While at PaxEast 2012 this year, we had the chance to see a lot of games coming out. As you are well aware of by now, the majority of the gaming world has gone “Zonkers for Zombies”. With the smash hit Left for Dead 1 put out by Valve (and distributed by steam) and it’s follow up L4D2, many companies got on the ” Survivalist ” band wagon. Call of Duty: World at War put out a Zombie Mod integrated into it’s game. Quite playable as a co-op, with upgrades and challenges except the only case would be, when you could get it to connect with your friends. It’s P2p Network protocols left one screaming as if you were horded by zombies at home with no defense.
Plants versus zombies? Great little game to kill zombies err, time with.But with this year coming fast, a newcomer rushes to the forefront, albeit with a damn short skirt and dimensions to rival any booth babe or bartender you have come across. Lollipop Chainsaw is a new game created by Grasshopper Manufacture, which announced it’s forthcoming short skirted-ness in July 2011. This gave them plenty of time to get their booth ready for PAX EAST. They hired a COSPLAY actor to play the part of the protagonist and began the zombie apocalypse.
Enter Miss Jessica Nigiri. Hired to play Juliet “Lollipop” Starling, it makes you wonder whether they hired her after proposing the game, or before.She does bear a grand resemblance to the protagonist in many dimensions.
The following is an excerpt from the WIKI:
“Lollipop Chainsaw focuses on zombie hunter and cheerleader Juliet Starling (voiced by Tara Strong in English and Eri Kitamura/Yōko Hikasa in Japanese) who fights hordes of zombies in San Romero High School, which Starling formerly attended. She carries with her the severed, yet still living, head of her boyfriend Nick (voiced by Michael Rosenbaum in English and Kenichi Suzumura in Japanese), who she decapitated after he suffered a zombie bite. It is also revealed that Juliet will be assisted by her sisters, Cordelia Starling (Linda Cardellini), the elder one and Rosalind Starling the younger sister.[5] The enemy zombies are led by “a group of zombie rock and roll lords” who were former high school students who were turned into intelligent zombies. [6] The zombie outbreak has been caused by Juliet’s former classmate, an evil goth sorcerer named Swan (voiced by Sean Gunn).[7] “
We got to view Miss Nigiri at PAX EAST where ( believe it or not) she was asked to leave due to her costume, or, lack there of.
Lacking taste in flesh.
Where has gaming arrived at where ” T&A ” is a necessity to sell products? Don’t get me wrong, we like a good view as much as the next guy, but at this point, does the game have what it takes as far as it’s playability? Check out G4′s Lollipop trailer and take a look for yourself.
The story line reminds me a lot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer but without the use of gratuitous T&A. Either way, this adds in another Zombie killer promising some fun. As a zombie myself, I can definitely say, Dinner is Served.
