The only wish I have is that the game be remastered, so that the style and textures of the city can be fully realised instead of being held back by the limited technology of its time. Download Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse demo for Windows to unleash your undead army with this zombie-loving demo. I personally enjoyed the setting of this game, a neo-1950's metropolis with hover cars, laser guns and a mind numbed populace that fail to stop a single zombie from causing the entire cities downfall and inevitable nuclear destruction. It failed to keep my attention for prolonged periods of time which is a shame for what I consider to be one of the best zombie games available. There are a few moments throughout where you may possess an enemy and turn their conventional weaponry against the living, small reminders that although this game was good for its time it could have been even better. The formula falls down to move to an area, eat some brains and gain some followers, fight the police to win and move to a new area. The battles consisted of simply striking your opponent, throwing your explosive body parts at them to kill them or alternatively, eating their brains to turn them into a member of your growing zombie horde. After I crested the 60 minute mark I found the action to be repetitive and grating. Stubbs has unique and interesting 3rd person action melee combat that is funny and interesting for about an hour.
However with Cryptosporidium’s sundry arsenal of interesting weapons and abilities that truly reached for the stars, it turned out to be a far more engaging adventure overall. Though, due to the lack of diversity in its gameplay, Stubbs couldn’t hold up against titles like Destroy All Humans, which had a similar premise of a monster attacking civilisation. The biggest thing that keeps this game fresh is the take on 'being the monster.' A premise that breaks a certain mould found in stories and something a lot of game companies don't often have the brains to pull off. Although at the beginning you root for Stubbs, the gratuitous cranial crunching slowly turns us away from his cause and causes the player to wonder whether they are anything close to the good guy or simply the monster munching on him.
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