Very short light-gun type game on the DS but with Touch! Excellent Co-op mode but lacks real value for mo
This is a very straight forward shooting game on the DS which involves literally 'Touching the Dead'. Woven together by cut-scenes, the story is very weak - you're a prisoner, something wrong has happened, and the door your cell mysteriously becomes unlocked. You find a pistol - unlimited bullets, mind - and these undead appears.
Tap, tap, tap - shoot, shoot, shoot them to 'death'. To reload, you see a bullet-clip at the bottom which you literally drag into your gun. Quite neat to begin with, but there'll be times when you can't understand why it didn't manage to reload. This is where the gameplay and learning curve kicks in. Completing the game is actually a test of your speed and accuracy in tapping but also in how fast you can reload. You have to manage your bullets well if you reload on the slow side.
Graphically average, objects and enemies are blocky in a blocky 3D environment but it does it's job and is not too bad. There are several variety of enemies which become harder as you progress and the bosses do well in injecting some variety to the game. The bosses usually involve a weak point or a particular way to dodge their attacks.
Gameplay-wise, it's well polished but is dissappointingly short and very simple. You gain powerups as you go along such as reload speed and new weapons (shotgun, uzi, crowbar) that are accessible if you shoot the right switch or sign to choose your path through the levels. You'll quickly learn to take advantage of your extra arsenal by completely eliminating reload time - by switching weapons. And this is when you sort of 'cheat', by reloading and quickly changing weapon immediately after (with D-pad), you completely remove reloading time. You can continuously shoot without being vulnerable in reload animations.
Anyway, where this game truly shines is in the WiFi Co-op mode. This game supports 2 players and is a real blast as you shoot zombies together - and comparing each other stats. However, any enjoyment you find from this game is very shortlived. You are rewarded with a harder difficulty and some pictures when you complete the game which is not very appealing at all. This game is not one for a purchase unless you find it real cheap - but is an excellent rental to satisfy some shooting action on the DS.