In Earn To Die 2, a zombie apocalypse has swept the earth and the military is wrapping up its resistance (at least in the United States). There is one glimmer of hope for survivors in this dystopian world -- an evacuation ship set to leave the East Coast of the US.
You are caught deep in the West Coast, somewhere around California. All you have to reach the evacuation ship are a hollowed out shell of a car and very little cash. You have to drive the length of the country overcoming zombie-infested cities as well as the hulking ruins of buildings torn down by the undead.
Earn To Die 2 portrays its post-apocalyptic world pretty well: there’s hardly another sane soul about the streets as you drive on, except for the zombies who roam about everywhere. The buildings around you and the bridges you drive on are either destroyed or collapsing. At the outset, you’re given a shell of a car, which you’ll need to upgrade bit by bit. With each upgrade, you’ll be able to travel farther, faster and run over more zombies -- all of which earn you money.
Though you start the game with an apology of a car, the game allows you to upgrade a variety of attributes, like fuel tank, engine, boost and gun. By the time you have completed a handful of upgrades, your vehicle resembles one of those unholy beasts of the road in Mad Max: Fury Road. It’s strangely fitting.
VERDICT: THE PREMISE OF EARN TO DIE 2 CAN SOUND GRIM, BUT THE GAME ITSELF IS A LOT OF FUN. RIDING THE STREETS IN YOUR CAR MOWING DOWN ZOMBIES THAT TRY TO ATTACK YOU IS BLOODY BUT NEVER GRUESOME. USING THE BOOST TO BLITZ YOUR WAY THROUGH THE MAYHEM, WITH OBSTRUCTING ZOMBIES BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS, IS ALSO DELIGHTFUL. THE GAME HAS A LOT OF LEVELS AND ON THE WHOLE, ITS ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT IS VERY HIGH.
