Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green
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| Developer(s) | Brainbox Games |
| Publisher(s) | Groove Games |
| Distributor(s) | Atari |
| Designer(s) | Josh Druckman |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 2.0 |
| Latest version | 1.1 |
| Release date(s) | October 18, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature (M) |
| Platform(s) | PC, Xbox |
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green is a first-person shooter licensed video game based on the George A. Romero movie Land of the Dead. Like many licensed games, Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green was made with budget-game production values.
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[edit] Story
The game is a prequel to the Land of the Dead film, and takes place during the initial outbreak of the zombie epidemic. Players take the role of Jack, a humble country farmer cut off from civilization who one day finds his farmhouse besieged by a group of zombies. Jack fights his way through the zombies, first across the countryside to his neighbour's farm, then through the abandoned ruins of a nearby city. Jack ultimately manages to escape to the City of the Living, a fortified human enclave set up by Mr. Kaufman as a safe haven from the undead hordes. Jack is hired by Kaufman to clear out a luxury high-rise, Fiddler's Green, by killing all the zombies inside so that the humans can move in.
There are only two human characters in the entire game: Jack himself, and an escaped convict named Otis who allies with Jack for a couple of missions. An un-named doctor and Mr. Kaufman from the film also briefly appear in a couple cutscenes, but have no dialogue.
[edit] Gameplay
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green utilizes traditional first-person shooter gameplay. Players can use a variety of either melee weapons or firearms to fight through the zombie hordes. Some weapons are capable of dismembering the zombies, while other weapons are not.
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Melee
Gun
Explosive
[edit] Reception
Critic reviews for the game have been generally negative, while player review scores have generally rated the game as above average. According to metacritic.com, the average reviewer score is a 32 / 100 while Users scored it 6.7/10. There appears to be a thriving modding community for the PC game as well as a loyal fan base.
[edit] External links
- Groove Games's official page for the game
- Official 1.1 version patch, including mod support and required for current multiplayer play for the PC version
- GameSpot's review of Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green
- UndeadGames.Com, a Mod and Map Resource for LOTD and other zombie games
- Dead Awake - a new single player game built on top of Land of the Dead
- Dead Epidemic - Another new single player game built on top of Land of the Dead
