![]() From start to finish this game feels like one big parody. Pretty much every line of dialog spoken in the game feels like it’s poking fun in one way or another at how most kids, teenagers and even adults today speak. Then there’s the sexy poses that Juliet constantly pulls, the things she says, the Achievement for looking up her skirt and the numerous sex jokes littering the game. Even the very fact that zombies were chosen to star in the game feels like a jab at the current trend of having zombies in freaking everything. She also has a strange addiction to lollipops. But then, as if you couldn’t already tell, Lollipop Chainsaw’s plot isn’t so much about delivering a stunning tale that pushes the boundaries of what can be done in games, but rather about being one gigantic piss-take of modern society, with a big emphasis on taking a shot at the objectification of women in games. Juliet herself is a stereotypical vapid blonde girl that uses the word, “totally” far too much and follows just about every high-school cheerleader cliche going, spouting nonsense like there’s no tomorrow, which presumably there won’t be what with the zombie invasion and everything. The overall storyline is rather unique, providing a more unusual twist on the standard zombie invasion theme with some pretty cool moments be had, but it’s not going to be winning awards any time soon for writing or storytelling. Totally!Īnd let’s be completely honest here, Lollipop Chainsaw’s plot isn’t exactly its biggest strength. Since Juliet just so happens to be a zombie hunter in training, it’s up to her, with a bit of help from the rest of her clinically insane family, to save the day. She then attaches the decapitated head of Nick, who is still alive and able to talk, on her belt and sets off to discover just what the hell is going on! Turns out some idiot has opened up a portal to Rotten World and now people are getting turned into zombies. ![]() Why do I always get those mixed up?), she does what any sensible person would do: conducts a strange magic ceremony and then decapitates her boyfriend in a scene which actually had me rather wide-eyed, not because it was actually that explicit, but more because it was like a, “what the f*ck just happened?” moment. Once done, though, she discovers that she was too late to stop her boyfriend being bitten, but instead of just accepting his inevitable transformation into a brain-dead, shuffling politician (shit! I meant zombie. It’s taking the mickey out of the objectification of girls in gaming, of teenage guys, of the image the media have of gaming, and probably half the people who watch it will never realise that.īefore long Juliet heads out to meet up with her beloved boyfriend Nick, but along the way she’s ambushed by, yup, zombies! So, from her bag she whips out her handy pink chainsaw, complete with in-built phone, and proceeds to beat the snot out of those zombie douchebags in what serves as the games tutorial level. They’d be a little bit off in that declaration, though, because like the rest of this game, the opening scene is entirely satirical. It’s also the very first scene in a line of many which is likely to spark controversy thanks to people immediately pointing fingers and declaring that this is a sexist game. ![]() Oh, and it’s her 18th birthday! YAY! Let’s be honest here, it’s a scene that is shamelessly pandering to every teenage boy out there, but at least it panders pretty well. As we start the camera slowly glides upwards over a bed, lovingly showing of the supple body of Juliet, the games lead character, in her skimpy sleeping outfit clutching a teddy. As the camera works its magic Juliet informs us that her letting us into her bedroom isn’t an invitation for any funny business, that but that she’s sure as hell ain’t against any funny business provided you really like the person. The game’s opening scene is the second clue, with the box being the first, that you’re in for something a little bit different……something a little bit strange. Somehow, though, it’s also strangely compelling. You see, Lollipop Chainsaw is an average hack ‘n’ slash zombie game disguised as something bright, flashy, insane and pervy. It’s any number of entertaining metaphors short of a good review that you can possibly think of, and yet it’s also generic at the same time, which is sort of amazing. ![]() It’s a camera short of an amusing Youtube video. Coming from the mind of Suda 51 and being made by Grasshopper Manafacture, it was always going to be, but it’s important to get that out of the way right now. Thanks to Warner Bros for providing this game for review. ![]()
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