Originally an uninspiring 360 title called Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia this is a ported version to the PS3 with some additional bells and whistles. Basically it’s a 4-player third person zombie flick. Imagine all the thrills of four player co-op Gauntlet, minus most of the fun. The star of the show is Zack the teenager supported by his fellow Kevin & Perry-alikes.

Monster Madness has a mixture of different play modes:
“Adventure” will take you through the story mode of the game which spans 20 “gigantic” levels. This is the main bulk of the game.

“Versus” allows you to play head to head in a 4 player arena on a single machine.

“Challenges” lets you play 25 different challenges. Guiding a fairground swan down a cascading river is the most memorable one for me.

“Online” lets you compete against other players via the Playstation Network.

You begin in Zack’s house which serves as a tutorial level slowly unravelling how the game mechanics work. Collecting more parts throughout the level allows you to build more weapons. Weapons can also be purchased from Larry Tools’ Trailer. Therefore, the further you progress the greater your armoury.

With a less than burgeoning catalogue of games for the PS3 it is worrying to see sub standard ports making the transition. I would prefer to stay stuck in Suburbia than endure more titles like this, regardless of their price point.