Zombie Bowl-O-Rama

Zombie Bowl-O-Rama is a charming little bowling game from Mumbo Jumbo.
Honestly, I'm not much for bowling games, so the whole thing felt kinda meh to me, but for those of you who like them, and liike zombies in them, I'd say this is pretty much perfect.
It's got local and multiplayer support, a story mode which features different areas and increasing difficulty, and some pretty sweet ragdoll effects on the the bowled over zombies.
Probably the best thing about Zombie Bowl-O-Rama are the powerups, which come in two types- ones you use to help yourself, and ones you use to mess up your opponent.
The power-ups are pretty creative and fun- there are ones that make the zombies dance thriller (pictured above), ones that split your opponents ball down the middle or reverse his controls, ones that encase the shuffling zombies in ice- any you don't knock out in a set begin advancing towards you.
All in all, Zombie Bowl-O-Rama is pretty worth playing the demo if you like bowling games, but if they're not really your cup of tea, well, this game isn't going to convince you.

Dance of the Dead - The Ironic Zombie Comedy done RIGHT

Dance of the Dead looks kinda stupid. I think that's fair to say.
You get the impression that's it going to be a mediocre teen comedy with a few zombies thrown in for good measure, or some kind of already doubly-derivative, simply by name, Shaun of the Dead for the tween crowd.
That would be a tragedy, though, because Dance of the Dead is actually a pretty decent movie, and a pretty awesome zombie movie.
With tongue planted so firmly in cheek it's practically poking out through the skin, Dance of the Dead leads off with all the genre conventions, and slyly subverts them just enough to keep us interested. There's the likable slacker, the bully who will end up as ally, the asshole teacher who is going to die in 5 seconds, the immaculate love interest, the friend who you know won't quite make it.
It also manages to play to the tropes of teen comedies pretty well, but clever writing and all around decent acting keep things moving along.
When the inevitable zombie outbreak occurs, the film really takes off. Regardless of what it's actual budget was ( I believe quite small) it manages to pull off that low-budget look while having inventive and squeal-inducing gore. They cut-away a lot, and obscure quite a bit, but it's all well done.
It flounders a bit in the climax, as many of these films do- but even that's not much of misstep, and this film is simply so much fun to watch, it more then makes up for it.
Simply put, in terms of zombie comedies, there aren't many better.

Dance of the Dead - 2008
Directed by Gregg Bishop
Written by Joe Ballarini
Starring Jared Kusnitz, Chandler Darby, Greyson Chadwick, Justin Welborn

Zombie Tower Defense 4 - A Diamond in the Rough

Zombie Tower Defense 4, the best of the aptly named Zombie Tower Defense series, is a bit of a mixed bag.
The presentation is pretty sub-par, and the first levels and looks around the game don't inspire much confidence. I myself almost moved on after a few levels.
However, it's surprisingly fun, and complex, and rewards a little bit of time spent with it with a solid, and challenging game. It's like the ugly chick with glasses in some teen romance- as soon as she takes them off you're like damn, she's hot!
I mean, there are so many Tower defense games on the internet, this is far from the absolute best.
But in terms of Zombie Tower Defense games...I've yet to see much in the way or real competition.
You can play Zombie Tower Defense 4 here.

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The Last Stand 2

The Last Stand series has always been one of the better liked, and more well known, online zombie series on the net, and the sequel is an improvement and advancement in almost every way, though both games are fun.

You play a man trying to get to the coast for evacuation- you spend your days searching for other survivors to help you, more weapons, supplies to make the journey to other cities, and your nights defending yourself from the attacking horde.

The graphics are cool, the atmosphere is great, and this game is full of a lot of nice touches, which make it fun to play. It's also pretty tense, but in a good way. When you inevitably die, the first thing you'll want to do is try again.

If you like the Last Stand 2, another online zombie game with a similar style is Cursed Village, which you might also enjoy.

You can play Last Stand 2 here.

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Curse Village

Curse Village is a very professionally done zombie survival game, with far more options and re-playability then many of its peers.
A comic introduces the story- you're some sort of semi-physic government agent sent in to defend a village from a zombie attack.
From there, you're introduced to the main mechanic- zombies run at you from the left, your shoot/stab/burn/destroy them before they reach you.
A whole host of weapons, upgrades, traps, and other survivors elevate this experience for it's 30 levels, and there are enough variety in the enemy zombie types to keep thing interesting.
Curse Village shares a lot of similarities with the also excellent Last Stand series, so that would be worth checking out if you enjoy this game.
You can play Curse Village here.

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Luncheon of the Dead - Zombie Mall Survival

Luncheon of the Dead, is part zombie survival, part RTS, which is pretty impressive for a free online flash game.
You control 9 survivors, trapped/barricade inside a mall, who are forced to defend from an endless onslaught of zombies.
Luncheon of the Dead introduces the pretty cool Scrouge mechanic- the survivors need ammunition, med kits, and trash to build debris walls- and these are gathered in each of the three stores. So, you'll need to have some people defending and some people gathering supplies- not having enough of either could be disastrous.
Luncheon of the Dead also also adds the to the depth by featuring a whole ton of upgrades- everything from the strength of the barriers, to the spread of Molotov cocktails, to the speed at which survivors gather resources.
Of course, buying those upgrades require resources themselves- so balancing everything whilst under constant attack is a big part of the tension and fun of this game.
You can play it here.

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Urban Dead - The First Text Based Zombie MMO

Urban Dead is an intriguing game and concept- a free online, browser based, zombie survival MMO.
The game claims to have over a million members, though it's hard to gauge how many of those are active. I've just started playing it, and as you have a limited number of actions you can do a day it's hard to really see what it's all about until some time has passed.
But it looks interesting, and I've heard good things.
I made a character named Dan Acroyd, a basic civilian, wandered around for a while, got into a brief scuffle with a zombie and failed pretty specularly at beating him with my golf club. As my 'action points' ran out, I tried to find a safe house to hide in, but got a bit lost and ended up taking shelter in a slightly barricaded, wrecked cinema.
I don't get more points till tomorrow, but my character is still where I left him- and he can get jumped by zombies. I think he'll defend himself as per his characteristics, but I'm not quite sure.
You can join (it takes all of half a minute) and start playing on their website, http://www.urbandead.com/.

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