Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (Xbox)

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• Brand new case. The disc is scratch free. The instruction manual is in excellent condition (if the game released with instructions).
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Game Description

Ash, the chainsaw-appendaged anti-hero of the Evil Dead series is back in this third-person action adventure.

Carrying on from where Evil Dead 2 ended and after a great cut sequence, in which all hell is unleashed on the local TV station, the wisecracking supermarket employee begins his quest to rid the town of Dearborn of the flesh-eating Deadites once and for all. This is classic hack-and-slash action. You run around various locations killing anything undead that gets in the way of your weapon. Zombies come at you with regularity and most drop power-ups from ammo to health and manna for spell casting. Ash has a to do list and this is your cue as to where to go next in the game.

These missions can either be given to you by NPCs, such as the cops who stop you getting into the Kitten Club, to long-term goals such as getting into the TV station. The first problem is that this makes for a pretty linear experience. Secondly, the puzzles are slightly obtuse. Dont assume that a locked door needs a key or youll be running around for hours killing every zombie that jumps you in the hope that one of them will drop it. Ash can use spells and dynamite as well as keys to open doors, the trouble is you dont often know which is the right way and there are few hints in the game itself.

Lastly, there is no map. This is rather a blow considering the sometimes confusing camera angles and similarity of the backdrops. But on the plus side the levels are relatively small and there are plenty of zombies to kill as you navigate your way round. Graphically it lacks some of the pizzazz of Resident Evil, but the real reason to play is the scourge of the undead--Ash and luckily hes voiced by the man himself, Bruce Campbell. Fans of the series will en.