ZombieSmash

Like a reanimated corpse slowly twitching into life, ZombieSmash has finally shuffled onto Android - a mere two years after it first sprayed gory comedy blood on iOS.

Quite why it's taken so long for mega-publisher Zynga to port this title across is anyone's guess, but it's heartening to discover that this satisfying game of undead flicking and dismembering has landed on Google Play in immaculate condition.

In vintage castle defence style, your everyday hero Joey finds his home besieged by invaders - only this time, his home is a flimsy wooden barn, and the invaders are intent on munching on his noggin.

Your primary defensive tactic is to use the wonderfully playful flick system, which enables you to launch zombies into the air and then smash them into the ground.

The gratuitous, yet resolutely cartoony, ragdoll physics result in some splendidly entertaining deaths. The limbs of your mostly mindless attackers flail comically in the air, and are prone to flying off in different directions.

It's an undeniably fun mechanic that just about wards off accusations of repetitiveness across its two campaigns (the second is a more apocalyptic, Day of the Dead-style campaign entitled Camp Nowhere) thanks to the near-constant introduction of new weapons and tougher enemies.

From tank-like brutes that need a sniper rifle bullet to the head to leaping, razor-nailed ladies that are best squashed under a giant breeze block or steamrollered with a boulder, there's always something new to slaughter in an original way.

Survival of the quickest

Collecting stars for kills puts cash in Joey's pocket, which he can spend on extra weapons and explosives to improve his survival rate. The option to top these up or unlock all the content via (pretty cheap) in-app purchases exists, too.

With four game modes to smash around in, including a nerve-racking Endless Siege scenario and a Sandbox in which you can play around with your tools of undead destruction, ZombieSmash is crammed with carnage.

Although some of the minor quibbles with the iOS original remain, like the counter-intuitive gun aiming (you have to slide up and down the opposite side of the screen), ZombieSmash remains an essential purchase for fans of comedy horror gaming.