Death Road to Canada review (Switch) - I'm Not Your Buddy, Guy!
By Reggie-May 8, 2018
So what can players expect to get up to during the actual gameplay? Well, this usually kicks off with having a choice of points of interest within a larger area to loot or take down a horde. From there it's a case of exploring every square inch of the area generated (procedurally I might add) to collect supplies such as medicine, food, ammo and weapons to survive the oncoming challenges of Death Road.
Building a worthwhile team is essential. Whilst having some meat heads with machetes and aluminium baseball bats can shave down a big horde (up to 500 zombies!) quicker than a plank of wood, it's always wise to have a mechanic on hand for breakdowns for example. These are events that can happen in the cutscenes which can affect your progress. Another good tip is to converge as much ammo as possible for the bigger sieges you'll have to take on.
Mode Mania
Another expansive part of this title is the number of modes you can unlock. Whilst this writer hasn't played them all yet, here they all are:- Normal Mode: 15 days, randomized recruits, normal difficulty.
- Familiar Characters: Probably the best for co-op, nearly all characters encountered are ones that have been created previously!
- Rare Characters: Increases the chance of finding 'rare' characters with special abilities.
- Short Trip to Heck: Unlocked by beating any of the 3 first modes. 9 days instead of 15.
- Long Winding Mode- Unlocked by beating any of the 3 first modes. 25 days instead of 15.
- Deadlier Road- Unlocked by beating any of the 3 first modes.
- Familiar EXTREME- Unlocked by beating Deadlier Road and Familiar Characters.
- Rare EXTREME: Unlocked by beating Deadlier Road and Rare Characters.
- Marathon Mode: Unlocked by beating Deadlier Road and Long Winding Road. Changes the days from 15 to 30.
- K*E*P*A* Mode: Unlocked by beating all of the modes before it.
The soundtrack is absolutely brilliant, it's more or less a bit chip rock and roll effort which bleeds creativity! It's a shame the SFX are a bit cruddy, all just sounds like a wet fart. Even the menu system has it's own Smokey chilled theme. Lastly, same screen CO-OP Is supported with 2 joy cons making this a cracking game to pull out on a long commute with your buddy or at home!
