Review: Zombies Ala Mode - Win A Free Promo Code
by Allan Curtis
December 14, 2010
Overview
Zombies Ala Mode tells the odd story of a luckless young zombie, trying to make a few bucks at a zombie run ice cream stand.
Features
Zombies Ala Mode features bright cartoony graphics, fast paced matching gameplay, quirky humor and increasingly difficult gameplay.
The Good
In Zombies Ala Mode its your job to catch the falling scoops of frozen treats and deliver it to the waiting customers on either side of the screen.
To do this you tilt the iphone to move, ala Doodle Jump and catch the falling scoops of icecream, as your boss flings them down from the top of the screen. As you do this, your customers arrive, shown as hands on either side of the screen with a speech bubble showing what they want. You have to catch the right flavors as they fall and then move over to and tap the hand to finish the order. If you take too long, the zombie gets angry, as only a zombie can and leaves. If you do it fast, you get bonus tips that give you more money to spend.
It's not that easy, as random objects fall from the sky constantly and if they land on you, you'll drop all your scoops. Luckily you have access to a store where you can spend your (very) hard earned cash on helmets and other items to protect you from the terrors of flying garbage bins or increase the tips you make. Most of these items are quite expensive.
Levels get harder as you play though the game; you have more scoops per cone and more flavors, making things more complex. Customers are also a lot less patience and you'll only have a few seconds to get the orders right. The game can get quite intense, as you frantically dodge falling skateboards and paintings to complete the orders quickly.
Then game looks great, featuring a clean cartoony style with well animated faces and everything in the game exudes personally and fun. Small details, like anti zombie picketers walking behind your ice cream cart to throw you off, to the way zombie hands impatiently grab and clench their fists give the game its own sense of humor and they work very well on the device.
Soundwise the game is well done. Your customers are amusing to listen to, whenever grumbling from waiting or happy from getting their icecream fast, sharp clangs as objects land on your decaying head are amusing and the game has plenty of catchy music to get you in the groove.
Zombies ala Mode is quite a long game, with 50 levels and a new wrench thrown in every few levels, you'll get plenty of playtime out of this one. At the same time each level is only a minute or two long, making this game perfect for firing up when you have a few minutes to wait in a line, as you can play and then finish up quickly.
The Bad
For some reason, some items in the shop are extremely expensive. The best helmet, the Riot Helmet costs $200 and seeming as you make $3-$6 a level, you'll be very hard pressed to ever afford it. Even the cheaper items drain your money quickly.
The Verdict
Zombies Ala Mode is a fun game with personally and a long lifespan. At $2 its a reasonable price and is worth playing. Recommended! Be sure to check out the free game Scoops.
Thanks to the generosity of the developer, Elevate Entertainment, we have 4 promo codes to give away! To be in the running to win one simply comment on this review with your answer to this question:
What's the best weapon for a zombie apocalypse?
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