buffy the no more heroes zombie slayer. that's the best way to sum up lollipop chainsaw at first glance. featuring a lichtenstein-inspired pop art hud and over-the-top humor drawn from the suda 51 vein, the game revels in the expected brutality of a zombie outbreak, but adds a dash of the unexpected with rainbows and sparkles following finishing moves and combos.

developed by suda 51's grasshopper manufacture, the cult name-dropping doesn't stop there. writer and director james gunn (dawn of the dead, tromeo and juliet, slither) created the script, while akira yamaoka (silent hill, shadows of the damned) is handling music -- but none of his work is featured in the current demo.

yamaoka said during our gamescom presentation, ''''''this game will be crazier than it is now.'''''' a terrifying thought, since the game already has the crazy dialed to 11.
gallery: lollipop chainsaw (gamescom 2011)


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