![]() Murdering the undead fills up a glittery gauge in the corner and filling it all the way unleashes a special ability consisting of brief invulnerability and extra-powerful attacks. Getting a multi-decapitation combo results in a "sparkle hunting" bonus where the screen turns blue and rewards you with a score bump and extra coins (which will be used for upgrades, though this isn't being shown off yet). The combat sees light attacks carried out with pompoms strung into heavy attacks performed by the titular chainsawy. Its sickeningly sweet rendition of violence is such saccharine eye candy that, if the sexualised portrayal of a barely-legal high school student didn't make you want to take a shower, the cacophony of colour will make you want to brush your teeth. Probably because the blood doesn't look authentic, but rather like hyper-real neon blood, wherein amputated limbs glow like Christmas lights. Juliet animates beautifully, and vivisecting the undead in showers of blood, rainbows, pixels, stars and coins is extremely gratifying.Ĭuriously, for all the blood in the game, it doesn't feel gory. Really, really good - it's as exciting as your first kiss as a teen. The combat in Lollipop Chainsaw feels good. Publisher Dragami Games confirmed earlier this month that. Whether she decided to bring her chainsaw and the decapitated head of a guy named Nick (which Grasshopper's not talking about yet) with her to school before she found out about the zombie invasion is anyone's guess, but anyway - all that stand between her and getting converted to the undead are her chainsaw and high school spirit. Lollipop Chainsaw is getting a remake, but after fans expressed some concerns, producer Yoshimi Yasuda has offered some clarifications. The demo begins with Juliet arriving at San Romero High on her 18th birthday, only to realise the school has been overrun by zombies. Lollipop Chainsaw is a lot like the John Hughes movies it's riffing on, with judgmental first impressions of this scantily clad blonde dissipating like the social cliques of The Breakfast Club. Happily, any concerns that a Western influence has turned Suda's vision into a generic cash-in are quelled as soon as the action starts. Both cheerleaders and zombies feel overly familiar Grasshopper's always excelled at showing us things we've never seen before, and white trash stereotypes thrown together with zombies is a mix that's close to being worn out. The story of 18-year-old zombie hunter and cheerleader Juliet Starling massacring hordes of the undead in a sunny suburban high school seems uncharacteristically tame by studio head Suda 51's esoteric standards. Lollipop Chainsaw is no exception, though this time there's something a little different about it. With the help of her newly decapitated boyfriend, Nick (don’t ask), Juliet battles. Please look forward to it.Grasshopper Manufacture's games have always had abstract, manic personalities. Lollipop Chainsaw follows Juliet Starling, an American cheerleader hailing from a family of zombie hunters. Lollipop Chainsaw is back by Dragami Games. Lollipop Chainsaw stars Juliet Starling, as she fights off zombies during a zombie apocalypse while carrying around the (still living) decapitated head of her boyfriend. The game quickly got a cult following since its release, but the lack of a PC release and the march of time has largely left the game in obscurity. Originally developed by Suda51’s studio Grasshopper Manufacture, Lollipop Chainsaw‘s development also saw the involvement of the at the time obscure film director James Gunn. Reviews of the game ( including ours) praised its surreal tone and satire, while at the same time criticising its otherwise shallow gameplay and short length. Originally released on the PS3 and Xbox 360, Lollipop Chainsaw came out to polarising reviews. Currently, there’s no announced release date, or even details about whether Lollipop Chainsaw‘s return entails a remaster or remake of some sort. ![]() Announced over Twitter, development for Lollipop Chainsaw is being handled by Dragami Games. A decade after its original release, Lollipop Chainsaw is set to return. ![]()
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