‘Grandpa and the Zombies’ Go Crazy

Some games just embrace their inner silliness, and they’re better for it. In an era of an increased saturation of serious zombie games, I enjoy it when some developers embrace the theme but add their own sense of charm to it. Grandpa and the Zombies [$0.99] is one such game.

As you could probably surmise from the title, Grandpa and the Zombies has a funny little setup. “Grandpa” (the hero of the tale) wakes up mysteriously in a hospital with a broken leg, only to find that the apacolypse has apparently started. Zombies are slowly filing into the building, and knocking at his door — so he has to scram, immediately. The only problem is he’s in a wheelchair. From there, the game pretty much just rolls with the premise.

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