Back in October, Master Eli told you that Halfbrick Studios’ Age of Zombies [$2.99] was a solid dual stick shooter, definitely worth its asking price. Eli doesn’t lie; His words are worth their weight in Silver Dragoons. Now, we wouldn’t normally throw disbelievers of Eli’s Gospel bones, but today is as good of a day as any. Age of Zombies now has a Lite version on the App Store, which will allow you to play the game and evaluate it for free, if that review didn’t do it for you for whatever reason.
Take note that this Lite version only showcases the first full chapter in the game, a prehistoric-themed romp. In it, you’ll meet the “legendary" zombie T-Rex and even be able to unlock a level of the game’s “Survival Mode," in addition to being able to upload your scores and earn Achievements.
In celebration of this release, creator Halfbrick Studios is handing out a little something special to owners of the actual game. Upon downloading the Lite version, you’ll receive a bonus unlock code that, when used in the full version of the game, unlocks a “Hoverboard" similar to that one in those popular movies.
Until they bring out a "Rock Band: Viking Death Metal Edition" the setlists for these type of games are always going to be dissapointing... I can't bring myself to pay for only a couple of good, heavy, songs.
Friendly tip for more satisfaction from life: Work at expanding your horizons. Taste in music, like taste in food and all things is malleable and no one can expand it but you.
Hey! I like plenty of different genres of music! Death metal, thrash metal, folk metal, industrial metal, melodic death metal, metalcore, power metal, viking metal... ;)
This is a new game, not an upgrade, right?
I'm finally tempted by this game. I was surprised that the earlier versions didn't have vocals. Seemed like a natural match as you don't need a special peripheral to make it fun. Are there difficulty levels for the vocals? Or is the "forgiving" comment a byproduct of inaccurate readings maybe for performance reasons?
So will this one be supported for a month and then forgotten about?
Exactly. The first one got about 10 new songs and was then abandoned. The console versions usually get about 10 new songs a week in comparison, and I was expecting the same songs to be available for the iPhone version too.
I'm doubly annoyed by this new release because it's not universal, so I'll have to pay twice if I want it to use the iPad's full resolution when playing.
Seeing as this is a Christmas release from EA, what's the betting it's full of bugs and is left in an unplayable state for 3 months while we wait for a patch?
that vocals mode is a nice idea but needs a bit improvement, it's all about timing right now, u can just sing "hmm" instead of words and win.
It's about timing and pitch. like in every console singstar, rockband, guitar hero, etc game you can just sing anything - like "hmm".
Real vocal recognition would be a cool thing, but i've never seen that in any game, iphone or console.
What about price drop of the old game?
Anyone have the iPad version? Is the 2x price difference justified?