Why not just call it Zombies Ate My Neighbors 2, or even something like _ Ate My Neighbors, with Werewolves or other creatures taking center stage in the title for future installments? It has been heavily rumored that the development of Ghoul Patrol was outsourced to a third party by LucasArts, perhaps accounting for the dip in gameplay quality, and I can only imagine that the stark name change didn’t help things for the budding series where brand recognition is concerned. The game was also noticeably more unforgiving than its predecessor, and I can’t even remember making it past the second or third level as a kid.
But despite the good intentions, Ghoul Patrol just seemed to lack a lot of the soul and the spirit that made Zombies Ate My Neighbors such a cult classic. The oddly titled Ghoul Patrol was released exclusively on Super Nintendo (a Sega Genesis version was canceled during production), and featured Zeke and Julie returning to the frontlines to take down more hordes of monsters and creatures. Read More: 25 Horror Games Based on Scary MoviesĪlthough Zombies Ate My Neighbors wasn’t considered a commercial success at the time of its release, the growing cult following it amassed was still enough to warrant a spiritual sequel in 1994. And how would you save them all? By using a homemade arsenal of water guns, soda cans, and fire extinguishers, of course! You could even take a special potion and turn into a giant purple wildebeest for several precious seconds and unleash an indestructible reign of terror in your path.
You’ve got cheerleaders jumping on trampolines, unwitting tourist couples, dudes having barbeques or lounging in the pool, and even little babies crawling around the yard while there are zombies and all sorts of other creatures afoot. The titular neighbors themselves were a hysterical and stereotypical grouping of the unsuspecting victims we all know so well from our favorite B-list horror movies. Read More: Revisiting LucasArts Classics from the ’90s You can hear it in the quirky and toe-tapping soundtrack, and in the wailing screams when you accidentally let a zombie eat one of your neighbors. You can see it in the unmistakably cartoony graphics and in Zeke’s red and blue movie theater glasses. But to leave the description at that would do the game a grave injustice, as the charm of Zombies Ate My Neighborsis so much more than that. The premise of Zombies Ate My Neighborswas incredibly simple: you and a friend play as two teenage kids named Zeke and Julie, who have to save their dimwitted neighbors from a wacky zombie apocalypse. While the top-down, zany action shooter has had a rocky history over the years, it still stands as a game that was incredibly ahead of its time, wildly self-aware, and a strong contender for a modern remake after all these years. In 1993, nothing captured the feel of B-list horror movies as well as a little game from LucasArts called Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
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