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Game Information
- Platform: Xbox
- PEGI Rating: Ages 18 and Over
- Media: Video Game
Product Features
- Ash voice-over provided by Bruce Campbell, star of the Evil Dead trilogy
- True to the film gameplay: action, gore, suspense, and traditional campy Campbell comedy
- A number of classic Evil Dead weapons to choose from: the shovel, chainsaw-arm and plenty of boomsticks. Wield a weapon in each hand
- Magic abilities: Ash is able to cast a number of spells this time around increasing his power and range of attacks
- Hordes of enemies and Deadites to slaughter. More than 50 enemies can appear onscreen at one time
- All new Evil Dead environments based on the town of Dearborn in a number of different time periods including colonial, Civil War era and present day
- Gripping story-line continues the ongoing saga of Ash and the Necronomicon ex Mortis
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Ash, the chainsaw-appendaged anti-hero of the Evil Dead series is back in this third-person action adventure. Carrying on from where Evil Dead 2 ended and after a great cut sequence, in which all hell is unleashed on the local TV station, the wisecracking supermarket employee begins his quest to rid the town of Dearborn of the flesh-eating Deadites once and for all. This is classic hack-and-slash action. You run around various locations killing anything undead that gets in the way of your weapon. Zombies come at you with regularity and most drop power-ups from ammo to health and manna for spell casting.
Ash has a "to do" list and this is your cue as to where to go next in the game. These missions can either be given to you by NPCs, such as the cops who stop you getting into the Kitten Club, to long-term goals such as getting into the TV station. The first problem is that this makes for a pretty linear experience. Secondly, the puzzles are slightly obtuse. Don't assume that a locked door needs a key or you'll be running around for hours killing every zombie that jumps you in the hope that one of them will drop it. Ash can use spells and dynamite as well as keys to open doors, the trouble is you don't often know which is the right way and there are few hints in the game itself. Lastly, there is no map. This is rather a blow considering the sometimes confusing camera angles and similarity of the backdrops. But on the plus side the levels are relatively small and there are plenty of zombies to kill as you navigate your way round.
Graphically it lacks some of the pizzazz of Resident Evil, but the real reason to play is the scourge of the undead--Ash and luckily he's voiced by the man himself, Bruce Campbell. Fans of the series will enjoy the wry humour and zombie-eradicating goodness, but action aficionados might be left wanting more than the one-liners and samey gameplay.--Kristen Bowditch
Manufacturer's Description
Developed with the full support of creators Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick allows players to assume the role of Ash, the chainsaw-armed hero from the Evil Dead trilogy.
Players will fend off hordes of Deadites with several weapons including the shovel, gatling gun, shotgun and chainsaw. Massive game environments include all new Evil Dead locations as players attempt to save the town of Dearborn from the influence of the Necromonicon ex Mortis--the Book of the Dead. Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick mixes the comedy and fun of a campy horror movie with intense combat missions for the most complete Evil Dead game yet.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
top notch,
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This review is from: Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (Inc. Evil Dead 2 DVD) (Video Game)
ok so i only got the game yesterday and i've not even completed the first level yet (i can't work it out if anyone wants to help me!!) but so far it seems absorbing - i played for nearly 3 hours last night when i only meant to play for 1. but overall, buy it, superb game and you get the dvd along with it, which is worth the money alone!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buckle Up Bonehead,
By DUNCAN "Duncan" (Wokingham) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (Inc. Evil Dead 2 DVD) (Video Game)
Despite being a huge fan of the films, and of Bruce Campbell in particular, I nearly didn't buy this game on account of what I had heard were mediocre graphics. However, that would have been to go against my own principles (ie graphics are low down on the list of what makes a good game). Besides, they're not so bad - although there is disappointingly little scope for interaction with the environment - and the undead mayhem is very much in the spirit of the film trilogy. Once you have established what you are getting (a gung ho bloodfest with some genuinely funny quips voiced by 'The Chin' Campbell himself), the game is utterly absorbing. I played through the long first section in a day (very quick for me) and found both the controls and pace of task completion to be pretty good (the over-the-shoulder shotgun blast to take out an approaching zombie whilst carving up a second foe in front of you with your chainsaw is a satisfying, and highly expedient feature). The spells you acquire along the way are more than simply extra weaponry; many puzzles cannot be solved without them. On the occasions when I got stuck, the answer was often to utilize the most recent spell in my book of magic. It is a good idea to draw a map of the area, particularly when you are sent back into the past. I spent an inordinate amount of time running about looking for somebody who was just along a street I assumed I'd already visited - but then my sense of direction has never been great. A worthwhile game without quite warranting classic status, and it doesn't matter if you haven't seen the films. In any case, you get the 'Evil Dead II' DVD free as a kind of primer course in zombie dismemberment. In the words of Bruce Campbell, "I'm the disease and you're the cure...er"
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