Developed by Fritz
Released for Xbox Live Indie Games (12/2010)
Zombiez 8 My Cookiez is another of around 40 or so games on the Indie Games marketplace containing the word 'zombie' in the title. Over the last decade or so, zombies have easily became one the most tired gaming cliches around. I figured I'd check this one out since it references an old favorite Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES/Genesis '93), even if only by the title. The game has a nice presentation, with a well drawn title screen and basic mode selection menu. You can't take simple things like a well-designed title screen for granted when it comes to XBLIG, trust me on that one.
When you load into a round you'll see that you play as a miniature tank that is on a dinner table. The games sound isn't too annoying and the in-game graphics are quite well done for what they are. One of the big differences in this game compared to others in the twin-stick shooter genre is that the enemies don't attack you (at least in the early waves). Instead they just shuffle towards the cookies in the middle of the table and attempt to drag them away. This is where you and your pint-sized tank come into play as you must shoot the zombies before they steal your food. Your tank also has the ability to push or pull the cookies to put them back towards the middle of the table if you wish. At the main menu you're given the option of tutorial, classic mode, frenzy mode, fitba mode, credits and exit. In classic mode you try to protect your cookies from waves of zombies and will rack up bonus points the longer you keep the food on the table. Frenzy mode is pretty much the same as classic but with massive amounts of zombies. Then there's a mode called fitba which I was unable to try because it is a local multiplayer mode. Speaking of which, the game supports 4-players so that would definitely increase the fun-factor to be had here. Overall, there's much worse ways to spend $1 than to snag this one off the Indie Marketplace. It's definitely not going to set the world on fire, but if the concept sounds fun to you then you may want to give it a go.
Final Verdict: If you're a fan of twin-stick shooters where you try to prevent zombies from stealing your food, then you've found your game! Seriously though, Zombiez 8 My Cookiez is an above-average indie game title so if you want a wrinkle on the twin-stick formula you may want to give this one a look.
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