You might've heard of Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ before; after all, a classic fairytale character blasting zombies to pieces should be almost guaranteed to get your attention. Chances are, however, that you never saw the game in stores — this is because the game never actually saw release in Europe, so the only way to get it would be to import.
Those who waited patiently have now been rewarded as the full, uncut game is now available as a DSiWare download for a measly 800 DSi Points. Nintendo and their A Little Bit of... series should take note!
The premise is simple. Storyland, the place where all fairytale folk live, has somehow turned into a land of the dead. Zombies roam the streets and various storybook characters, like Little Red Riding Hood's granny, the three little pigs, Pinocchio and even Santa Claus, have all turned into demonic versions of themselves. The only characters that are still human are Little Red "Ready to Rock" Riding Hood and Momotaro (Or Momo Taro, as the game spells it), the mythical Japanese boy who was born from a peach. Logically, they join forces to restore Storyland to its former glory.
The gameplay is quite simple: as either Red or Momotaro, you walk upwards through the level, blasting all enemies that come at you. At the bottom of the screen are seven blue squares, which represent the spots you can stand on. You can move between them with the D-pad or A and Y buttons (allowing lefty flip), but you can also touch the squares with your stylus to instantly move to them if you're in a hurry.
By touching and holding a spot on the touch screen other than the squares for about half a second, your character will begin firing in that direction. Your default weapon is a machine gun, which has infinite ammo; however, that doesn't mean reloading is unnecessary, which is done by lifting your stylus. As you progress through the levels, you'll also get the opportunity to break barrels and crates, which reveal additional weapons like a shotgun, laser beam and flamethrower. These all have limited shots, so use them wisely. They can be selected by tapping their icon, which will appear in one of the top corners of the screen.
Finally, you also have a grenade launcher with limited ammo, which can be fired by quickly tapping a target on the touch screen twice. Red and Momotaro also have a few physical moves — should a zombie grab them, you can break free (and instantly kill the zombie) by tapping your character. Tapping your character when free will make them crouch and allow them to dodge certain projectiles.
After every few stages, you'll have to deal with a boss. These offer a bit of a challenge and will require some strategy to beat, as they have an arsenal of different attacks to deal with. Just look for the visual cues and act accordingly!
The game wastes no time in ramping up the difficulty. After just a few stages the amount of zombies will have increased drastically, and there will be other obstacles to deal with as well. Luckily, there's both Normal and Hard difficulties to choose from (as well as an Extreme mode after beating Hard, for the true masochists) so if you're not exactly confident in your zombie-slaying skills, you can start off easy. Beating the game will also unlock further modes, such as a boss attack mode.
The game's music isn't "good" in the sense of being catchy, per se, but it's definitely good for laughs — rock music makes any fairytale hilarious. The graphics weren't too impressive for a retail game, but now, as a DSiWare game, they definitely are. The standard enemies and player characters are 2D, but the main menu, levels and bosses are all 3D. The retail game actually even suffered from some framerate issues, which developer EnjoyUp has managed to remedy for this release.
Conclusion
The retail game was already budget-priced, making it a great deal, but at a mere 800 DSi Points this is an even better one. Some might find that there's not much variety in the gameplay, but when it's this fun, who cares? Europe never got the original retail release, so you should definitely seize this opportunity and snag up this great little game for cheap.
Comments (32)
Great I wanted the retail but never found it
Good to know they were able to fit a retail game into DSiware.
more fit for dsiware
i hope this comes to NA in Dsiware, not the retail game
An 8 as a retail game and an 8 as a downloadable game... Hm... Interesting.
Wow, a full retail game in DSiWare...
Nintendo better take some notes!
I bought this game when it first came out. It's really fun and worth checking out. It can get very challenging, too!
This is a perfect fit for DSiWare......... I hope this sees a US release very soon as I will be adding thid to my collection. I wanted this game but never wanted to pay full retail price, I will glady download it now.
Way to go, Gammick Entertainment.
I wonder if this will come out in the US. I kinda doubt it beacause they can just charge us more for the retail version.
Never heard of this b4 but what a name.
A full retail game only available in Europe. Hooray.
Grandma: "Oh, Little Red Riding Hood, what big breasts you have!"
@ BassX0
Little Red Riding Hood: Grandma, I have them to see you better...
Any news on a US release date? I definitely want to pick this game up and it seems a good use of my stash of points.
Looks interesting. If I can ever spare the points, I'll look into this. That Vikings game is of much higher priority though.
I enjoyed the retail version and now Europe is getting an even better deal with the price point. Still, those in the Americas that wan't it can go to Gamestop and buy it for $9.99 now.
didnt know little red riding hoods boobs were so big
Not bad for 800 points. This could be a worthy purchase for me
Wow. You know, if I had a DSi, I'd actually get this game. $8 is a steal!XD
good to see life after retail for games, there are many more out there that need another chance
Are you kidding me??
Styorage solution pls Nintendo!
@ Roopa132: Yea but the price tag differs quite a bit, at least from the retail version at the release back then. And they twitched the game like removing minor bugs & glitches, so it's superior. Can't wait to download this game myself
I saw this on the store shelfs but didn't really care about it. But if it is going to come out on DSiware for 800 points then I am on board!
Wait...It is the full version? I just saw the videos put up for it. I have to buy it as soon as it is out in NA
amount of blocks?
Found this for $10 bargin bin Toys'R'Us for the US people that either havent got it, or were waiting for it to come to DSiWare.
I downloaded this last night.. what great game. also great review.
Do want.
Great way to get your Zombie fix while your out and about.
I actually came across the full game on a cartridge for $5 at the Gamestop by my house. They were even shocked to see it in their store because nobody had ever heard of it before or anything. lol
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