Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo
1993
You always secretly knew that your neighbors were useless… even before Lucas Arts and Konami confirmed it. In this run and gun game you control Julie or Zeke, armed to the teeth with unconventional artillery such as water pistols, weed-eaters, tomatoes, soda pop cans, crucifixes, popsicles, fire extinguishers and other implements of destruction. Even the kitchen sink is raided, supplying dishes and cutlery for the arsenal.
Based on classic horror flicks from the past, this game really gives props and a nod to Universal’s classic monsters while incorporating more modern fare like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and others that shared the silver screen. A predictable mad scientist named Dr. Tongue has fashioned an array of timeless monsters to stalk the neighborhood which include vampires, space aliens, giant creepy-crawlies, possessed dolls, demonic babies and the title’s namesake, zombies.
Can you rescue your neighbors before their backyard barbecues are ruined? Furthermore, you must save your teachers, cheerleaders and helpless babies before night falls or they may fall prey to the tourists passing through that shape-shift into werewolves. Get that silverware ready!
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The Super Nintendo version features the bonus flamethrower weapon not seen in the Sega Genesis version.
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