It's not Left 4 Dead, but for its time, a very solid game
Zombies Ate My Neighbors, also known by many other names, is a game that I myself had a great time playing when I was a kid. The only reason I'm reviewing it now is because I found it when cleaning out my room and it brought back such good memories that I felt the urge to post a review for it. The premise is fairly simple, aliens, zombies, monsters, and general bad stuff has come to kill, or eat, all of the people in the world (namely, your neighbors). You play as either Zeke (the boy) or Julie (the girl). There is nothing special about either one game play wise, but Zeke was my favorite because...his name's Zeke, that's fairly badass. A top down shooter in which you get a multitude of different weapons ranging from squirt guns to tomatoes, the levels play out having you fight your way around a map trying to locate and ultimately save your in-danger neighbors. The game can be played cooperatively with two people and I suggest you do it that way because..this game is hard. I haven't even beaten it. For the longest time I didn't know there were 55 levels in the game until I looked it up. You only get 3 lives with I want to say 20 hit points per life. Extra lives are rare, your health kits quickly deplete, and it is easy to take a beating if you run out of ammo or get stuck in a corner. Some of the enemies are really tough to kill, and should best be avoided if possible. The chainsaw people still scare the living shit outta me.
Sure, as of now this game lacks all the technical things that make today's games great, but if you are ever feeling nostalgic and have this game tucked away somewhere, it wouldn't be a bad idea to break it out for an all nighter with a close buddy.
