Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick

by Xbox

Product Features

• Star of the Evil Dead trilogy gameplay
• Action, gore, suspense, and traditional campy Campbell comedy
• The shovel, chainsaw arm and plenty of boomsticks
• Ash is able to cast a number of spells this time around increasing his power and range of attacks
• Hordes of enemies and Deadites to slaughter

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000083JTP
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 17, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,547 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

From the Developer

Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick mixes the comedy and fun of the campy horror movie series with intense combat missions and a number of puzzle-solving sequences for the most complete Evil Dead game yet.

Take on the role of Ash, the chainsaw-armed hero from the Evil Dead trilogy, and fend off hordes of Zombies and Deadites with multiple weapons including the axe, rifle, shotgun, and infamous chainsaw.

Product Description

Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick allows players to assume the role of Ash, the chainsaw-armed hero from the Evil Dead trilogy. Players will fend off hordes of Deadites with several weapons including the shovel, gatling gun, shotgun and chainsaw. Massive game environments include all new Evil Dead locations as players attempt to save the town of Dearborn from the influence of the Necromonicon ex Mortis the Book of the Dead. Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick mixes the comedy and fun of a campy horror movie with intense combat missions for the most complete Evil Dead game yet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ash is SAWING through the game universe!, June 16, 2004

By 

Hobbes "Calvin" "calramirez" (Covina, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (Video Game)

This game is awsome! It is way better than the first one. My dad is the biggest fan of Evil dead movies, so I rented it. When I rented it, my dad's head practically blew it's hinges. Me and my dad alike love this game. It has great handling, the buttons are easy to follow and the graphics are great! The weapons and spells are even better. The zombies in the game scare me so bad, though. This game should be more than twenty bucks. It's great. If you like horror games, buy this game immediately. It has everything a blood-thirsty teen would ever wish for.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bloody good, May 22, 2004

By 

Christian Wheeler "Husband/Father/Gamer/Proud... (St. Louis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (Video Game)

The Evil Dead films have--with good reason--a dedicated fan following, and a video game tie-in seemed like a logical choice. If you like the films, then you will probably like this game. Bruce Campbell returns as Ash, the Boomstick-slinging, chainsaw-wielding hero of the films with an axe to grind (literally) and Deadites to kill. The premise is very simple: Armed with his trusty chainsaw, Boomstick, spells, and a quip-spouting mouth, Ash must must travel through time to various points in Dearborn, Michigan's past and accomplish certain goals that will stop the Deadites from overrunning the Earth.

The Good: Action, action, action. Deadites are everywhere, constantly on the attack. Bruce Campbell has a number of great one-liners, and his vocal work and self-deprecating humor makes the more tedious parts of the game pass more easily. The game has an Mature rating, and with good reason: Ash hacks Deadites apart with his chainsaw, sending limbs and heads flying everywhere and blood spurting ten feet into the air. He blasts them into a fine red mist with his shotgun, and cooks them with his flamethrower. Definitely not a game for the kiddies. Controls are decent, though Ash seems to have trouble outrunning Deadites, who shamble and shuffle along. I especially like the two-handed attacks Ash can execute, such as using the chainsaw and shotgun simultaneously. You can also cast spells, such as "Possess Deadite" and a great lightning spell that add to your arsenal and allow you to work through some areas more easily.

The Bad: Constant Deadite regeneration. Just when you think you've cleared an area of Deadites, they respawn. This makes backtracking very, very difficult, as enemies keep respawning every time you pass through an area. This makes game progression difficult at times. Also, there never seems to enough health. I've killed literally dozens of Deadites and only been rewarded with one or two bits of health.

There are also too many cutscenes, and most of them cannot be skipped. it's annoying to face a boss character, get killed, and have to sit through the introductory clip again and again without being able to skip it. There are also too few save points. Constantly replaying the same areas again and again gets old after a while.

Graphics are subpar, but Ash at least LOOKS like Bruce Campbell, and the blood and atmospheric effects are adequate. The camera angle can be a real aggravation at times. I had to rotate it way too often to get my bearings, a problem commonly found in third-person games.

The Ugly: The Deadites. Nuff said.

A tip or two: Save devastating weapons, such as explosive shells, armor-piercing bullets, or the flamethrower for crowds of Deadites. When faced with that many enemies, your trusty chainsaw won't be able to mow them down fast enough to keep you from being surrounded. Single Deadites are usually best dispatched with your chainsaw. Also, when the music begins to quicken, that's a hint that Deadites are approaching. The game also has some good unlockable arcade levels, usually accessed by killing X number of Deadites in X amount of time.

Not a perfect game by any means, but for twenty bucks or so, a pretty worthy purchase.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Above Average, August 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (Video Game)

This was the 3rd game I purchased for XBox, I got an XBox on the 4th of July, wanted to wait until some fun games came out.

Anyway, the main problem I have with this game is the ... cutscenes. Some you can skip, and some you can't. BIG turnoff. I don't want to sit through a 2 minute cutscene again after a boss kills me.

Second of all, no cheats. Don't get me wrong. This game wasn't extremly difficult. It would just be fun if you could go back and have infinite ammo or something. Not to mention picking certain levels. I loved the Civil War level, I'd love to go back with infinite gatling gun ammo. But sadly, no level select either.

The arcade mode is probably the most difficult part of the game, too many damn deadites!

All in all, it's a fun game. Not much replay value (unless you wait and forget how to solve some puzzles) but it's incredibly fun, ...! Stop being so stingy!

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