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Platform: PS2, XB Developer: Vis Publisher: THQ Genre: Action ETA: Spring 2003
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Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick
If
anyone remembers Evil Dead: Hail to the King they’ll remember it was
merely adequate. Released
for the Playstation, Dreamcast, and PC, Hail to the King had very
limited appeal. Despite
it’s failure, Vis plans to release the sequel Fistful of Boomstick for
the PS2 and Xbox. The main
question is if a load of zombie guts could ever equate to more then just
a quick thrill.
Story
Line When
ambitious journalist Trisha Pettywood and occult author Alex Eldrige
team up to try to expose the mystery of famed Professor Knowby’s
murder, they unwittingly open a Vortex to the undead. As the deadites
swarm through Dearborn they turn humans into the undead and the town is
quickly overrun. Now, with Dearborn in chaos and citizens begging for
help, Ash must hack and slash his way through the streets and figure out
how to close the Vortex. Ash is soon to learn that all is not what it
seems—those he trusts may be plotting against him and the history of
Dearborn might be irrevocably changed. Features Cult
Favorite, Bruce Campbell returns to voice the role of “Ash”,
delivering the taunts and one-liners that Ash is famous for. Vortexes
to the past and future take you to Dearborn in 4 distinct eras, with the
history of the deadite invasion unfolding before you. Two
armed attacks allow you to control multiple weapons simultaneously-
deliver blows with your chainsaw and then finish them off with your
boomstick. Multiple
classes of weapons including clubs, blades, and firearms. Upgrade
weapons with Duct Tape Engineering. New
spell casting system gives you a new weapon in battle against deadites-
take them out with the Rain of Fire or shock them with a Stun spell and
more! Master
combo and chain attacks to decapitate deadites quickly. Play
through the Story Mode and then annihilate the deadites in two arcade
modes. As
you play, the ratio of deadites to humans increases as you see the
deadites infect citizens before your eyes.
THQ hopes to have Fistful of Boomstick on shelves sometime this spring. Unless Vis makes some drastic changes and additions from Hail to the King don’t expect much out of this, especially if you consider yourself a “hardcore gamer”. However, it is still too early to decide whether they have been a lot of change or barely any.
- Brian McWalters (March 5, 2003) |
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