Plight of the Zombie Review
Price: $2.99
Version: 1.04
App Reviewed on: iPhone 3GS
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Each level in Plight of the Zombie consists of turning all the humans and nabbing as many brains as possible. Moving the adorable little corpses simply requires dragging a path for them to follow while tapping them will cease their movement for a few moments, which is handy for synchronizing multiple zombies. Clearing out people, specifically the gun-toting folks, can make getting around much easier in addition to creating more minions. Eating brains, on the other hand, goes towards unlocking new levels and earning coins needed for custom zombie apparel.
There’s a surprising amount of strategy to many of Plight of the Zombie’s levels. Some brains disappear after a set time limit and need to be snagged quickly, different types of zombies have different strengths and weaknesses to be exploited, enemy movement and firearm range has to be considered, and often all of these factors (and several zombies) have to be balanced at the same time. It can sometimes be difficult to pull off, but watching a complicated plan involving four-plus zombies attacking from different angles or misdirecting the armed humans come together is incredibly satisfying.
Even with it’s failings, Plight of the Zombie is a great path-drawing puzzle game. The various zombie and enemy types, as well as the unique challenges they provide, make it feel unexpectedly fresh despite all the decay.