Fully "armed" with his chainsaw, trusty boomstick, and trademark quips, Ash must once again save Dearborn from the unspeakable horrors spawned from The Book of the Dead. After a vortex to the undead is unwittingly opened, deadites swarm through Dearborn, turning humans into zombies. Now, with Dearborn in chaos and citizens begging for help, Ash must hack and slash his way through the streets and figure out how to close the vortex. Ash soon learns that all is not what it seems--those he trusts may be plotting against him, and the history of Dearborn might be irrevocably changed.
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I really hate to put this one back on my shelf. I love the Evil Dead franchise with all my heart. My mom showed me Army of Darkness as a kid and I've loved the series ever since.
But this game, is so painfully average that it hurts. Constant back tracking, boring combat, a confusing and all very similar town layout, also a good amount of confusion on what to do (could be a skill issue on my part). After an NPC I was supposed to protect died and I was set back a ways because I hadn't saved, I just can't be bothered to play through it all again. Eventually? yes! especially since I spent $40 on a CIB copy for my PS2. Bought a copy of Regeneration, I'll check that one out sometime too.
There's good things here like of course the legend Bruce Campbell but all around meh game.
But this game, is so painfully average that it hurts. Constant back tracking, boring combat, a confusing and all very similar town layout, also a good amount of confusion on what to do (could be a skill issue on my part). After an NPC I was supposed to protect died and I was set back a ways because I hadn't saved, I just can't be bothered to play through it all again. Eventually? yes! especially since I spent $40 on a CIB copy for my PS2. Bought a copy of Regeneration, I'll check that one out sometime too.
There's good things here like of course the legend Bruce Campbell but all around meh game.
Despite me being an evil dead fan I will have to put away my love for the franchise and look at this objectively, And unfortunately this game is not very good.
It controls stiffly, areas are barren without much to do, combat is tedious and repetitive, and often there is long drawn out cutscenes which are unskippable, which also sucks when the checkpoint is placed just behind it forcing you to wait 2 minutes then play, then die, then repeat.
It controls stiffly, areas are barren without much to do, combat is tedious and repetitive, and often there is long drawn out cutscenes which are unskippable, which also sucks when the checkpoint is placed just behind it forcing you to wait 2 minutes then play, then die, then repeat.