Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol

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  • Summary: Enjoy 16-bit console gaming with the cult classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel, Ghoul Patrol. The cult classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel make their long awaited return in Lucasfilm Classic Games: Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol! Play these classics from theEnjoy 16-bit console gaming with the cult classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel, Ghoul Patrol. The cult classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors and its sequel make their long awaited return in Lucasfilm Classic Games: Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol! Play these classics from the golden age of 16-bit gaming with new enhancements and never before seen museum features.

    Zombies Ate My Neighbors
    Hey, where's that scary music coming from? Yikes! It's Zombies Ate My Neighbors, where you appear in every demented horror flick ever to make you hurl ju-jubes.

    What are Zeke and Julie, our two wholesome teenage stars doing in a 16-bit game like this?! Trying to save the nice neighbors, cheerleaders and babies from a fate worse than polyester!

    Who could put this SLICE of suburbia in such goose-pimply hysteria? Zombies, relentless Chainsaw Maniacs, Mummies, Evil Dolls that just won't die, Lizard Men, Blobs, Vampires, Giant Ants, Martians and more.

    Will these crazy kids survive the night? Find your way through 55 horror-filled levels like a grocery store gone bad, a shopping mall awry, a mysterious island and your own back yard. Don't miss "Weird Kids on the Block", "Mars Needs Cheerleaders" and "Dances With Werewolves".

    You can fend off the freaks with a virtual candy counter of weapons like uzi squirt guns, exploding soda pop, bazookas, weed wackers and ancient artifacts. Also grab power ups-o-rama like secret potions and bobo clown decoys. Does this game ever end?!

    Ghoul Patrol
    Zeke and Julie, our intrepid teenagers, visit the Ghosts and Ghouls exhibit at the city library, where they find an old treasure chest containing an ancient spirit book. Naturally, they cannot resist reading it. Suddenly, a horrific snaggle-toothed spirit emerges.

    Now, this snarling phantom and his dastardly minions are infesting Metropolis and slithering their way into the history books, where they plan to rewrite history with their spooky ways. Only you have the power to go back in time to de-spook an encyclopedia of zombified historic dudes.

    Terminate, with prejudice, using crossbows, ping-pong ball machine guns, Martian "Heatseeker" guns, and more.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. KeenGamer
    Oct 21, 2022
    67
    Zombies Ate My Neighbors And Ghoul Patrol is a fine combo package of a cult classic of yesteryear. A credible and well spirited effort has brought these two titles to modern systems near perfectly. Any issue that I have are due to the problems inherent in either title; Ghoul Patrol is not as good as Zombies and both suffer from hard to navigate level design at times.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Jul 1, 2021
    60
    A game as good as Zombies Ate My Neighbors deserves a stronger package than this one, which feels in parts like a bit of a hack job. We're sure it isn't, but the lack of extras or even meaningful settings to change (again, you can't remap the controls) are a huge bummer. We could complain about the lack of the Mega Drive version, as while most favour the SNES game there is something to be said for the Sega port's always-visible status screen, but overall we still recommend this package to anyone who simply wants a slightly inferior version of a bloomin' brilliant game on their Switch, plus its much worse, but kind of okay sequel. This is — shockingly — probably the worst way to play Zombies Ate My Neighbors ever, but it's still a way to play Zombies Ate My Neighbors. So it gets the slightest of thumbs-ups.
  3. Worth Playing
    Jul 21, 2021
    60
    On the one hand, getting Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol on a modern platform is great, especially on the Switch, where docked and portable play has always served as the system's strength. The former is still a classic title that holds up well even if the difficulty can scare people away, while the latter is good but not as ambitious or polished as its predecessor. On the other hand, the inability to disable bezels is a shame, but the unclear save system and the unnecessary control changes ruin things for new and old players alike. This isn't the ideal way to play any of these games, but it works when no other options are available.
  4. Gamezebo
    Aug 4, 2021
    60
    Ultimately Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a good game that’s sadly been poorly treated with this port. There’s not enough that’s been added in here to make it worthwhile for those who have fond memories of playing it back in 1993, and the rough edges will likely put off most newcomers.
  5. Destructoid
    Jul 6, 2021
    55
    You could do worse — there are still two fun games here — but you could do better. I always applaud when old games become more widely available, but I prefer it when they go the extra mile to present a definitive version. This isn’t the definitive version of either game, so I hope you’re happy with just a version.
  6. NintendoWorldReport
    Jul 9, 2021
    55
    As someone who loves Zombies Ate My Neighbors, it’s disappointing to see it brought to Switch in this way. I can happily recommend that game to top-down arcade-action fans, but the weighty ball-and-chain that is Ghoul Patrol really isn’t worth anyone’s time. Once you’ve played Zombies, Ghoul Patrol is only a letdown from there, and I still find myself wishing these titles had simply been dropped onto the NSO service considering how little has been added to this compilation.

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. Nintenderek
    Oct 8, 2021
    8
    There's not much to say here. Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a great game. Ghoul Patrol is just okay. The ports are good, but missing a fewThere's not much to say here. Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a great game. Ghoul Patrol is just okay. The ports are good, but missing a few basic options that a lot of other ports have. If you grew up with these games, or like this arcade style of games, you'll probably enjoy this collection. However, if you don't like old school arcade games or don't like particularly difficult games, this may not be the collection for you.… Expand
  2. Zski
    Jul 3, 2021
    6
    The original games themselves are great. Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a 8/10, Ghoul Patrol is a 7/10, but this release of the game is prettyThe original games themselves are great. Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a 8/10, Ghoul Patrol is a 7/10, but this release of the game is pretty weak. I don’t mind not having simplistic bonus features, but not being able to remap the controls is a huge hit, especially since the control scheme they used feels like it was thought out at all - and it’s not what the original control layout was as well. They made no changes to the games themselves except the controls, makes no sense. I find myself dying simply because the controls go against formats that I have used throughout any other game in my life. Would have been nice if it had some quality of life options and improvements as well, because otherwise, they’re just the original game. The source games are great, this release is alright.… Expand
  4. Discordian
    Aug 8, 2021
    4
    Original ZAMN is a solid 8/10 for me. The 4/10 here is because achievements don't save, controls can't be rebound (and the new defaults areOriginal ZAMN is a solid 8/10 for me. The 4/10 here is because achievements don't save, controls can't be rebound (and the new defaults are awful and confusing), the original title screen goodies didn't make it into this version, and no online multiplayer. Honestly worse than the original SNES release, and that's just really pathetic. They couldn't even bother to make achievements save OR announce when you get them, which would have at least added some extra life into the game. You're better off running this game on an emulator where you can get achievements and online multiplayer with very little effort.

    Buy it if you're a fan and just want it on the Switch I guess. Otherwise, just emulate it, you'll have a better experience.    … Expand

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