App of the Day: Dead Rising Mobile for iPhone

There ’s a zombie horde assail your iPhone ! Thankfully Dead Rising Mobile , the pocket - sized variant of the democratic console plot , give you plenty of knives , shopping carts , golf clubs and frying pans to serve you put them down .

What is it?

deadened Rising Mobile , iPhone , $ 5 . The most fun you’re able to have smash automaton on your iPhone , Dead Rising Mobile , like the console version before it , taps into the light side of zombi killing — ruin them with aim that you ’d never ordinarily reckon arm ( though there are , of course , the requisite butchers knives and chain saw , too . ) The missions and gameplay are pretty straightforward , but they help push you along to detect Modern style to mete out with the stumble masses . If you ’re in trouble , you could abuse out to your friends for help via Twitter or Facebook , and if the zombies infect you before your champion make it there you could reanimate as a special zombie in their game .

Who’s it good for?

People who like zombies ; people who hate zombies ; iPhone gamers with an perceptiveness of the morbid .

Why’s it better than alternatives?

beat surface is a trusted name in automaton killing amusement , and they do n’t shed the ball with the mobile variant of the biz . And while some games of this ilk can get a morsel repetitive , a watercourse of inventive new zombie - maul tactics keeps thing fresh . And , and ! , the next update will be iPad compatible .

How could it be even better?

A slightly less linear track for missions would be nice — part of the prayer of zombies is that you ’re leave to your own devices to figure out what to do . And graphically the game is beneficial , but not keen .

you may snap up Dead Rising : Mobile in the App Store for $ 5 .

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