If Into the Dead 2 reminds you of a million and one zombie killing games you’d see at an arcade or on a mobile gaming app store, you’re not that far off. The game’s mechanics are very reminiscent of an arcade shooter. The game also got its start originally on mobile devices as a mobile game. How does it translate to console? Well, for someone who loves zombie games and is always skeptical of mobile games-turned console releases, I enjoyed it. I will say though, most gamers won’t likely be ready to throw $35 at what feels like a $10 game at best.

Run and Gun: Zombie Edition

Into the Dead 2 is an auto-running shooter. That means you don’t control your character’s forward movement, just their left to right changes. My biggest problem with auto-runners is the amount of times you get stuck on something or the mechanic works against you, but it doesn’t happen in this game. In fact, it was a ton of fun just getting to shoot at zombies and not worry about anything else.

It really harkens back to the best elements of arcade shooters. No nonsense, just run and gun as much as you possibly can. 60 levels of campaign action give you an okay story about a guy and his sister looking for survivors, and while I appreciate some effort to get a narrative into this game, it’s really not necessary or all that compelling.

A more standard arcade mode lets you just rack up points, if you don’t care to play various levels with a story attached to them. The gameplay isn’t something you’re going to get a ton of mileage out of though, so you have to really love these sort of arcade shooter games to warrant a purchase. Especially given the price they’ve decided to go with for the console version of the game.

What’s It Worth to Ya?

I’m not trying to be the reviewer who always brings up cost, but here’s how I see it. Money you spend on games should be worth it because money is earned. It’s not something most people throw away carelessly, so I feel like it is worth mentioning. At $35, this game is not going to feel like it was worth the cash. It’s a good game, but more in the $10 range.

Not to mention, DLC for the game featuring Ghostbusters and Night of the Living Dead are out on launch, both worth an extra $5 for a basic reskin. Not to copy a phrase from another popular game reviewer, but this isn’t something you’ll want to buy before a deep, deep sale.

In the end, if you really love zombies, it might be a great day one purchase. Keep an eye on it, however, and you can probably get it much closer to the price it ought to be.

A review code for Into the Dead 2 was provided by the Versus Evil for the purposes of this review.

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Into the Dead 2

$34.99

6

Score

6.0/10

Pros

• Good Auto-Runner Mechanic Done Quite Well
• Arcade Shooter Nostalgia is Heavy
• Decent Visuals

Cons

• Way too Expensive for its Utility
• Not Incredibly Deep in Terms of Gameplay