Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

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  • Summary: Splatter is a first-person fever dream where you blast constantly-adapting enemies into neon sprays of pulp and slime. Lose yourself in a digital mindscape constructed by four administrators and built for violence, simultaneously surreal yet familiar.
    Overcome hordes of creatures that learn    Splatter is a first-person fever dream where you blast constantly-adapting enemies into neon sprays of pulp and slime. Lose yourself in a digital mindscape constructed by four administrators and built for violence, simultaneously surreal yet familiar.
    Overcome hordes of creatures that learn from your victories. Your tools and your wits are your weapons, so blast enemies with your finger guns, chug back cans of energy drinks, and maintain sanity.
    To survive, you must execute radical feats of human ingenuity:
    · Explore a variety of far out environments
    · Experiment with an extensive arsenal of finger guns
    · Shoot, slap, and slurp your way through waves of enemies in a blaze of giblets and rainbow fluids
    · Paint the whole level with gore where blood is persistent and physically simulated
    · Watch as colors shift and the level shakes to the beat of the music
    · Experience dynamic challenges as enemies learn from your behavior
    · Embrace an adaptive soundtrack that changes to match your performance
    · Enable difficulty hacks to ensure that your gameplay experience is perfectly tailored to you    … Expand

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. God is a Geek
    Oct 6, 2022
    70
    Don’t go in expecting to be blown away, and Splatter: Zombiecalypse Now is a very satisfying few hours.
  2. TouchArcade
    Oct 12, 2022
    70
    Now, I’m not going to say this is a must-have, and there are better twin-stick shooters on the Switch to be sure. But for your eight bucks, you get a rather robust bit of B-movie (maybe D-movie) action with decent atmosphere and solid shooting gameplay. It can be a little grindy if you want to upgrade everything, but with added modes (including a very enjoyable local co-op mode for up to four players) and interesting environments to explore, even the act of grinding isn’t so bad. I had a better time with Splatter – Zombiecalypse Now than I was expecting to, and that’s always a lovely surprise.
  3. Finger Guns
    Oct 7, 2022
    50
    Splatter Zombiecalypse Now feels lost in time. It plays solidly enough but it lacks innovation and feels dated, surrounded by better games in the genre on Switch. If you look past the presentation and concentrate on the modes you can enjoy, it could make for a decent evening of entertainment.
  4. Pure Nintendo
    Oct 24, 2022
    40
    Splatter – Zombiecalypse Now is a wild, over-the-top, trigger-happy shooter where your ZR button will be worn out if you stick with it for more than a few levels – and well done if you do! Don’t get me wrong, the visuals are gory and chaotic, but they clash with the dark, gritty setting and zoomed out top-down view, resulting in a pretty messy and ‘gets old pretty quickly’ experience.
  5. Video Chums
    Oct 29, 2022
    40
    It's tough to recommend Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now, especially seeing as there are dozens of much better twin-stick zombie shooters.

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