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I was a little reluctant when I went to my local Game Stop to purchase this game. When I said "I would like to purchase Touch the Dead", the guy behind the counter laugh at me because he thought the name was weird, it's pretty cool actually. But the other guy behind the counter said the game was awesome and he'd already been playing it. That was more then enough motivation to buy it after that point.
But price aside, this game rocks! You know you've been clamoring for another mature game like Resident Evil DS. I've heard people complain about things like the graphics are cruddy, there's no plot and all the zombies all look alike. And the main thing everyone's complaining about, which is the way you reload your weapon. Allow me to make a few points about this game, so please, bear with me.
First, yeah the graphics aren't the best, but they look way better in motion as oppose to looking at still photos of them. They certainly aren't the worst on the DS. The zombies actually animate quite well. They react to where they're shot. Like when you shoot them in the left or right shoulder, they're bodies spin around (almost a 180) as one would if shot in that place.
Second, the plot or story. It's better that there is no plot (especially for movies), it's all about survival. It's also scarier to me if it isn't revealed as to why everyone is turning into cannibalistic zombies. When I'm dropped into the life of a person in a movie or a game while they're just living they're lives, and all of a sudden people around them start acting as zombies do, it sets a mood for me. Resident Evil (Code Veronica, I believe) ruined it for me by revealing that the whole thing was planned from the very beginning. The whole time up till that point, I thought it was all an accident.
Third is the fact everyone looks the same, well yeah! Everyone's either a prisoner or a prison guard. As far as I can remember there are 4 types of prisoner zombies, 2 skinny and 2 fat, and at least 2 types of guards. I haven't made it to the end of the game yet so I'm not sure of the variety of guards or prisoners.
It really is a fun game to play, and it isn't as easy as everyone is saying it is. The way you reload adds a good measure of strategy, because you can either empty your clip into a closer zombie or reload and run the risk of him and others around him barring closer to you and attacking. It adds a whole lot of excitement because there's a reload animation and it takes a second and half to play out. And when you're playing it's like hurry up and reload dude, they're coming closer! Without the touch screen reload feature, it wouldn't be the same game and it wouldn't be as fun to play as it is right now. So I feel all of those people who are saying that they should've just assigned it to one of the buttons are wrong.
So, even if you're not a fan of the House of the Dead series (like me), there's still a possibility that you will like this game. I've played House of the Dead before and I liked it, but I'm not necessarily a fan of the series. It just feels good to cap all those zombies one after another as they keep coming at you.
...you still here? Go get your copy guys and girls! What are you waiting for?