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The Last Stand initially comes off as a typical zombie apocalypse survival shooter game.

Players take control of a masculine male protagonist armed with guns trying to fend off hordes of zombies at night, and scavenging for supplies and survivors in the day. There is little to be said about the world of TLS as little information is given. The protagonist(later revealed in TLS:UC as Jack) expresses little emotion and enjoys writing cliche post apocalyptic ''notes-to-self''. Notes such as 'Remember to write tomorrow's notes' and 'call mom...' make me cringe in me seat.The writing and game play was definitely nothing special .

At least, that was what I thought.

Reviewing too much AAA games (such as Dying Light, The Last Of Us, The Walking Dead, Left 4 Dead) made by big studios with much resources had conditioned me to expect nothing but the absolute best from the zombie genre. So, I decided to put my absurd expectations aside and re-look the game as it is.

The Last Stand is in fact a well polished and deeply enjoyable game.

Despite lacking pretty graphics, the art direction in the game was fantastic. The zombies were horrifying yet believable and the randomly generated zombies never once looked queer. Game play although simple was well made and is easy to pick up even for players who do not really play shooter. The weapons were powerful (even the starting handgun) and I had a blast pounding the undead without a care for ammunition.

As the game progressed, the zombies became tougher and weapons became stronger.

I could choose from a wide selection of weapons ranging from a chainsaw to a sniper to a fully automatic sniper rifle. Survivors found were extremely helpful, especially the 7th who had a sniper.The 20th night marked the end of the game and a short but pleasant experience. I was preparing a review for TLS when I discovered TLS 2, Union City and Dead Zone...

RATING FOR TLS:

8/10 - A simple web game that is worth your time if you are into the zombie genre.

I have played TLS 2 and Union City and will be reviewing them soon...