story, enough that it made me feel a bit embarrassed if a female happened to walk into the room while I was playing the game. However, once all the glorious “Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi” eye candy is scraped away, players often are bogged down in repetitive action that’s stalled in a routine, linear design and game mechanics that are peppered with only some mildly inspired boss battles. ![]() ![]() The soundtrack also is tempting with classic favorites such as the Runaways’ “Cherry Bomb,” Toni Basil’s “Mickey,” The Chordettes’ “Lollipop,” Dead or Alive’s “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” and Human League’s “Empire State Human.” The graphic design layers of Lollipop Chainsaw are impressive throughout with menu screens looking as though they were ripped from a 1960s EC Horror comic book (remember Tales from the Crypt?), plenty of colorful cut scenes and action that blends pulp art and three-dimensional, cel-shaded characters.ĭevelopers try to beef up the content by offering tons of unlockables, such as vicious combination moves, alternate (and even skimpier) costumes for Juliet, lots of hard-core music (punk to metal) and concept art packages. She starts running and hits colorful ramps to jump while rolling over oil cans (to keep the saw primed), collecting medals and flattening zombies. * Maybe this one stretches the ridiculous (although I think once we get beyond Nick’s talking, bodiless head, it’s all reasonable), but Juliet uses a Chainsaw Dash much like Sonic the Hedgehog races through courses.* I did enjoy the pretty clever Pac Man homage that finds Juliet in a maze being chased by those munching orbs.* At one point, Juliet jumps aboard a wheat-thrashing combine and must mow down a set amount of undead simply by meandering about in a field.* Our beauty occasionally uses a stripper pole to spin around and quickly dispatch large numbers of her rotting enemies.* Basketball is now a much gorier sport as Juliet cuts heads off of attacking players and bounce them into the basket. ![]() Juliet uses her Chainsaw Blaster (a potent shotgun) to fire at ghouls armed with bats and balls that pop up from the ground to try to stop Nick.
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