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Unfortunately, the major issue holding the game back has to do with the quality and fluidity of the control. Saying that the control, movement, and execution of special moves is stiff would be generous. There’s a sort of awkwardness to the movement that is aggravating and pulling off the special moves can be quite aggravating, if you don’t quite nail the timing of it you won’t perform the attack, and in particular with the vertically-oriented special moves they had a tendency to somehow attack to the opposite side. In general with the abundance of buttons on the Switch controller this seems like something that could have been removed as a concern completely, or if there was an insistence on it being tied to moves that more time was spent on making them more reliable. The other concern is that as the game progresses some of the zombie types have a tendency to get a bit on the cheap side, but working to survive regardless may be the point and you’ll just need to focus on putting those down first. Bloody Zombies will represent a few hours of moderate fun for people who enjoy the classic beat-em-up style. Certainly playing with some friends would likely help to enhance the experience but if you’re up for a challenge you can go it alone as well. Just be warned that its controls don’t quite feel as if they’re ready for prime time and once you adapt to how things work you should be able to have some fun with it.
Justin Nation, Score:Fair [6.0]