Not only does Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team (or SAHDMT for short) does have one of the greatest names I’ve heard a video game developer ever have, but they also have combined the fun of kicking a soccer ball around with the fun of brutally murdering zombies.
With that in mind, and my years of killing virtual zombies, I decided to take their flagship title, Pro Zombie Soccer, for a spin.
Pro Zombie Soccer has you playing as a highly-skilled soccer player named Jax. While looking for something to munch on, Jax is attacked by a super zombie who happened to be an even better soccer player than he was named Julinho. With that bite, Jax is infected with Julinho’s soccer skills, so he decides to use his newly acquired skills to take out some attacking zombies.
The controls are pretty simple to get a grasp of early on: Move the control stick up & down in order to aim and tap the stick to kick the ball at enemies. The longer you hold down the stick, the longer your charge will be, which translates to a higher amount of damage dealt. Zombies will slowly make their way from one end of the screen towards Jax and you complete each level when all of the attacking zombies have been eradicated.
The variety in attacking zombie types is done well as you’ll come across a number of different zombies, each requiring a specific way to be dealt with. For example, some zombies might be wearing armor, so multiple hits will be needed to take them out. Other zombies will burrow under the ground to pop up on occasion, which is when you should attack them.
As powerful as the soccer ball is, Pro Zombie Soccer also includes a number of power-ups Jax can use in order to murder zombies more efficiently. Lightning Ball allows Jax to kick his soccer ball more quickly, Piercing Ball mows down multiple zombies, and Angry Military Satellite puts you in control of a hovering satellite that can lock on to all zombies on-screen with a devastating laser attack.
Pro Zombie Soccer definitely has a lot going for it right now. It’s a game that most people can understand how to play easily, it has a great art style to it, and the murdering of zombies will never get old. This is a game that I’m going to be keeping an eye out for when it finally releases on the App Store.
