Lollipop Chainsaw (360/PS3) from Grasshopper Manufacture

[ETC]

Bah! Simply games didn't ship due to payment error.

Order placed on Amazon again..

Guess I'm working all of tomorrow anyway.

Want to play..

Just go to tesco at midnight it is ?32.91 so not too bad

[teddymeow]

You finished it yet Chris? - its easily grasshoppers best so far IMO and the music is fantastic hiring yamaoka has added a lot to their games imo

Not yet. 2 thirds of the way through I'd say. I don't think it's a keeper - the humour and set pieces are geared towards that "1st impressions" type of game - even though it's got score attack and leaderboards. I think the ?29.99 price point speaks for itself. Even we're doing it for that much in store.

I agree that it's the best game that Grasshopper have done. Slightly edges NMH in my opinion.

It's the reason that I want to give Shadows of the Damned another bash.

[ETC]

It's repetitive and quite short but for me this is absolutely fantastic so far for me the only game that even comes close this year is Gravity Rush. The music on this however is sublime I know a lot won't agree with me but it's a contender for Game of the year for me. Bloody brilliant and hilarious a cracking ?30 spend I just love it's old school gameplay appeal and it's lack of shoehorning multiplayer in when it doesn't need it. Love it

[importaku]

It's the only thing thats making my **** week at work bearable, the fact i can go get a copy tomorrow after work. I want to get my cheer on while i go sparkle hunting LOL

Did find something weird though, looks like Japan got 2 versions of the game one as Cero D which is apparently censored & one thats Cero Z where it's totally untouched. Wonder if the western versions is the uncensored one or the cut version?

[ETC]

Its the cero z, some of the stuff that has been said in this game I very much doubt it is cut and if it is it will be cut so that it can be released some of the stuff is that dodgy

[speedlolita]

I looked that up and all I could find is that the Cero Z version has the costumes.

[Shingle]

The music on this however is sublime

Someone has posted the game's OST on YouTube and there are some tracks I just can't help but play loud!

[djtickle]

Cant wait to play this later.

Sadly CVG gave it a pretty nasty review.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/353702/reviews/lollipop-chainsaw-review-silly-sexy-stuck-in-the-past-review/

[charlesr]

In that CVG review, I liked that it didn't judge it for being daft and concentrated on what it didn't like about the gameplay. Kudos.

However:

"The variation is good, then, but the execution is stunningly awful. Stunningly. It's not uncommon to re-play sections three, four or five times. Scored 99 points instead of 100 over in the basketball challenge? Restart, four-minute clock reverted to zero. Escort killed suddenly by an unseen zombie? Restart. Aren't we past this?"

I'm reading that and thinking YAY, a game with a bit of challenge!! I hate slogging through games doing everything right first time because it's so easy (COD single player etc) - it's so souless, as if I might as well just watch a film of someone playing. Where's the challenge to improve?

[nakamura]

Clearly that lad reviewing is part of the throwaway gamers massive. They want to play through games once in one go never to return.

[charlesr]

Some bloke who slated Motorstorm RC saying there are cheaper better racers out there. Wasn't it free? How can they be cheaper than free?

[speedlolita]

If it isn't GamesTM or Famitsu, I don't care.

[nakamura]

GamesTM are just as ****e.

[speedlolita]

Maybe, but they like the games I like.

I find them the least ****e of Western reviews at least.

[ETC]

In that CVG review, I liked that it didn't judge it for being daft and concentrated on what it didn't like about the gameplay. Kudos.

However:

"The variation is good, then, but the execution is stunningly awful. Stunningly. It's not uncommon to re-play sections three, four or five times. Scored 99 points instead of 100 over in the basketball challenge? Restart, four-minute clock reverted to zero. Escort killed suddenly by an unseen zombie? Restart. Aren't we past this?"

I'm reading that and thinking YAY, a game with a bit of challenge!! I hate slogging through games doing everything right first time because it's so easy (COD single player etc) - it's so souless, as if I might as well just watch a film of someone playing. Where's the challenge to improve?

If the reviewer could only get 99 points in the basketball they should not be allowed to dress themselves let alone be a game reviewer