Dead Ahead, Mobirate's gory, moped zombie-massacre game, is back on mobile
- Dead Ahead pits you against hordes of undead armed only with your trusty moped and sidearm
- Its stylish, retro pixelated art style and gory action are absolutely classic
- Developer Mobirates are finally bringing the game back up to date for modern devices
Mobirate's retro-styled undead moped massacre (massacring the undead, not the moped being undead of course) Dead Ahead is set to return to mobile with an updated version more than ten years after it was first released in 2013. The announcement was made on Mobirate's Facebook page, indicating this would not be a remaster but instead that the game would receive necessary optimisation and updates for modern phones. Meaning, most likely that if you've been sitting on your version of Dead Ahead, then now may be the time to think about redownloading!
Dead Ahead is from a much simpler time of stylish, pixelated mobile games. You play as the survivor of a zombie apocalypse, speeding through the mean undead streets, avoiding obstacles and gunning down zombies as you go. It was an early recipient of our silver rating when we reviewed Dead Ahead back in 2013 and would go on to spawn a spin-off sequel called Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare which took a more tactical approach to offing the undead.
Rising from the gravePersonally, one of the problems I have when it comes to all games, not just mobile, is preservation. Too often great games fall by the wayside, and even big names can become unplayable after lagging behind in updates (as I found to my chagrin a few years back when SNK's Metal Slug mobile ports were unplayable for a while), so it's nice to see a studio go back to one that made them famous. Especially something with such a simple, yet stylish and fun format.
You can check out the old release trailer, featuring gameplay and more, for Dead Ahead below!
And if you're interested in branching out into more zombie games while you wait for Dead Ahead to release, why not check out our definitive list of the top 25 zombie games on mobile?
