Game: Zombie Smashers X2
Developer: Totally Screwed Software
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Our friend Jim Silva over at Totally Screwed Software is no slouch. In the few short years that he and the rest of the gang at TSS have been making games, he managed to turn out the gore-o-rific tribute to River City Ransom that is Zombie Smashers X, the epic party-based slaughter fest that is Blood Zero, and the guns-ablazin? zombie holocaust that is Survival Crisis Z. Now, though, it is time for us to get back to the basics, and look back upon the game that first won Jim the acclaim of countless gaming publications and homoerotic humor websites such as this one: the original Zombie Smashers X.

The plot was simple enough: there are zombies (and others) that need smashing, so get to it. And it was a good game. A great game, in fact. The fans clambered for more; more zombies, more ninjas, more blood, more everything! Well folks,  tickled pink to announce that your prayers and bestial howls have been answered with the sequel to the game that made you wax nostalgic even as you were decapitating the undead. Presenting, Zombie Smashers X2

Now I, personally, didn't  have a problem with the plot of the first ZSX being summed up as simply ?but ZSX2 comes with a plot that unfolds as you play; a grisly tale full of zombie raves, killer robots, magic, and the internet. The principal players in this gory story are five, distilled from the original ten from ZSX:

From the left, Punker, Chelsea, Hiro, Rudy, and Maybey. As in the first ZSX, each character starts with one of the many special abilities, such as a punch combo and a neck-breaker, and the rest can be learned?by getting tattoos. However, unlike the first game, the skills have been divided into seven different disciplines. The Crusher tree gives you some interesting things to do with enemies that have been knocked down; the Kung Fu tree gives you lightning-fast punches and aids your blocking; but for my money, the one of the most useful moves you can perform comes from the Assassin tree. Fans of the first ZSX will recall the Heartbreaker, a delightful coup de grace in which you rip out your opponent heart and eat it. In that spirit, the highest Assassin tier will bestow upon you a move called the Spine Removal:

A simple spine removal is somewhat impressive. However, the Spine Removal move not only kills your foe; it lets you keep his spine as a freakin? weapon! And let me tell you, that column of vertebrates is one of the deadliest melee weapons you can get your hands on. Just don't let one fall into the hands of the enemy. A backbone bludgeoning is among the quickest ways to wind up back in town with half your money gone.

Each discipline has three different levels. To obtain the highest level, you need to undertake quests for different people, running the gamut from fetching a loaf of bread to quelling a horde of angry ninjas. Why, there is even a celebrity quest-giver in the game:

Admiral Ackbar, or rather Sea Captain Ackbar! After you bust the heads of some local mummies, Ackbar gives you the greatest gift anyone can receive. No, not the laughter of a child. Magic.

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