I’m sad to say, but Stubbs the Zombie just isn’t very much fun. Mad props to Alex Seropian and his team for working on a conceptually awesome game, but in the end, it just didn’t pan out.

If I had to describe the game in 2 words that had a hyphen in between, I would say: “Half-assed”. I’m not exactly sure what the story is about, or what has happened so far in the story, and why I should care. I’m not getting the scariness of zombie movies, or the awesome action of the Halo engine it’s using. It’s a lot of the same thing over and over with very little variation. The graphics are ok at best, and the levels make little sense. Also, there is a rhythm game section. A RHYTHM GAME! Fuck that. I like rhythm games, but keep that shit out of my zombie games. You don’t put a Snickers bar in an enchilada either, do you?

Trust me, I can be very forgiving when it comes to sucky games (see my secret shame: Enter the Matrix), and I had nothing but stars in my eyes when I bought this game, but man oh man.

In true Way I Play fashion, I stopped playing when I lost interest. That’s what the average gamer does, and that’s what we do. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go play through Shadow of the Colossus… again.