SG/ZH: School Girl Zombie Hunter

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 4 out of 11
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  1. GameCritics
    Nov 27, 2017
    85
    School Girl/Zombie Hunter does almost everything right. I could pretend to be annoyed that the story never gets around to explaining who the villain was or what he was doing, but the writing does such a good job of making the heroines’ emotional journeys resonate that the fact that their story doesn’t make sense is a minor quibble at best. It’s a game about teenagers with assault rifles shooting technicolor zombies – how much sense does it need to make? The missions are well designed, the dialogue is witty, and the combat mechanics are solid. The low-budget look and grindhouse premise make me feel like I should be apologizing for loving this game, but I’m not — this is one of the most delightful things I’ve played all year.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Nov 16, 2017
    80
    I know which game I’d rather play. School Girl / Zombie Hunter is not the longest game, which makes it ideal for quick bursts of fun. It has a brilliant little gameplay loop that certainly has its bugs and low-budget irritations, but never stops being utterly entertaining. Throw in the most perfect take on trashy B-grade horror that I’ve ever seen in a game, and there are not many other games released this year that I’ve had more fun with than this one.
  3. Destructoid
    Nov 20, 2017
    70
    Despite it’s many, many flaws, School Girl/Zombie Hunter was a solid, camp-drenched romp, and it left me craving more.
  5. Gaming Age
    Jan 12, 2018
    67
    Sure, I could only bring myself to play School Girl/Zombie Hunter in small doses, and as I was playing all I could think about was how stupid the game was. But if you want mindless action that you won’t have to think about very deeply — and that you probably shouldn’t think about too deeply, for your own mental well-being — then this game will deliver that in spades.
  6. 4P.de
    Dec 14, 2017
    60
    Quotation forthcoming.
  7. Cubed3
    Nov 21, 2017
    60
    To put it bluntly, School Girl/Zombie Hunter is exploitative and perverted schlock. It's also a pleasant surprise. Despite its miniscule budget and plethora of issues, this game successfully manages to have solid shoot 'em up action, as well as an inkling of clever level and encounter design. Deciding on the right arsenal for the next stage actually matters, and the moment to moment decisions can seriously impact one's chances of success. Of course, the subject matter won't appeal to everybody, though it's hardly surprising. This is a Tamsoft title, after all, and they know their audience.
  8. God is a Geek
    Nov 29, 2017
    55
    School Girl/Zombie Hunter is one of Tamsoft’s most mediocre games that will only hold your attention for a little while.
  9. Hardcore Gamer
    Nov 20, 2017
    40
    School Girl/Zombie Hunter had the potential to be a B-movie style good time that unfortunately is so bad that it’s bad. There are tiny bits of fun to be found among the numerous flaws, but the bad vastly outnumbers the good. Die hard fans of this type of thing could maybe give this a look if there’s a heavily discounted sale, but even then the bad gameplay will overshadow any camp value to be found. Onechanbara Z2 is actually a better alternative to this title, if that tells you anything, since it provides the same level of fan service but with better visuals, music and combat. School Girl/Zombie Hunter is basically Lollipop Chainsaw without the fun or any of latter’s redeeming qualities.
  10. Push Square
    Nov 20, 2017
    40
    School Girl/Zombie Hunter is a rough, low budget release that's a guilty pleasure for all of a few minutes. Awful cutscenes pepper a forgettable story mode, and the online co-op is stunted. Rather than being so bad that it's actually good, the game's simply below average, weighed down by too many issues.
  11. DualShockers
    Nov 16, 2017
    40
    School Girl/Zombie Hunter is not a good game; it’s barely even an okay game. What I found that I enjoyed most was the localization effort, a few of the boss battles, and some of the environments. Outside of that, this game will most likely fall into obscurity and be forgotten, which is something that I’m not proud to say because of how much I’ve personally enjoyed other Tamsoft releases.
  12. Video Chums
    Nov 17, 2017
    37
    Its repetitive gameplay, embarrassing visuals, and annoying technical issues make for one easily forgettable gore fest.

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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 19
  3. Negative: 6 out of 19
  1. SaintJames012
    Nov 19, 2017
    3
    This game is a piece of trash. There is no other way to put it. Its flaws are apparent and has little upside to it. Honestly this is to beThis game is a piece of trash. There is no other way to put it. Its flaws are apparent and has little upside to it. Honestly this is to be expected though. In a game titled "School Girl Zombie Hunter," no one truly expects to be playing the next Witcher or Last of Us.

    Gameplay:
    when it comes to how the game plays, SG/ZH is frustrating. The aim is slow, as well as inconsistent with its hit box and damage distribution. Movement is fast, allowing for a fun run and gun, but the memo must have gotten lost on the "gun" part. While every character moves like Usain Bolt, they stand still or slowly walk in order to fire their weapons, meaning flow of combat is inconsistent and sporadic to the point of frustration. The game presents itself in mission format, where before starting up a mission from the mission menu, you choose the loadout and outfit for the characters you are going to play with. Each gun has its own special abilities that stack on their base stats the amount of weaponry is actually fairly expansive. The issue here is that other than 2 abilities, the rest of the equipment you find will more than likely not be used. Bosses are all pretty much the same minus one specific boss fight, so for the most part you only need one loadout throughout the game.

    Story:
    The story is garbage. While the game takes inspiration from series like High School of the Dead and School Live, the biggest mistake here is that the story revolves around external threats. There is a reason the zombies are around, and there is someone doing all this, so the girls must find and stop him. The mistake is that the story gets weirder and weirder as the game goes on, and with no real internal conflict that is built up, the characters are more or less stumbling through the events. Sure there is character development, but there is no build up or even moments where the insecurities or issues the girls have are confronted or cause problems. It is a case of a moment where each character basically goes "oh, I don't do that anymore." It is a weak narrative and really messes up the ending of an already pathetic game.

    Upside:
    With all its flaw though, the game does have moments where it can be fun. once you get the hang of how the game works, it makes exploration and run and gun much easier and simpler to perform allowing for more moments of badassery.    … Full Review »
  2. DirtyBoord
    Feb 24, 2018
    8
    It is exactly what you think it is. Half naked girls, killing zombies. The story is weak, the controls are a bit clunky. What this game hasIt is exactly what you think it is. Half naked girls, killing zombies. The story is weak, the controls are a bit clunky. What this game has going for it is, it is silly, fun. can't we just unwind with some stupid fun.
    That is why I score it so highly. It met my expectations. They can't all be Final Fantasy    … Full Review »
  3. Mitchy
    Jan 1, 2018
    5
    It's simple fun that's rather enjoyable in small bursts, and thankfully uncensored (at least I assume, they got away with quite a bit ifIt's simple fun that's rather enjoyable in small bursts, and thankfully uncensored (at least I assume, they got away with quite a bit if they're selling physical copies in Gamestop in the US where I got mine), so that's nice, but what really prevents this from being truly fun is the awkward controls, bland maps, and worst of all, the framerate which loves to tank whenever there are a couple zombies on screen, feels like there's not much excuse when the game looks more like a rather amateur 360 game, but lags on a PS4 pro of all things. I'd give this a 5, only really recommending it if you find it for sale and not the price of 40 dollars which I ended up paying. It's a simple 3rd person zombie game which might get your attention for a few minutes, but don't expect resident evil or left 4 dead quality.… Full Review »
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