Trapped Dead

Headup Games · Jul 15, 2011

Mature

About

The story takes place in the early 80s in a small town names Hedge Hill near Kansas City, Missouri. The sowing of a new genetically modified type of corn caused the existence of a new virus which mutated through the natural food chain. A dog bite of an infected animal caused a local outbreak of the virus which rapidly infected the inhabitants of the idyllic provincial town. Mike and Gerald, two college boys, are thrown into the middle of a terrifying horror scenario. Having pulled over to a gas station near Hedge Hill during what was meant to be an enjoyable road trip, they are unaware of the virus which has already reached the gas station and its staff…

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Critic 4.8 (5 critics) · Gamer 3.9

Critic reviews

IGN
Jon Michael · Aug 12, 2011
4.0
Trapped Dead has some good ideas and its low price tag (a mere $10 on Steam) may be very tempting. Killing the first few zombies in the tutorial level alone shows the violence and tactical planning that could have made the game something special. As you progress however, all the bugs, all the inconsistent controls, all the unbalanced gameplay, and the awful checkpoint system completely ruin the experience.
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Game Watcher
David Brown · Feb 07, 2011
4.5
As it stands, there’s hardly ever a reason to go beyond the obviously marked out route to the objective, as there’ll not ever really be anything that interesting to find if you do. Sad really, because underneath the dreary exterior there does lie the kernel of a compelling game, certainly if a second player was involved, but it’s impossible to recommend that you dig deep enough to find it.
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GameStar.de
Nico Stockheim · Dec 16, 2010
5.8
Ich persönlich fand Zombies schon immer super, sei es in Filmen wie Dawn of the Dead oder in Computerspielen. Dementsprechend hoch war die Vorfreude, dass Crenetic die Untoten nun in ein Taktik-Spiel verpackt. Allerdings stellte sich schnell Ernüchterung ein. Potenzial ist ja durchaus vorhanden, allerdings hat das Spiel so viele Ecken und Kanten, dass es mich nicht wirklich überzeugen kann.
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Gamekult
Thomas Mangot · Jul 22, 2011
3.0
Vu que les zombis sont incapables d'ouvrir les portes et qu'il suffit de faire le tour d'une table pour les semer, il n'y a pas vraiment de raison de se fatiguer. Déjà pas bien loti par la nature, Trapped Dead se permet en plus certaines extravagances, comme faire disparaître un objectif critique de la carte, nous obligeant parfois à recommencer tout un niveau. Sans façon.
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Multiplayer.it
Rosario Salatiello · Mar 28, 2011
6.5
Trapped Dead è frutto di quella che è palesemente un'ottima idea, messa in atto - per inesperienza o per altri motivi - in un modo che purtroppo ne va decisamente a inficiare la qualità finale. Ma i buoni spunti presenti nella fatica di Headup Games restano sicuramente ben presenti, e fanno ben sperare per eventuali sviluppi futuri: chi avrebbe mai pensato infatti di inserire un dottore paralitico tra i personaggi disponibili?
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