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Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 30 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Ignition Entertainment
Developer: InLight Entertainment
Genre(s): Adventure, Platform
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Summary
The Earth is under attack by a horde of Alien Brain... uh...Thingys! Humans, succumbing to ray-guns, mind-control, and shiny flying saucers, have failed to defend their planet and let it fall easily into the clutches of the Big Brain and his army of Brain Thingys. The only hope left for mankind is three Teenage Zombies that have arisen from a graveyard disturbed in the invasion. The undead trio ignores their normal human victims in favor of the pulsing pink brains they see EVERYWHERE - all the while being lured to the ultimate lunch: THE BIG BRAIN! The Big Brain soon realizes he's overlooked this "Super Race" as they inexplicably resist mind control, are unaffected by ray-gun wounds, and devour his Brain Thingy Armies like sweets! He refocuses his efforts and resources to battle the Earth's greatest champions: The Teenage Zombies! Teenage Zombies uses a whimsical style that focuses on, and parodies the Zombie genre, as well as 1950s style Science Fiction. This is presented in a comic book look featuring comic book panels, dialogue boxes and story telling. Gameplay involves side-scrolling adventures opening up to stylus mini-games, double-screen boss battles, and brain busting puzzle challenges. [Ignition]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Hardcore Gamer Magazine
Teenage Zombies is pretty much the perfect platformer. [Spring 2008, p.52]
NGamer UK
The puzzling work definitely hits the mark like a shovel to the jugular. [May 2008, p.74]
Game Chronicles
The combination of zombies and alien brains is unbeatable, in theory and in execution in this fun and charming DS puzzle title.
Read Full Review >Gamers' Temple
It isn't the prettiest, longest or most challenging game out there, but if you thirst for an era of puzzles, slower pacing and an almost tangible sense of style, you'll probably like these zombies as much as I did.
Read Full Review >Maxi Consolas (Portugal)
Most of the obstacles will require you to change constantly between characters and thus keeping you occupied. Although level design could need a little more variety it's still a nice proposition for those who like platform games. [May 2008]
The New York Times
Zombies is not perfect. The puzzles could be more challenging, the story could be a bit funnier and the game could be longer. Still the game has zombies and evil alien brains, and for that it simply cannot be faulted.
Read Full Review >GameFocus
The premise, presentation and characters are endearing and done very well. But a lack of variety and depth in gameplay will leave most gamers wanting more.
Read Full Review >Destructoid
It bugged me that there was so much about this game that got it right, but it was ultimately too pulled down by super-linear level design for me to love it to the end.
Read Full Review >Zentendo
The title feels like a throwback to some of the older platforming games from the SNES era; however, the length of the title it’s biggest flaw.
Read Full Review >Thunderbolt
Although it becomes frustrating at times, the short bursts of gameplay hold enough style and adventure to warrant a stumbling return.
Read Full Review >n-Revolution Magazine UK
A funny and fairly entertaining challenge. [Issue#21, p.88]
Cheat Code Central
A great concept but suffers from being too simplistic overall. If there was a little more attention given to making the game longer, and perhaps a little more challenging, this would have been a worthwhile title. But as it stands, this title just ranks about average.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
But thanks to clever puzzle-solving and some touch screen-centric minigames for variety, Teenage Zombies is good fun. [May 2008, p.88]
Pocket Gamer UK
Teenage Zombies is a refreshingly irreverent and playable platform romp that is only slightly sullied by some unfortunate repetition and an overall lack of challenge.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
It is very good. Next time around I'd like to see a smidge more variety in the puzzles, perhaps a few more mini-games and maybe a multiplayer mode for some of those mini-games would be good - oh, and checkpoints in the longer levels!
Read Full Review >GameZone
While it is an engaging and often funny Nintendo DS platform game, Teenage Zombies rarely shuffles its way to new and clever heights. It’s a virtual comic book with plenty of brain-devouring action that could have been a lot better.
Read Full Review >IGN
It offers some decent puzzle platforming, though the game never becomes very challenging. The touch screen minigames are hit or miss and the game actually isn't very long.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
But the slow pacing and bad combat tarnish what otherwise might have been a portable gem. [May 2008, p.99]
Read Full Review >1UP
The odd bit of slowdown and mostly forgettable minigames (aside from the amusing Big Brain Challenge) further detract from the experience, but with great presentation and a genuinely funny narrative that recalls the zaniness of "Earthworm Jim" and "Dead Head Fred," I cannot help but be charmed by Teenage Zombies.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
Pick it up if you're looking for a short time waster, just don't expect too much out of it.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Like a bacon-wrapped cerebellum, Teenage Zombies is a tasty appetizer that just doesn't quite satisfy.
Read Full Review >Jolt Online Gaming UK
Teenage Zombies feels a bit like a normal platformer made in a haphazard fashion with slightly dodgy, sluggish gameplay, that has had the whole zombie thing tacked on afterwards in an effort to pretend it was meant to be dodgy, haphazard and sluggish in the first place.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys is the kind of game that you can take with you on a trip and play in bite-sized chunks, but the forgettable puzzles and overabundance of dull stages do nothing to help the feeling that it's trying to drag out the dead for as long as it can.
Read Full Review >GamingExcellence
Teenage Zombies is full of great ideas and concepts, all wrapped together in a charming and funny package. Unfortunately, the slow-paced gameplay, short length, and terribly linear design conspire to undermine the positive elements.
Read Full Review >Level7.nu
As a fusion between platforming and puzzles, this is definitively a pleasant title. Unfortunately the developers haven't given the game the second level of polish you'd expect from a retail game. Controls, graphics and gameplay all do their job but never stand out compared to competing titles.
Read Full Review >DarkZero
The puzzles are well designed, the team mechanic works well, and the mini games add a little variety. It’s not the toughest game in the world, which makes its length all that more disappointing, but it’s fun while it lasts and the style of the presentation really adds to this.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
As it stands, though, Teenage Zombies is a mediocre game at best, offering less and less incentive and getting increasingly repetitive the more you play.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
There's remarkably little puzzle-solving, and on the occasions when you do need to find a power-up to get through an area, you'll generally find it right next to it. The plodding pace of the game also makes combat incredibly dull, as you might expect.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.4 (out of 10) based on 28 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
