Evil Dead: The Game is groovy but sometimes confusing fun – Review

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I apologize in advance for the number of Evil Dead movie quotes placed in this article. Evil Dead is a favorite film series of mine — Evil Dead 2 is my go-to Halloween flick — so I came into Evil Dead: The Game more than ready to give some Deadites a taste of my boomstick. There’s plenty to love about the game, but there’s also more than a few visual and audio problems that make it tougher to love.

First off, the references in Evil Dead: The Game to all the Evil Dead movies is astounding. Not only do you have several flavors of Ash (in fact there are a grand total of four Ash choices, ranging from his first appearance in The Evil Dead all the way to his most recent appearance in Ash vs. Evil Dead) but you also have a staggering amount of side characters to pick from. A few that stick out are Annie Knowby from Evil Dead 2, King Arthur from Army of Darkness, and my personal favorite Ed Getley, also from Evil Dead 2.

On the demonic side, you can choose between Henrietta from Evil Dead 2, Eligos from Ash vs Evil Dead, or Evil Ash from Army of Darkness. Your choice affects your minion spawns — Deadites, Demons or Skeleton Warriors, each with their own strategies and weaknesses. The Skeleton Warriors will occasionally spawn a flute-playing Skeleton as well — and it’s actually a problem for the Survivors. Hell, I think I heard something saying “klaatu verata nikto” while I was near the Knowby Cabin. The dedication to the series is incredible.

Here’s the rub with Evil Dead: The Game — there’s a lot to take in during a match, even if you’re familiar with the source material. Even playing the tutorial (twice, once as a Survivor and once as a Demon) did not really