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There are some videogames that people would rather talk about than play. For instance, folks have spent more than a year prattling on about how much they "appreciate the significance" of BioShock, and how Braid just may be "gaming's Citizen Kane". These are games that take just a few hours to beat, yet you could spend the better part of a month reading all the crap that people have written about them.

Well, all those big-city-titty art games can take a hike, because this sucker right here has them all beat. I can already tell that Zombie Panic in Wonderland will someday be known as gaming's Hamlet, Boys in the Hood, and Lolita all wrapped up into one. The combination of historical settings, innocent-looking girls in short skirts, and non-stop gunfire comes together in a way that borders on symphonic, not to mention totally post modern.

This all takes me back to a time when a talented young robot-man took a look at Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop and proclaimed that the game would be better if it looked cuter and funnier. At the time, I thought that robot-man had gone daffy, but after watching the latest trailer for the Zombie Panic in Wonderland (posted after the jump) I think he may have been on to something. It's also worth noting that the game's camera angle and play-style look similar to those found in Sin and Punishment, one of the most confusing and violent games ever published by Nintendo. Hooray confusing! Hooray violent!

So what do you think? Willing to play this soon-to-be WiiWare masterpiece, or are you too busy talking to your art friends about Dadaist undertones to No More Heroes pivotal cat tickling sequence?

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TheCleaningGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 04:07
TheCleaningGuy
Aside from the ill-fitting music, that looked pretty awesome!
Subenu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 04:20
Subenu
Looks absolutely awesome! Kinda like Little Red Riding Hood Zombie BBQ!
kingtobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 04:27
kingtobo
Yep, looks like a WiiWare version of LRRHZBBQ. Is it bad that this just became one of my most anticipated games right now?
UglyDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 04:27
UglyDuck
Doesn't appeal to me. Which is a shame because I thought I'd be all over this. Uninteresting mechanics, bad animation, bland characters, and two things that are quickly becoming rehashed ideas; fairytale land (Grimm, Ceville, Fairytale Fights) and zombies (Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead Left 4 Dead).
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 05:07
KaL YoshiKa
Skirts aren't short enough...that is all.
Bear Guts's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 05:35
Bear Guts
Now you see the mistake they've made there is underpinning the gimmick with actual gameplay.
BrandonUndead's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 05:55
BrandonUndead
This looks thoroughly sucky and unoriginal.
Midgetsnowman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 06:11
Midgetsnowman
Y'now. I'd talk to my friends about Dadaist undertones..except..none of them have played No More heroes and none of them are art students so I dont think they'd give a shit like I would >.>
Tanukitsune's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 06:20
Tanukitsune
I presume the hero is based on Momotaro, and the girls look like Dorothy and Snow White? Shouldn't you place as Alice? :|
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 06:33
Knives
@Subenu
Yeah it looks like Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ Wii edition
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 07:04
Xzyliac
That title only reminded me of how badly I want a Alice remake.
SASUGA RIVAL's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 07:04
SASUGA RIVAL
Damn this reminds me of NAM 1975
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 07:09
Cowboy TTop
I think the influence of BB Hood from Capcom's character stable, is getting under the skin of some fans and devs, hence all the cute action games like this.

Its ironic, that Capcom have never actually given BB Hood her own game yet.
Steve Cebu's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 07:28
Steve Cebu
This might actually be a cool game depending on how they deal with the shooting mechanics. I like to use a Nyko perfect shot and that works blazingly well and I custome built a carbine for my wife, so she has a shot sholder stock.
i just hope you don't have to press A to reload shaking the nunchuck is a better way to reload. So many Wii games suck now, and so few rail shooters. hopefully this will be cheap enough and fun to play
zer0faults's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 07:33
zer0faults
I am sold. I would have paid full price for this off first impressions, easy sell on WiiWare.
zombiekiller13's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 08:40
zombiekiller13
Okay, good. I'm not the only one who thinks this looks like Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ. Fun game, but not worth the original $30 price (I grabbed it for $10 at Gamestop).
moominsean's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 09:04
moominsean
that music sounds straight outta Zombies Ate My Neighbors for the SNES.
joshyblood's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 09:04
joshyblood
I have Zombie BBQ and I played Zombie Panic at a media event. The producer and game designer of Zombie BBQ is also the director and game designer of Zombie Panic in Wonderland. After playing with both games, I think that Zombie Panic in Wonderland is way better game than Zombie BBQ.
Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 09:06
Diverse
Awesome. The re-imagining of old and adored fairy tales is one of my favorite design aesthetics. So needless to say, I love Snow White's weeaboo makeover. And if the end of the trailer is anything to go by, ZPiW will have it's fair share of gratuitous pantsu shots. Really looking forward to this!
samuraijack's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 09:13
samuraijack
zombiekiller13, are you the same person who does spam of Zombie BBQ in almost all websites which talk about Zombie Panic in Wonderland?
Tye The Czar's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 09:30
Tye The Czar
HOLY SHAZBOT! This game totally reminds me of Wild Guns on the SNES!
http://hardcoregaming101.net/wildguns/wildguns.htm
martinine's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 09:42
martinine
I'm sold. I will purchase this game. I loved that music. The gameplay looks so rewarding...
D-503's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 09:50
D-503
Wow. Zombies are really getting old.
Krahsh's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 09:53
Krahsh
CO-OOOOOP! I'm pretty much sold on anything that has local multiplayer as long as it's quality at least.
RTsharpshooter's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 09:55
RTsharpshooter
That actually looks quite fun. I like having a friend over to play a shooter like this with.

But speaking of Sin & Punishment, wheres S&P2?
megaStryke's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 10:00
megaStryke
@zombiekiller13

I'm pretty sure that Zombie BBQ was under $20 when it first came out.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 10:19
Dexter345
Looks okay, but it would have to vary up the gameplay to be worth much, I'd think.
grisser's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 11:13
grisser
Fuck yeah! Charge and Blast was fucking awesome
Hiltz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 11:26
Hiltz
Sin & Punishment happens to be one of my favorite video games of all time. Just for the similuarity of Wonderland being like it, I'll have to keep this game on my radar.
wutang4ever's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 12:13
wutang4ever
tyhis is wii ware? sweet!
Cadtalfryn's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 12:55
Cadtalfryn
Fairy tale characters with guns killing zomies...Wii-Ware is definitely looking awesome lately.
Dan CiTi's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 15:21
Dan CiTi
I like his friends.
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 16:49
BattyAdroit
This looks pretty dull.
zanthox's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 17:05
zanthox
Gotta agree... Little Red Robinhood Wii Edition. EXCELLENT!
Haggleman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 17:40
Haggleman
Aside from the crappy music, this looks like fun.
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 21:39
Aziel13
a bit too cutesy need more blood
kalidanthepalidan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 23:33
kalidanthepalidan
Has potential. Depends on the cost and how multiplayer works out.
tirkaro's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/22/2009 23:53
tirkaro
This shit is my JAM.

I love me some Sin and Punishment, but Sin and Punishment with Momotaro, Snow White, and Dorothy? All of which are packing guns, shooting zombies?

First day purchase definitely.
Paroxysm's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/23/2009 01:50
Paroxysm
Looks amazing but needs more labia.
DelayedPiano's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/23/2009 17:26
DelayedPiano
Sweet.
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