Burning Thirst

Zombies. Zombies everywhere. The world has changed immensely after the zombie Apocalypse. There is nothing left. No healthy people, no sun, no ordinary life. And no whisky.

Our protagonist in this excellent hack'n'slash game bears the name Joe Blades. He's being presented to us in the first seconds of the intro - a stylish monologue that comes to unfold an important question. It seems that Joe has no problem with the zombies at all, but has a passion, a burning thirst for a gulp of whisky. He heads to a city where rumour has it that the last bottle of whisky is being kept. It is our job to guide Joe through hordes of zombies and to acquire the valuable bottle. As you can see, despite the somewhat depressing setting, the game carries a high amount of humour, only coming to prove that one can find a reason to be positive in every situation.

From a technical point of view, the game is FLAWLESS. The abandoned city, inhabited with zombies that leave a trail of destruction ... As you'll notice, there is a distinctive 50s style implemented in the city - look at the signs and especially the old casino. The graphics are top-notch as well. As for the hack'n'slash - I have no words to desribe it. I've never played a free game before that features such a quick and smooth motion capturing, variety of combos and spectacular moves that make you feel as if you're playing God of War. A round of applause for the developers! There are no problems with controlling Joe and fighting the hordes of zombies is really fun. The game features a boss fight, after which Joe gets his bottle.

The game has its ... I can't use the word "flaws" because there aren't any at all. There are two things that in my opinion could be better. Optimization is the first. My machine, being an average one, had difficulties with the Graphic Details being set on High. The second thing - the length. I'd really like to see some more levels in the same style. Though, I'm sure there won't be any. The developers didn't include a save option and I don't think they are planning to expand the game.

Don't be mistaken, though. This is an excellent hack'n'slash game and probably one of the best free games I've ever played. You can download it here.