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Zombie Wonderland was a game I didn’t get to see at E3 a little while back when I met up with Chillingo, but I recently checked it out, and it’s an interesting little zombie fightin’ title. The undead action is somewhat removed — instead of directly shooting the shambling brain-eaters, you’re simply directing a little dude named Chuck around, trying to defend all sides of a house being attacked. The gameplay can be busy but isn’t always compelling — you’re also tasked with cleaning up the floors in a pretty bizarre mechanic that seems meant to add a little excitement to the festivities, but even when Chuck is racing around, things never get to a real fever pitch.

That’s ok, though — the polish of the models (there’s a Minigore aesthetic going on), the smoothness of the animation and the feeling that you really are defending a homestead from the onrushing zombie horde all make the experience quite fun despite the simple gameplay. And since the game is on sale for just 99 cents, it’s definitely worth a look. For the last day of this year’s Independence Weekend, try declaring your brains off-limits to the walking dead.

TUAWTUAW’s Daily App: Zombie Wonderland originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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