DEAD TRASH

Super fun indie shooter that captures the feeling of campy 80s action/horror flicks like Toxic Avenger and Street Trash.

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[u]The game[/u]: Dead Trash [u]What’s it about?[/u]: A scavenger fights to escape an abandoned, quarantined city overrun with bandits, crazed survivors, and trigger-happy government agents, while slowly uncovering the secret of why the city was quarantined in the first place. [u]How long does it last?[/u]: About 2 ½ hours. [u]What’s the replay value?[/u]: Moderately low. You’ll come back to it once every few years. [u]What works?[/u]: *The game nails the atmosphere and feel of a schlocky, z-grade 1980’s European grindhouse film combined with the low-budget charm of an Indie game. Everything feels dark, dank, dirty, disgusting, greasy, and filthy in a good way. *The comic-panel style story interludes are hilarious and embraces the low-budget style of actors wearing costumes bought from Goodwill for $5 and wielding spray-painted airsoft weapons and whatever props were found around the house on the day of shooting; the final boss’ headgear and incredibly fake mustache, in particular, made me laugh out loud when I first saw them. *While it doesn’t do anything revolutionary, the run-and-gun gameplay is solid and there are a good variety of weapons to use, almost all of which are useful right up to the final level. *The design and look of the enemies perfectly matches the grindhouse feel mentioned above; I particularly liked the look of the biker-jacket enemies with animal skulls for heads. *Making enemies explode with the axe and shotgun never gets old. [u]What doesn’t work?[/u]: *The boss battles are AWFUL. Any willing suspension of disbelief is thrown out the window when guys in orange jumpsuits and long-sleeve shirts can absorb hundreds of machine-gun rounds, but can kill you in seconds with weapons that can hit you halfway across the map and are nearly impossible to avoid. *The large rat enemies are lightning fast, hard to see and hit, and will make you want to tear your hair out. *About half the game takes place in underground sewers, which gets tedious after a while. [u]Tips and tricks[/u] *Take your time looking around and exploring; going off the beaten path and finding hidden areas rewards you with extra ammo, health, and more powerful weapons you normally wouldn’t get for a few more levels. *Destroy all the trash bags and cans you find; they almost always contain ammo and health pickups. *Once you enter the underground levels, save your game at every opportunity to prevent you from going too far back when you die. *Near the end of the game, you will enter a few arena-like areas where enemies drop down from above; when you encounter these places, immediately run through as you’ll be swarmed from all sides from both melee and gun enemies, and trying to fight in the open will almost always result in death. *The best way to defeat the boss enemies is to stay as far away from them as possible while staying close to pillars and barriers for cover. At the same time, take out their minions first to avoid being swarmed, and then duck in and out of cover for a few seconds at a time to whittle their health down. [u]Value for the money[/u]: Very Good. [u]Bottom line[/u]: If you’re looking for an incredibly cheesy Grindhouse shooter, ‘Dead Trash,’ will fit the bill nicely. Just prepare yourself for frustrating boss battles and a longer-than necessary trek through some sewers. [u]Final score[/u]: B