Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!

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Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!
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Developer(s) InLight Entertainment
Publisher(s) Ignition Entertainment
Designer(s) Mike Lowry
Composer(s) Linc Page
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release
  • EU: 28 March 2008
  • NA: 15 April 2008
Genre(s) Platformer
Mode(s) Single Player

Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys! is a video game for the Nintendo DS developed by Canadian studio InLight Entertainment.

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Gameplay

Teenage Zombies is a platforming game, that also includes several minigames. In the platforming sections, players need to swap between the three characters, each with their abilities, in order to progress through the levels.

Minigames are opened up through the adventure, and use all the Nintendo DS's unique features, such as the microphone and the touchscreen.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]

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