Whew! I just beat the game, on regular difficulty, and have to say it's a challenge. This is a great game for the DS!
User Rating: 9 | Touch the Dead DS
I don't understand all the negative reviews for this game. The list of complaints range from poor graphics, not enough enemy character models, too difficult, poorly designed reload feature, etc., etc. First off, the graphics aren't that bad for the DS. I thought they were pretty good, actually. I thought there were enough varied enemy designs in the game. You don't really notice them that much anyway as you're furiously tapping the screen to stop the undead hordes from tearing you apart. The game is a bit on the difficult side. Normally, I don't have the time, patience or determination to beat the more difficult games. For some reason, this one kept me coming back. I had to start over one time in order to better conserve ammunition and try to hit more leg/arm/head/belly shots to stockpile hearts (health). Lastly, the reload feature is pretty good in my opinion. Once you get the shotgun and have two weapons to work with, you can switch between the two as ammo runs out. It sounds tricky, but it really isn't. With practice, you can unload a clip from your pistol, switch to shotgun, unload that, reload both and start over. I barely even used the crowbar or the machine gun. The pistol/shotgun combo works great. Use the pistol for ranged shooting and the shotgun when things get uncomfortably close. There you have it. This game is a traditional rail shooter for the DS. There aren't too many of them for the system. In fact, I don't know if there is another rail shooter for the DS. If you like rail shooters, get this game. If you don't, stay away.
