Beware, Beware The Zebra-Man! (He's Got A Gun!)

Hotline Miami called, but we didn’t pick up. We were too busy checking out the latest hyper-charged top-down shooter from Thunder Zebra and Lokaweed, and published by Zerouno Games, The Zebra-Man!.

Whenever I think of top-down shooters, zebras always come to mind but nobody has dared create an IP. Until now. Set in the 1970s and with a grindhouse finesse, The Zebra-Man! is about ‘shedding your humanity and embracing your animal side’ by getting into fist fights and general carnage.

Here’s what gun-toting animal lovers can hope to expect:

• Retro gaming homage – A tribute to classic top-down pixel art action games and Grindhouse movies with an Intriguing story, time travel and plenty of pixel art blood! 
• A crazy cast of playable characters – Good guys, bad guys, scientists and security guards, there are many characters to control, each with their own utilities and quests. 
• Live-Action Scenes – The first rule of live-action scenes is you do not talk about live-action scenes! 
• Puzzle me this? – It’s not all rampage and gore, sometimes you will need to stop and take a look around for clues and solve the puzzles.  
• Karma sucks! – Actions have consequences right? The game’s Karma System will make sure you get what’s coming to you. 
• Check out the ADS – The Zebra-Man’s Adaptive Difficulty System means you will never get stuck in a level. The more times you die, the easier the difficulty becomes. Enemies get slower, guns have less ammo and more helpful items will spawn. 
• Groundbreaking soundtrack – A vibrant soundtrack to get you in the Grindhouse film mood featuring tracks from Zay Bass, Doom in Hell, Da Flex and many more. 

That’s all very well, but what the Dickens does the game look like (so far)? Like this:

The Zebra-Man! is coming in early 2024 for PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox.