Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare: Rockstar Takes On Zombies.

 "When in doubt add zombies" - Cliff Bleszinski (designer of Gears of War)

A few weeks ago I reviewed Dead Rising 2, a game about a zombie outbreak. In my review I had stated that maybe it was the game company's fault for all the shortcomings in the game. Capcom, the makers of DR2 are fairly new to sandbox games. I had said that maybe if Rockstar had made a zombie open world game it would be a better game. Well, now they have. With the new Halloween released expansion pack for Red Dead Redemption, Undead Nightmare, you now have to take on the zombie apocalypse in the old west. It is only $9.99 on Xbox Live or the Playstation Network.

The expansion begins right before the last mission and serves as an alternate ending to the original story line. You, John Marsden, find your wife and son infected with the zombie virus so you must hogtie them and set out in search of a cure. You then must then travel to the various town and clear them of zombies while searching for survivors. The story also brings back many of the characters from the original game, however, most are now zombies.

Red Dead Redemption

Undead Nightmare

I have only started to play but already there are many minor changes to the environment which change the mood drastically. There is a greenish hue and it is generally darker. At night the moon is shown much lower in the sky to give the eerie feel. Also the quaint little towns are now deserted and burning with only a few textures changed and the addition of fire effects. The background music has also changed to be more sinister. A few of the game mechanics have also changed as well as many new weapons. The expansion is also complete with all new story missions as well as all new side quests. I have high hopes for this expansion and I'm looking forward to playing it.

 Check out the preview on YouTube:Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare DLC Trailer