Stupid with a side of zombies

Zombies are all the rage and there are tons of zombie-themed games. While there are great zombie games like The Walking Dead, Stupid Zombies isn’t one of them.

Stand still and shoot

The premise of Stupid Zombies is simple. You play as a man who faintly resembles Ash Williams of the Evil Dead movies who shoots zombies while standing still. The zombies also stand still. You have a shotgun that shoots a single bullet that ricochets off walls and obstacles, helping you to take out multiple zombies at once. Once you take out all of zombies in a level, you win. 

Like Angry Birds, you are given a score out of three stars at the end of each level. The fewer bullets you use, the higher your score. The game starts off simple but gets difficult quickly. You’ll have to learn how to aim at very specific angles to take out multiple zombies. If you run out of bullets, you lose the level.

Get out of the way, thumb!

The biggest problem with Stupid Zombies is that your thumb gets in the way of setting the reticle, making precise aiming difficult. Luckily, you can drag the reticule so you can line up your shot a little bit easier. 

Another annoying feature of Stupid Zombies is the ads. Most games these days include ads, but the ads in Stupid Zombies are particularly annoying. I received multiple scammy ads telling me my phone was infected by viruses. These ads are obviously created to deceive and are placed in a way that makes it easy to tap on one by accident. 

Sort of fun but not worth the download

Stupid Zombies can be fun, but it’s not worth your time. If want a physics based puzzle game, just play one of the many Angry Birds variants. If you want a zombie shooter, you’re better off playing something like Age of Zombies.