Isometric view with cubicles that police offers are working in, the chief waltzing back and forth, SOMEONE HAS TO STOP THIS MADNESS IN MY TOWN! The chief thinks of the perfect guy. He rings his cell phone, and you are presented with a topnotch badass with the Walter White look; the beard and bald head with a pink undershirt with blue overalls…ok, looks like he’s all about business. He talks for a quick second then he throws his cell phone, whips out a gun and just starts blasting Walking Vegetables. Once Breaking Bad makes it to the police station, he and the chief come to an agreement that you would be saving the world in The Walking Vegetables: Radical Edition.
The police station is where you acquire skills and talk to the chief. This is your base, and you will come back to improve your skills. Let us head out the door and see what waits outside. I am sure with all the news buzzing around we are going to find us some ole walking vegetables. This is where the fun begins…and ends The Walking Vegetables features a standard twin-stick control. To move, use your left stick, to aim, the right stick. It’s very fast paced and non-stop hordes of vegetables come at you quick. Moving nonstop is your key to survival, whilst on the other hand you will be aiming and shooting. This is a technique that can be learned, how fast, depends on the player. You will have a bat to smash things to find bullets, key, etc. They really come in handy, especially when you acquire better weapons. Think of this world as a regular isometric game where you’re walking through segments of the whole level. Each segment is either a nice place in town, or the slums, and it is really cool and unique how they fit a couple people that differ from each other in all areas just like a real town. You are roaming the streets, “you are a badass”. 
You only get four hearts. Lose them and you’ll soon fall, bit find new guns and you’ll get to the next segment. Your pistol has unlimited ammo, and it is nice but has no real power behind it. A lot of times you can acquire a new gun when you find a key while beating everything around you, and sooner or later you’ll find a key. When you find that key, you’ll see buildings that have locks on them. Use your keys to enter these buildings and if you kill every veggie inside, you’ll usually procure a new weapon. You will see a wood box that looks like a chest, smack it and see what is inside, most that likely a gun. This is why you need to at least smash 90% of what can be demolished.
We must mention Bob. He appears after you die so many times. When I cleared a house, I saw him pop up out of nowhere. Wondering what the heck it was, I went and checked it out. He basically says that he is here to offer you a gun from your previous death/life. So, he proceeds to tell you to spin the wheel. Whatever guns you had in your previous game will be available. Spin and see which one you’ll get. 
Areas are places that you can either walk into directly after defeating all of the veggies or by having a key. Keys are pretty easy to find. Just smash things. The buildings that require keys have better rewards at the end, and they are the only places that I have found Bob. These areas will have a lot of enemies and they are abundant. After killing all foes, you’ll receive a chest or box to break open. If you’re low on health, a med pack may appear, but they don’t just drop out of the sky. Ammo and guns are mostly all you really need and those are what you will usually get.
In addition to firing your selected weapon the right stick will throw whatever it is that you may have in your inventory at the time, such as a grenade, Molotov or coffee… These are your throwables. The arsenal of weapons is impressive, and these can be found at the Shop n Shizle; your convenient gun and ammo store. You are going to be able to find all kinds of weapons. Money does play a big part so while you’re out there try and clear the areas then hit the Shizle. Like I mentioned before, the variety of guns that are available is what makes this game so much fun. So far, I have run into such guns as, Chilligun, Alienshotty, Shotgun, AK-47, Alien auto rifle, Rifle and Heavy. The abundance of guns truly makes this addicting. I can barely put the controller down. You also have chests that vary in price and reward; the more money, the better the item. There is an old man that sits in a corner and talks about buying your guns. You must first help him fix something and in order to do that you have to find these purple crystals. Keys are here too…can’t have enough of those.
I did not even know I had a map until hours into the game. The details within the map would have helped tremendously if I were to have just messed with the controls early on. The map, when brought up with LB will give you the layout of the whole town, the places you haven’t been, the places you have, where all of the locked houses are and where the Shop n Shizle is. I’m actually pretty blown away by how detailed this game is. I have never played anything by Merge Games, but I am a fan for life.
After massacring pretty much the whole town of veggies a little alien will pop up and tell you not to run but do. He shoots these blue bubbles out of his little alien weapon, and he is fast. Keep running and shooting until you take him down. Upon defeating this alien an underground door will rise from the ground. On the front of the door it’ll say “BOSS”. Good hint that you are about to fight an insane vegetable with somewhat of a brilliant leadership. The Boss is hard! The main boss is coming at you while his little minions run at you ravenously, and the amount of ammo needed to kill this dude is unbelievable.
You can find Bonus Dimensions. What happed when I saw it appear, I had a fully automated rifle and killed all of the vegetables with in seconds. Not sure if that is how I opened it or if it just appeared on its own because it was meant to. I mean you have a lot going on in this game and I really enjoy it, but wow is this game hard. You literally have to stay alive long enough to clear all areas and beat the boss. Mind you, med packs are really scarce, and the whole dodging and gunning skills are a must. If you stay in one place, they will pummel you.
These vegetables are pretty cool. You have carrots, lemons, celery and broccoli. The big pumpkins are pretty hard to kill due to their size, all though, if you have the right weapon, it’ll be a lot easier. The celery will pop below and above ground so when you shoot at him you have a good shot at missing. The whole design is charming and visually, The Walking Vegetables reminds me of the 90’s hit TV show, Saved by the Bell; very vibrant, a lot of purples and greens with wild pink everywhere. I love how indie games are bringing back the euphoric feeling of being a child. A lot of the 8-bits hit me in the feels. I had hours of fun on this game, and I really couldn’t put the controller down; I absolutely loved it!
