![]() It takes perhaps a little too long to get to that point of fluidity and diversity, eventually giving Juliet access to a chainsaw blaster and use of Nick as a weapon to complement punches and swings. ![]() However, as Juliet gains access to new moves, weaponry and combos, the game's rhythm grows louder and stronger, blossoming into a spectacle of crowd control rewarded with sparkles and rainbows as she lops off multiple limbs and heads in one cruel swipe. It's flavor of beat-'em-up doesn't threaten the fluidity and grace of a Devil May Cry or Bayonetta, and after the first few stages doesn't leave a very strong impression due to simplistic demands. Under the icing is a decent cake, too, as Lollipop Chainsaw is no combat slouch. Hollywood writer James Gunn, of Super and Sliver fame, lends a hand with the writing and story, and his voice is clear throughout the absurd premise of a high school emo bully who cracks the wall to the Rotten World to get revenge on all those who sidelined him and the zombie hunter family who goes after him. Finding yourself leaping around in a neon kill room, ripping up swarms of zombies with a chainsaw to the sounds of Skrillex's Rock N' Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain) encapsulates a certain effortless cool that few other games approach. The soundtrack alone, featuring Lollipop by Chordettes, Sleigh Bells, Joan Jett and boss music by Little Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence, makes some of the strongest use of licensed music we've heard in a game. It's tough to understate just how much the art team kills the aesthetic: the bright cel-shading, playful animations and tongue-in-cheek gore and a well-implemented halftone dot filter create the kind of living pulp comic book a Hogwarts student might stash. ![]() In fact, Lollipop Chainsaw's world - with one really, really large caveat - is a beautifully realised comic book fantasy world. These are all the makings for perfect video game pulp, and in many ways Suda51's vision of chainsaw-wielding cheerleader zombie hunter Juliet Starling slicing through the undead community with help from her boyfriend Nick's magical decapitated head absolutely nails it, if not mechanically then at least with regards to presentation. It's generally a bad idea to judge anything by its title or cover, but one look at either pretty much spells out what to expect from Grasshopper Manufacture's latest fever dream, Lollipop Chainsaw: comic books, pop music, rainbows, titillating exploitation and lots and lots of violence. ![]()
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