Source: Fangoria, Zombie Squash

Last Halloween, a short demo for the game Zombie Squash was released to high praise and fan response by ACW Games owner and a former Fangoria writer Attila Juhasz. Two years in development, Juhasz is preparing to release the full version of the game this Halloween for PC and Mac. The game takes place in a world where a mad scientist named Dr. Beau E. Vil, voiced by the legendary godfather of Zombies George A. Romero, has turned formerly benign squash and other gourds into violent, zombie fiends bent on death and destruction. Players take on the character of an ass kicking rabbit by the name of Jack Stompingtail who, with an arsenal of projectile carrots, zucchinis and other garden-derived ammo, goes on a quest to stop the Zombie Squash from taking over the world.

From Fango (be sure to check out their exclusive trailer for the game here):

“I started developing ZOMBIE SQUASH two years ago,” says Juhasz, ACW Games owner and a former Fango scribe, “and released a short demo last Halloween, and the reactions have been outstanding.” Response was strong enough that Juhasz signed not only Romero to voice his villain, but music producer Roy Z. (Sepultura, Yngwie Malmsteen, Sebastian Bach) to co-write and produce the soundtrack and world-renowned illustrator Marc Sasso to create characters and the official cover. Next week, ACW will announce a ZOMBIE SQUASH Kickstarter campaign, offering rewards to backers that will include access to Beta releases, full DRM-free copies of the game, T-shirts, CDs, sponsorship and associate producer opportunities and more. An official press release will be out next week with more details; in the meantime, you can visit the game’s official website.