A game filled with zombies made by Tecmo -- sounds like a recipe for
success, right? Unfortunately, the demo we saw at E3 didn't inspire
much confidence in the upcoming PSP exclusive. Conceptually, Undead Knights
seems ripe for fun: imagine creating a zombie horde to tear apart your
enemies and do your bidding. Instead, what we saw at E3 was an
unpolished, uninspired brawler that doesn't take advantage of its
unique premise or the PSP hardware.
After an impressive CG
intro, we see a world that's ... brown. Most games nowadays have broken
away from a monochromatic color scheme, but looks like Undead Knights
didn't get the memo. The drab look just doesn't look very good on the
PSP screen. A hulking figure takes the screen, and starts pummeling
enemies with a sword. How does this invovle zombies? Well, you can go
up for a finishing move, transforming your victim into a mindless
zombie.
