In celebration of the TP tossin’, egg hurling, pranktastic “holiday” Halloween this month Nukoda is delving deep in to the gaming ground. Six feet deep, in fact. Take a look at these (anti) heroes who are not at all unlike Solid Snake or Master Chief. They’re just 100% less alive.
Dead Head Fred - What… the F**k!?
Fred Neuman was once a well known Private Investigator, but when he pissed off the wrong group of people he winds up under a lamp in a lab as a regenerated corpse. Left with only with a suit and his brain in a liquid filled jar, Fred heads out on a revenge fueled adventure that you can play through in the palm of your hands only on PSP. Combining simple fist-fighting combat and many elements of platforming, Fred battles it out with many of his fellow undead in order to achieve his goal of finding out what happened to him, why someone wanted him dead and how he can exact his revenge in the most brutal possible fashion, all the while finding new heads he can attach to himself for multiple abilities. While the game sounds simple (and it is) it does have a worthy shtick: it’s freaking hilarious. John C. McGinley of Scrubs fame voices the foul mouthed and angst filled protagonist and succeeds in making players literally laugh out loud with great punch lines, grotesque insults and clever cutscenes. Film noir and horror overtones help provide a great ambiance for the entire experience.
Fred Neuman is dead as a door nail, but still knows how to open up a solid can of whoop-ass in a fun, cohesive hand-held game. If hilarious zombies are up your alley, Dead Head Fred is worth checking out.
Stubbs the Zombie - Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains!
In a futuristic 1959 (paradox!), 26 years after his murder Edward Stubblefield is resurrected and sets out on a quest to find the woman he loved. Along the way he’ll learn why he was murdered (”Get off my daughter!”, basically) and feast on tons of brains. Using enemies arms to beat them to death, converting them in to fellow zombies, or eating delicious brains to recover health, “Stubbs” will uncover the mystery behind his death. It’s a quirky, gore-filled, funny game with a great 50’s vibe (the soundtrack rules) and runs on the same engine Halo does — that should be enough to convince you to pick this up on Steam or for the Xbox if you can manage to find it. Enjoy, we know you will. How could you not enjoy hurling a spleen grenade at police officers or robots?
Raziel is Kain’s first Vampire Lieutenant and “son” and the source of Kain’s agonizing jealousy. When Raziel sprouts majestic wings before Kain, Raziel takes a swim in the Lake of the Dead shortly after his wings are ripped from his back for no less than a few centuries. In yet another quest for revenge, Raziel is resurrected by the Elder God and seeks out Kain. Stealing souls from his foes along the way courtesy of the series’ famed Soul Reaver, Raziel, now a total bad-ass, becomes the lead anti-hero in a really fun action/adventure game on Dreamcast, PC and PSOne as well as a couple passable sequels. He’s dead, he’s got no lower jaw and has no time to screw around with people. Raziel is a brutal, determined gentlemen and is one you should check out if you get the chance to play his game.
Can you think of any more recognizable living-dead heroes?
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