Zombie Trailer Park

By Harry J Carter Harry J Carter
Level: Basic PLUS

Having been an avid gamer for over twenty years and reviewed games during this time, I decided it was time to reintroduce myself again into ...

Zombie Trailer Park

Leaderboards: YesMultiplayer: NoAchievements: YesGame Center compatible: Yes (scoreboard based only, no direct multiplayer)Formats: Apple iPod touch, iPhone, iPadDevelopers: Ninja KiwiSize: 33.8 MB

Plot

A mean bunch of zombies, ghouls and fat guys are running amok downtown and they are heading for your trailer park! You need to build an unlikely army consisting of men with shovels, angry farmers and preacher men to quell the attack and stop them destroying your beloved home. Now where is that darn pitchfork Cletus?

The aim is to destroy the zombie base before they destroy yours. You generate money every few seconds that can be used to purchase units or buildings. Every enemy destroyed gives you more 'yee-haw' points which can be used to call upon one of three super attacks when you have achieved the necessary points.

Stages

Stage 1: Early to Dead, Early to RiseStage 2: A kick in the DeadStage 3: Nothing ventured, nothing brainedStage 4: Trash talks, dead walks

High Scores

Based on how quickly you destroy the Zombie Base

Achievements

Winner! (100 points): Won all stagesFlatline (100 points): Win stage 4 with your base health bar in danger (flashing)Yee-Haw! (100 points): Used all 3 Yee-Haw powers in the same roundMob Rulez (100 points): Have 50 living shovel men, not counting angry mobsFodder (100 points): Eviscerate 5000 basic walker zombiesLose Weight Fast (100 points): Chunkify 200 Fat GuysClean Sweep (100 points): Win stage 4 with no damage to your baseTestify! (100 points): Convert 100 zombies with the preacherI love cousin Earl (100 points): Used three air strikes in the same roundZombie Killa (100 points): Destroy 10,000 zombies of any type

In game tools

Units

Shovel man: The lowest denominator of soldier. A man with shovel walks towards the enemy flailing a shovel. Close quarter combat is his only hope.Cost $50Angry Farmer: Man is he mad. Armed with a shotgun he attempts to kill the enemy from distance, whilst at the same time trying to avoid any close quarter combat.Cost $200Survivalist: A mechanical killing machine. The machine-gun mounted juggernaut chugs toward the enemy mowing down any oncoming soldiers.Cost $900Moonshine Bomber: A man armed with some deadly Moonshine throws bottles Molotov style towards the enemy. Similar to the Angry Farmer his forte is avoiding any close quarter combat and killing enemies from distance.Cost $350Preacher Man: If you can't turn to god who can you turn to? The Preacher man attempts to convert the oncoming enemy so that they turn to the good side and help save your trailer park. A truly noble cause.Cost $1,500

Buildings

Salvage Yard: Helps generate more money quickerCost $500Trailer: Each trailer purchase increases your maximum army limit by 5.Cost $250Farm House: The breeding ground for angry farmers. Purchasing this enables you to unleash the angry farmers on the enemy.Cost $1,000Garage: Where the survivalist is built. Purchasing this enables you to build the survivalist machine.$1,500Still: This is where you can whip up some Moonshine Bombers. Purchasing this enables you to buy Moonshine bombers.$1,200Chapel: Enables you to call upon God's messengers in your fight. Purchasing this enables you to buy the Preacher Men.$1,500

Yee-Haw Powers

Angry Mobs (unlocked after 3,000 yee-haw points): Man is that mob angry. Unleash a big gang of people on a mission to kill the enemy.Harvester (unlocked after 4,000 yee-haw points): Mow down the enemy with a Harvester.Air Strike (unlocked after 5,000 yee-haw points): Bombs fall from the sky on your enemy, wiping the landscape of the vermin that attempt to destroy your trailer park.

Tips

Send out several soldiers at the same time rather than one or two. A group together is more effective than one or two stragglersBe careful not to over-commit soldiers, sending out shovelmen against the fat guys is futileUse Yee-haw abilities wisely. Draw the enemy in when using the Harvester or Air Strike to kill more enemies in one goSend in the cavalry after a yee-haw strike, thus depleting the zombie base's energyCall in the Preacherman as soon as he is available, once you begin to turn enemies against themselves victory is in sightThe jumpers can jump over your soldiers, keep some money in reserve to enable quick purchase of soliders to kill these jumpers when they are nearing your base

Positives and Negatives

Positives

It's free and better than a lot of paid apps. You should download this game as it is a) fun to play and b) free!Easy to pick up gameplay, only 11 options in game makes it easier to know what to do and whenGame Center compatibility adds longevity to the game. You will continue to strive to achieve an even better time to try and get on the leaderboardThe intricate nature of the gameplay means that tactics can switch in an instant depending on the enemy that is attacking youDifferent enemies are all susceptible to varying methods of attackA fun hillbilly theme is maintained throughout, from the location to the units and buildings.Not necessarily all attack minded gameplay, waiting for the enemy to advance with a yee-haw power (Harvester and Air strike) in reserve will pay dividends

Negatives

Would be nice to know how close you are to unlocking achievements where they involve doing something a number of times, like killing 10,000 zombiesDifferent backgrounds for the different stages would have been more appealingMore stages to complete would be niceSometimes crashes out of the game after submitting a score to Game CenterThis article has been viewed 32 time(s).
Article Submitted On: January 06, 2011

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