Ghoul Patrol is practically worse than Zombies Ate My Neighbors in nearly every conceivable way. You know how a lot of people complain about how the color in modern games is all a bunch of boring grays and browns? Well, Ghoul Patrol was way ahead of its time because it takes all of the color that was in its predecessor and replaces it with those same grays and browns.
At the same time, the game suffers from over-animation. ZAMN was a very fast-paced game and the minimalist character animation fit in with how quickly everything in the game moved. Ghoul Patrol is like ZAMN run through molasses. It somehow manages to feel way more slippery at the same time, too.
The biggest problem I have with Ghoul Patrol is that it isn't any fun when compared to ZAMN. The B-movie horror setup is completely gone, replaced with a Ghostbusters ripoff that has none of the charm of the original, and the game in general is just boring.
If you're a fan of ZAMN and are thinking of checking Ghoul Patrol out, save your eight dollars for something else.
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Jan 25th 2010 3:43PM (Joystiq)At the same time, the game suffers from over-animation. ZAMN was a very fast-paced game and the minimalist character animation fit in with how quickly everything in the game moved. Ghoul Patrol is like ZAMN run through molasses. It somehow manages to feel way more slippery at the same time, too.
The biggest problem I have with Ghoul Patrol is that it isn't any fun when compared to ZAMN. The B-movie horror setup is completely gone, replaced with a Ghostbusters ripoff that has none of the charm of the original, and the game in general is just boring.
If you're a fan of ZAMN and are thinking of checking Ghoul Patrol out, save your eight dollars for something else.
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