Army Of The Dead

Army of the dead is a mouse aiming shooter, where you will face countless undeads and collect weapons, in a modern humorous setting. The game is not that original but with a few gameplay twists that makes it quite addictive.

Story
A fair amount of work has been put into the story and character design. It is presented with cut scenes and dialogs between levels, that you can fortunately skip after the first time. You are a member of some elite unit, sent to a mission somewhere in Ukraine. Things are going badly while you are separated from the team, and you will have to rescue them on your own. Even if it is relatively classic, the storyline still gives you a sense of purpose.

Design
You can access a training session before going after your missing team, that provides a quick and necessary tutorial. When you start the real fight, enemies will flow from the right hand side, while your character stands on the left. If one of the nasty creatures reaches the left of the screen, it will tear you down to pieces and you have only got three replays to reach the end.

There is only one game mode, and the game is separated in levels with increasing difficulty, different graphics, and some new enemies.

Medals can be awarded by achieving special tasks and you are also rewarded with a score bonus for better accuracy percentage, which is not that easy to keep high.

Gameplay
Basically the gameplay is standard mouse pointing and shooting. Each weapon ammunition supply is limited and it must be reloaded by pressing the spacebar. You can switch from one gun to another at any time.

The first twist is created by using weak points on monsters, a couple of specific points must be targeted to kill one, and shooting anywhere else is useless. As targets are continuously moving toward your character, it puts you on a clock to shot all their weak points in a very limited time. Enemies will become quicker and more difficult to aim with each level, increasing the pressure.

You will face several different types of enemies with specific characteristics, and it forces you to think before you shot, as choosing the right target can be critical. Each weapon have different effects, amo supply and reload times so that you also need to select the right one for each circumstance.
Weapon reloading is particularly well managed. As more powerful guns will take longer to reload, it might be necessary to wait for a moment of calm before you can safely resupply.

These gameplay twists are the core of this game challenge, as split second decision will make all the difference in tough situations.

Presentation
The game graphics are great, with a cartoony look mixed with bloody animation and horror inspired design. The levels backgrounds and cut scenes are well finished with occasional animations. The characters and monsters are also looking good, with an original style, and nice additions such as visual effects of the shots or various animations when you are killed.
Sounds effects are appropriate, with some environment sounds setting the atmosphere but without background music.

Play Army of The Dead on Pictogame