Lately it seems as if zombie themed video games are infiltrating the majority of the market. If you're like me and let your Wii collect dust in the corner, it's time to break out that feather duster. Titles like House of the Dead: Overkill, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop and Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers make their way exclusively to Nintendo's Wii. Dead Rising and Onechanbara are both already available for the 360, but under slightly different names. Is the zombie trend dominating the Wii market right now? It appears to be so, and I'm not complaining. Other than Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Mario Kart, and a few others, the Wii has yet to see some really stand out titles for it's advanced platform. Generally aimed at the mass population and 'mom' and 'kid' players, the games available for the Wii have been rather tame and light-hearted. Don't get me wrong, I love the occasional fun and friendly title, but if I'm really going to invest some solid game time, it's going to have to capture my attention for longer than a couple hours. My free time is too little and too precious nowadays. (Stupid 9-5).

The introduction of all these new zombie titles for the Wii has me more than a little excited. I have already played all versions of the games so far (Dead Rising and Onechanbara on the 360, House of the Dead 1 and 2 on the Wii), so I'm pretty interested to see how they'll all play out on the console. I love the idea of using one of their zap guns to shoot zombies at your screen, but I'm also a little scared. Let's just say that Wii fit won't be necessary after I get my hands on that zapper.

I am particuarly intrigued by House of the Dead: Overkill. After getting a sneak peek at NYCC, I immediatly put it on my 'to buy when it's used' list. This list consists of pretty much ALL of the games I want (for the most part), so it has no bad connotations. Overkill possesses a Grindhouse-esque quality and literally almost rips off Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. I'm not complaining though; I loved the movie and its vintage styling, so I welcome Overkill with open arms. Hopefully someone will play and sell that game back fairly soon. I'd like to pick up that Wii remote again.