Now Loading...Stubbs The Zombie

Hey long time Internet. Josh here after a short break bringing you another Now Loading.. This time we are taking a look at a game that was released on PC and Xbox. Stubbs The Zombie was a great fun game that used a game engine from a pretty big tittle ( here's a clue it rhymes with Halo ) wait.....Anyway here's the story.

Eddie Stubbs is a travelling salesman in 1933 He temporarily finds happiness with a girl named Maggie Monday, but he meets his unfortunate end when Otis, Maggie's father comes home, chases him outside, and shoots him, leaving him to die. Years later in the fictional city of Punchbowl, Pennsylvania at its opening ceremony in 1959 (but somehow they have hovering cars and shit). the city, founded by Andrew Monday, Maggie's son, has been built directly on top of Stubbs' not-so-final resting place. Stubbs rises from his grave as a zombie and decides to get his revenge by eating the brains of the inhabitants of Punchbowl, quickly creating his own army of the undead, causing increasing amounts of havoc as the zombies clash with the various militant factions of the area.

Here's the trailer.

The main reason Stubbs The Zombie worked was because the game was a labour of love and that shines in every hilarious cut scene and movie reference. The game plays well with a lot of cool things you can do to even out the playing field against the small towns strangely infinite army. The game had mixed gamplay meaning one minute your driving a garbage truck the next your having a dance off with the chief of police which is why i think this game was great. It did so many things right and gave the player so many experiences and wasn't afraid to mix things up rather than being stuck with the same repetitive gameplay.


Also the soundtrack wasn't half bad. The theme was classic 1950's songs done by modern bands with a modern twist to them to go with the theme of the futuristic world. I have to admit a few songs have even managed to stay put on my Ipod after all these years (Mr Sandman, Lollipop and Earth Angel to just name a few you should check out)

So to end this Now Loading... Stubbs The Zombie was a great game that's well worth buying on Steam, Xbox games on demand or even fishing out an old copy and busting out "The Duke" controller and your old Xbox. If theres a game that needs a sequel or a HD remake with achievements Stubbs is begging literally begging for it.

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