Play here: Luncheon of the Dead
Hosted by: Kongregate Gaming Portal

This is, without a doubt, the best strategy game I’ve reviewed in a solid month. The concept is simple, you are stuck in a mall and there is an endless wave of zombies forcing their way in. You need to scrounge various stores for inventory and hold out as long as possible.

Your party of characters can perform only 2 tasks. They either gather or fight. If they gather in the sports store they get ammo, the pharmacy yields med kits and the $1 store supplies debris for blockades. Debris may seem like it isn’t very important but it is probably the most important item of the 3. I suggest sending 1-2 people to the pharmacy and sports store and send the rest to the $1 store initially.

Immediately start building a strong blockade while pumping your characters gathering skills. Eventually the zombies will get through and you will need to resort to the shotguns but the longer you delay that the more points you will get.

The game is still a little raw. I would like to see a feature allowing you to pause for commands. It is frustrating when the clock is ticking and your troops aren’t doing the right thing. I guess that is part of the real-time aspect but instead of an RTs I would prefer something more along the lines of an rtS.