Suda51 deliver a pink, blood-soaked beat 'em up carried by Juliet Starling, the zombie-hunting cheerleader. The pop soundtrack hits hard, the cheeky humour raises smiles, and every boss fight gets a gleeful Grasshopper Manufacture flourish.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player18+
Description
Action game by Grasshopper Manufacture and Warner Bros, June 2012. Zombie-hunting cheerleader Juliet Starling slices undead hordes with her chainsaw while dancing in her invaded high school. Ultra-stylised combat with chainsaw combos and choreographed executions, off-beat humour and multicolour pop aesthetic. Suda51 cult action game.
Lollipop Chainsaw review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Tangy pop and cartoon gore: flashy colours, rainbows of glitter and grotesque zombies compose a deranged universe by Suda51. The contrast between colourful kitsch and assumed carnage gives an irresistible identity. This visual direction, lively and unleashed, turns the slaughter into a jubilant graphic party.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
A deranged brawler where a cheerleader cuts down hordes of zombies with a chainsaw, in a deluge of candy colours, crude humour and glitter. The completely unabashed tone and the snappy action deliver an instant, gleeful release. Colourful, funny and fiercely stylish, an action game that fully embraces its extravagance and turns carnage into an irresistible pop spectacle.
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾8 GB📅12/06/2012
Published by Warner Bros. Interactive
Lollipop Chainsaw (Xbox 360) price, value & rarity
North American (NTSC-U) edition of Lollipop Chainsaw, a zany beat-em-up from Suda51 that sends a cheerleader slicing zombies with a chainsaw in a colorful, provocative pop frenzy. Common in the United States, its interest lies in this singular tone of a cult creator rather than widespread scarcity. A piece valued by fans of offbeat, stylish action.
An underrated gem
A cheerleader wielding a chainsaw to carve through hordes of zombies, set to rock music and juvenile humor: it's hard to be more shamelessly over-the-top. Its repetitive action and modest production held critics back. But its deranged Suda51 tone and unapologetic nerve make it a thoroughly enjoyable guilty pleasure for fans of video-game B-movies.
Is Lollipop Chainsaw still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2012 on Xbox 360, Grasshopper Manufacture's Lollipop Chainsaw, under Suda51's lead, is a wild, colourful action game where a cheerleader carves up zombies with a chainsaw. The absurd humour, the tart pop art direction and the eclectic soundtrack make it a resolutely apart experience. The combat system, nervy and generous with stylish executions, stays enjoyable without revolutionising the genre. Repetition shows over the length. But the unapologetic tone and the singular charm make up for it. For fans of eccentric pitches and the Suda51 world, this cult title keeps an appeal all its own today.
