History VideoGame / ZombieRaid

An arcade LightGunGame which tells a grim and bloody horror tale. A village out in the middle of nowhere is being terrorized by the lord of a nearby castle, who has been robbing graves and abducting innocent people--anyone who's taken back to his lair is never heard from again, and rumors abound that ungodly experiments are unfolding within the castle's musty halls. Further fueling these rumors are sightings of horrific monsters, and corpses that have come back to life. The local authorities are powerless to stop the twisted madman's experiments, and it seems nothing can stand between him and a world filled with ghouls.

!!Examples of tropes in this VideoGame:

* ZombieApocalypse: [[CaptainObvious No, really?]] With a title like ''Zombie Raid,'' how could it be anything ''else?'' It seems isolated to a local village for the time being, but the BigBad expresses his intent to spread it to the rest of the world when you confront him.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Apart from their typical shambling gait and rotted appearance, they seem at least intelligent enough to use rudimentary weapons like stakes--which they also know how to throw at you. [[FromBadToWorse They know how to use ''guns,'']] too.

* ShrodingersPlayerCharacter: There's clearly only one protagonist, so who the hell is player two supposed to be?

* GuideDangIt: The location of the three crystal orbs needed to advance to the TrueFinalBoss. Without watching a video playthrough and knowing where to shoot at ''exactly'' the right moment, you're doomed to the bad ending.

* OneWingedAngel: The BigBad downs a beaker of monster serum after you blast him full of holes, taking the form of a massive reptillian demon for the final battle.

* RedRightHand: the BigBad has a rather pirate-worthy hook hand.

* MonsterMash: You fight a ''lot'' of monsters from all across the horror spectrum, including [[ZombieApocalypse zombies]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], [[BatOutOfHell mutant bats]], [[Mummy mummies]], and [[BrainInAJar self-roaming brains.]]

* {{Narm}}: ''Every single line'' that comes out of Charles' mouth. Special mention to his CatchPhrase:
--> '''Charles:''' (In a campy British accent) Let's break some monster bones!

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Apart from their typical shambling gait and rotted appearance, they seem at least intelligent enough to use rudimentary weapons like stakes--which they also know how to throw at you. Later stages show that [[FromBadToWorse they know how to use ''guns,'']] too.

An arcade LightGunGame which tells a grim and bloody horror tale. A village out in the middle of nowhere is being terrorized by the lord of a nearby castle, who has been robbing graves and abducting innocent people--anyone who's taken back to his lair is never heard from again, and rumors abound that ungodly experiments are unfolding within the castle's musty halls. Further fueling these rumors are sightings of horrific monsters, and corpses that have come back to life. The local authorities are powerless to stop the twisted madman's experiments, and it seems nothing can stand between him and his monstrous ambitions.

Enter Edward Windsor, a private detective who's down on his luck. Despite having little interest in getting caught up in something as insane as monster-hunting, he needs the money, and takes the case. What follows is perhaps the most harrowing night of his life--armed with a pum-action shotgun, he must battle legions of undead monstrosities as he hunts them back to their source, wading knee-deep in terrors beyond anything he could have ever imagined...

This game is especially noteworthy for excellent hand-drawn (if bloody) visuals, EverythingTryingToKillYou, and difficulty of both the [[FakeDifficulty cheap kind]] and [[NintendoHard the challenging kind.]]

* AbnormalAmmo: Some of the weapon power ups include this.

An arcade LightGunGame which tells a grim and bloody horror tale. A village out in the middle of nowhere is being terrorized by the lord of a nearby castle, who has been robbing graves and abducting innocent people--anyone who's taken back to his lair is never heard from again, and rumors abound that ungodly experiments are unfolding within the castle's musty halls. Further fueling these rumors are sightings of horrific monsters, and corpses that have come back to life. The local authorities are powerless to stop the twisted madman's experiments, and it seems nothing can stop him.

** {{Mummy}}: In the catacombs of the castle, you'll encounter an entire host of bandage-wrapped cadavers emerging from coffins. [[ImprobableWeaponUser They hurl their wrappings at you to attack.]]

** {{Mummy}}: In the catacombs of the castle, you'll encounter an entire host of bandage-wrapped cadavers emerging from coffins. [[ImrpobableWeaponUser They hurl their wrappings at you to attack.]]

* MonsterMash: You fight a ''lot'' of monsters from all across the horror spectrum, including [[ZombieApocalypse zombies]], [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], [[BatOutOfHell mutant bats]], {{Mummy mummies}}, and [[BrainInAJar self-roaming brains.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: During the elevator ride during the 5th stage, a werewolf similar to the first boss drops into the elevator with you, forcing you to blast away at it at close range to keep it from mauling you. It seems invincible otherwise, until the door opens and Charles--who got separated from you earlier--blows its head off from behind.

* MadeOfIron: Many of the zombies can soak up multiple rounds before finally going down. [[spoiler: The BigBad also deserves mentioning, as he takes several chestfuls of bullets before having to resort to his PsychoSerum.]]

* MonsterMash: You fight a ''lot'' of monsters from all across the horror spectrum, including zombies, werewolves, mutant bats, mummies, and [[BrainInAJar self-roaming brains.]]

** RocksFallEveryoneDies: Fail to meet the above criteria, you promptly get dropped onto a bed of spikes. Have fun plaything through this nightmare ''all over again!''

** LooksLikeOrlok: Between his BaldOfEvil, NightmareFace, and pointy ears, he looks like a wrinkled vampire.

* RedRightHand: the BigBad has a rather mean-looking hook hand.

* TurnsRed: Every boss you fight begins flashing a bright cherry-red as they approach death...but be warned, they'll fight even harder.
* ZombieApocalypse: [[CaptainObvious No, really?]] With a title like ''Zombie Raid,'' how could it be anything else? It seems isolated to a local village for the time being, but the BigBad expresses his intent to spread it to the rest of the world when you confront him.

* {{Narm}}: ''Every single line'' that comes out of Charles' mouth. Special mention to his CathPhrase:

* BittersweetEnding: In the end, you manage to kill the zombies and their warped creator, and the villagers can live in safety. However, [[spoiler: Edward's new friend Edward was killed when he was corrupted by the BigBad, and Windsor himself is resigned to his fate as "a miserable detective" as he trudges off to find his next case.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: During the elevator ride during the 5th stage, a werewolf similar to the first boss drops into the elevator with you, forcing you to blast away at it at close range to keep it from mauling you. It seems invincible otherwise, until the door opens and Charles--who got separated from you earlier--blows its head off from behind.

* HauntedCastle: The BigBad's lair, where most of the game takes place. It crosses over with MadScientist Laboratory in the later stages.

*** RocksFallEveryoneDies: Fail to meet the above criteria, you promptly get dropped onto a bed of spikes. Have fun plaything through this nightmare ''all over again!''

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Apart from their typical shambling gait and rotted appearance, they seem at least intelligent enough to use rudimentary weapons like stakes--which they also know how to throw at you.

--> '''BigBad:''' Tonight, we're serving a special dish...'''you!''

* ZombieApocalypse: [[CaptainObvious No, really?]] With a title like ''Zombie Raid,'' how could it be anything else?

* HostageSpiritLink: Be careful on the trigger, or you'll lose as much health to accidentally shooting innocent people as you would to the undead hordes.

* {{Narm:}} ''Every single line'' that comes out of Charles' mouth. Special mention to his CathPhrase:

An arcade LightGunGame which tells the story of a private detective fighting zombies in Victorian times.

* BittersweetEnding
* BodyHorror

* ZombieApocalypse