One hot cheerleader plus a multipurpose chainsaw and millions of zombies equals one hell of a time. What's the big deal?

User Rating: 8.5 | Lollipop Chainsaw PS3
In Lollipop Chainsaw you take the role of Juliet Starling, a zombie hunting cheerleader who is having her eighteenth birthday. She realizes that she is running late to pickup her boyfriend and speeds out of her home only to reach the school and have her boyfriend half dead on the floor. It turns out Nick, her boyfriend, was bitten by a zombie! Juliet sees that there is only one way to fix this problem: decapitation. Now, with a smoking hot cheerleader holding a chainsaw and killing zombies (Not to mention her boyfriends living head hanging off of her butt) you fight through hordes of zombies in attempt to destroy the five Dark Purveyors send out on a mission to destroy you. How many pom-poms do you think you'll need to survive?

In my point of view, the story line may be cheesy, but all of the hilarious dialogue and cutscenes make up for every bit of it. The characters are wacky and quite possibly suffering from a mental disorder where they have completely lost their minds. These matchups lead for quite an interesting series of conversation. Get ready to have a laugh when you play Lollipop Chainsaw, because it is humorous. A bit crude, but definitely humorous.

The game itself is a bit short, but if you don't do everything right, get ready to play again to get the happy ending! Even if you do finish the game quickly, it is likely you will step back in the game to obtain all of the unlockables and all of the trophies that you can achieve. Still, the game is incredibly fun to play, even if the camera controls can be a bit of a bother. Hacking and slashing through zombies with your chainsaw can make anybody happy, especially teenage boys who enjoy doing just that while looking at a hot cheerleader.

The graphics are almost set as if they were in a comic book. Considering the game is Japanese made, I feel the developers wanted to make the game seem more American by adding this detail to the graphics. Seeing an American highschooler and her boyfriend slaying zombies with a chainsaw? Comicbook style, obviously! The style of the art gives a more western feel on the game, so it feels much more in place being that way.

The music is definitely well chosen, once again being an Americanized theme. You will recognize the 1958 song Lollipop along with notable artists such as Dragonforce, Dead or Alive, and even Skrillex! The background music is always fitting and sometimes the licensed music has you laughing at parts. While there is no creepy ambiance in the music throughout the entire game, keep in mind it is not supposed to be a horror game. The voice acting can be a little on the edge, but only for certain characters (None of which are main characters). Tara Strong does an amazing job, as always, along with everyone else. The actors and actresses are very clear and without hesitation. Very well selected music and great voicing makes this section of the game great!

All in all, Lollipop Chainsaw is a fun and wacky game that will have you laugh while potentially "in the mood" at the same time, if you catch my meaning. If you're not into humor as crude and perverted as this, or hot zombie killing chicks, then this game may not be for you. If you are, then that's great! Go grab Lollipop Chainsaw and give it a try, guys and girls too, because everybody likes cutting zombies into pieces.