![]() ![]() However, they are most often a by-product of a dying Evil Doll. There are certain areas in the game where Fire Demons can actually spawn from a fire. Fire Demons do not necessarily have to spawn from defeated Evil Dolls. Fire Demons are one of the tougher normal enemies, are worth 400 points. They are easily killed with soda cans, and are immune to the Bazooka, which they easily duck under.įire Demon: Sometimes, upon being killed, an Evil Doll transforms into a Fire Demon. They move quickly, wielding small axes, either swinging or throwing them at the player. They perfectly mimic both the appearance and the movements of the player's character.Įvil Doll: Resembling Chucky doll of the Child's Play series, Evil Dolls spawn either from cardboard boxes in factory assembly lines or out of bags of toys in supermarkets. ![]() They spawn via strange plant-like pods near areas hit by meteors (a reference to Invasion of the Body Snatchers). Each monster is unique in its own respects, as evidenced by the descriptions below.ĭoppelganger: Strange extra-terrestrial beings, Doppelgangers are alien impersonators. ![]() Many of the game's enemies are imitations of famous horror movie monsters. Zombies Ate My Neighbors has a diverse selection of enemies. If they come near a neighbor in this state they will attack and kill them. It can give the effects of the other potions, or heal or hurt the user, give the speed boots effect or even make them turn temporarily into a zombie, no longer controlled by the player but instead wandering aimlessly. Potions with a question mark will have a number of effects, at random. A red one can turn the player into a big purple Hulk-like monster who is indestructible and immensely strong, but unable to swim or use trampolines (this is a reference to the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde novel). A blue potion can cause the player to become intangible like a ghost, enabling them to walk on water and straight through enemies to save the neighbors. Most interesting are the monster potions, which give a variety of transformations depending on the potion's color. The player also has a variety of secondary items available these include inflatable clowns which act as decoys, Pandora's Boxes (smart bombs), speed boots and health kits. The strongest weapon in the game is the flamethrower found in the level Revenge of the Tongue. One powerful weapon, the bazooka, can break through hedges, walls and doors as well as deliver tremendous damage, But has a firing recoil which throws the user several paces backwards. Different weapons can also have different effects on the games terrain. Some weapons included are footballs, Martian bubble guns, popsicles, weed-whackers, tomatoes, crosses and soda cans. For example, silverware would kill werewolves with one hit, a play on werewolves being vulnerable to silver. Other more powerful weapons can be collected throughout the game, each with different effects on different enemies. The player starts out with a standard default weapon, a water gun. Scoring points earns players more neighbors to save and extra lives. The game is lost if all of the neighbors in a certain stage are killed or if the player(s) lose all of their lives. At least one neighbor must be saved from each level to progress to the next. However, if the player is not careful, any enemy in the game will kill the neighbors, preventing them from being saved. In each of the 48 stages (excluding the bonus levels) the goal is to rescue the surviving neighbors, at which point a magical door opens that will take the player to the next stage. They navigate suburban neighborhoods, shopping malls, pyramids, and other areas, destroying a variety of horror-movie monsters, including vampires, werewolves, huge demonic babies, and the game's flagship, zombies. The player chooses between two teenage characters, Zeke and Julie, both of whom can be controlled in multiplayer mode. It also contains references to Zombies Ate My Neighbors. A similar game called Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia now out on the Xbox 360. The game was produced by LucasArts as a comical tribute to both classic and schlocky horror films of the 1950s and 1960s.Ī sequel entitled Ghoul Patrol was released in 1994, but was not as well received as its predecessor and no further sequels were produced. Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a run and gun video game for the Super NES and Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis platforms.
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