BuyZombie caught our attention with some video and box art for the Japanese release of Lovable Zombie/I Love Zombies:

So this is an odd little zombie game that has hit Japan (though no news on a state side port/translation.) The concept of this one is to not actually hunt down zombies as most games do but to actually help and nurture those pesky undead. Apparently something with stolen from their farms (the zombies you are helping are ex-farmers) and your job is to help herd them to their goal to recover the stolen item.

The Zombies are the victims, as is usually the case in games, but your job is to help them? Outstanding!

I’m a bit concerned about the whole ‘herd them’ thing, but hey, there’s a whole genre of games out there like that, from Lemmings to Patapon. It’s not just picking on Zombies. Strategy games as a rule assume all your units have the autonomy of bread pudding.

We’re looking forward to this one and hope there is indeed a stateside release. Todd Ciolek at Anime News Network thought it likely back in November, so there is hope. Video embedded below.

Tags: Videogames

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