Review: Death Road to Canada (PlayStation 4)

Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!

Pros:

• Pixel graphics with a modern look.
• 215.6MB Download size.
• Opening tutorial area.
• Plays like an adventure game with an “Organ Trail” influenced overlay.
• Random levels/locations/characters/events everytime you play.
• Create your own characters with a powerful and in-depth creator setting options like appearance, traits.
• Easy control layout.
• Recruit team members.
• Team management where you can swap out weapons and set who does what and who you play as.
• Wide selection of weapons from guns to bats to food.
• Stop at locations and scavenge for food and resources.
• Open areas with multiple areas/routes and layouts.
• You get a brief description of zombie activity in the area before you decide where to investigate.
• Different zombie types like fast runners, Big tanks, and grabbers.
• Every weapon attacks differently like attack speed and damage.
• Pick up and throw items.
• Video options- Static overlay and scanlines.
• Rare events and weapons can happen.
• Many car types which are cool.
• Day/night cycle with weather effects like rain.
• Difficult.
• Really cool animations.
• Zombies will attempt to grab you so you have time to dodge and judge attacks.
• Impressive on screen number of zombies.
• Tense atmosphere.
• Lose members as they die.
• You have to do random events and make choices like attacking, defending or kicking someone out of the team.
• Icons will stand for the many emotions your characters will feel and slowly reveal themselves and your rating in that particular mood which can affect decisions and how a player acts.
• Trader camps to trade resources.
• Local two player drop-in/out co-op.
• Unlock permanent loot from this special area.
• One of the better zombie games.

Cons:

• The tutorial is very sparse.
• Difficult.
• RNG dependant.
• Random if AI partners will help.
• Some areas are dead of a resolution like a true reason to be there in the first place.
• Mood system is not that straightforward.