 "Road of the Dead" | |
| Author: | Evil-Dog |
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| Audio used: | Undead Chase |
| Origin: | 10/13/2010 |
| Age rating: | M |
| Size: | 24.5 MB |
| Score (As of October 2011): | 4.44/5.00 |
| Genre: | Action |
| Awards: |  Daily Feature
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| Author's comments: | |
| Hey people! SickDeathFiend, me and the rest of the team are very excited to bring you our first game: Road of the Dead!
Escape the quarantined city by driving through a highway filled with ravenous undead, carnage and chaos while the military tries to stop you! With 4 game modes, 24 medals and up to 1000 newgrounds point (OMFG!!!), we hope you greatly enjoy Road of the Dead! PERFORMANCE NOTE: Keep in mind the Q key to toggle the quality for people with slower computer, it is a pretty graphic intensive game :D The newgrounds Dimming Lights and Popup options can also help get better performance. Leave comments and tell us what you think of it! Cheers! | |
| Note | This information only refers to the official release on the Flash Portal. |
Road of the Dead Title Screen
Road of the Dead is an action-based Driving Game, with programming by Evil-Dog, art by SickDeathFiend, and a team of voice actors. It was submitted on October 13, 2010 and was an immediate success. It includes lots of upgrades and options and offers 24 Newgrounds Medal
(WARNING, SPOILERS AHEAD) Road of the Dead is the story of a mechanic who escapes the zombie apocalypse, despite stiff opposition from the military and Zombies. He decides the best way to do so is to equip a black sports car with everything he has and drive on Highway 65 to the tunnel that leads to the exit. Along the way, the military notices his attempt, and attempts to stop him with ground troops, helicopters, and even jets capable of carpet bombing. Over the radio, the player hears a story of the military's failure to stop the zombie threat. Eventually, a higher ranking officer, General Sherman, takes command, and gets the President's permission to use "The Drop" on the city in hopes of stopping the outbreak, killing all remaining forces and innocent civilians in the process. Although the player can escape the city before the Nuclear bomb hits, the game ends on a negative note, as it does not successfully stop the zombies.
Road of the Dead includes four distinct modes, one of which is locked at the start.
The Great Escape[]
This is the main story mode. The player's goal is to escape the zombie-ridden city despite stiff opposition from the military. Players regularly reach save points, which they will revert to if killed. After death, the player goes back to the garage to upgrade their vehicle with money earned on their prior runs, and can then attempt to drive to the next save point.
Highway to Hell[]
The ground soldiers put little mini computers in your butt to see whats going on in your butt. YES ITS DISGUSTING!
Dead on Time[]
This is a high-score based mode, in which players, who have a constant time limit, must extend this time by running over zombies. Therefore, the player must hit as many zombies as possible while still avoiding other obstacles; most importantly there is a major time-loss for hitting civilians, making distinguishing between targets and judging distances
Police State[]
This is another high-score based mode, which instead pits the player against an endless road of military forces.
Gameplay[]
The gameplay involves John Creasman's escape on Highway 65 where he must drive past through and avoid the military, zombies, and obstacles to make his escape. Zombies can be run over but high speed is recommended to avoid them clinging and civilians are to be avoided because running over them incurs RP penalty. The military starts off with only ground soldiers but later advances to spike traps, spike tricks, mines, helicopter, and even carpet bombing. The zombies also evolves into a more dangerous type which should be avoided.
The game, which takes place in a three dimensional environment yet uses 2D art, has sophisticated graphics, including a variety of civilians, soldiers, zombies, and obstacles.
Reception on Newgrounds[]
The game won Daily Feature and Weekly Users' Choice, and went to number 1 on the All Time Best in its first week. As of October 5, 2011, it has over 2,900 Reviews, with an average score of 9.6. Furthermore, it has over 2.3 million views and over 48,000 votes. Road of the Dead is featured in the Zombies and Halloween 2010 collections.
Reception[]
As of 25th October 2010, it scores 4.24 on Kongregate and around 9/10 on Armor Games. IGN, a popular gaming website, featured Road of the Dead in an article, praising its upgrade system, variety, and strategy.[1]