Zombies invade the Old West in Red Dead Redemption's "Undead Nightmare"

Though it has been a very long time since Red Dead Redemption found its way into my 360's tray, that will all change when the Downloadable Content pack "Undead Nightmare" is released. While many people in the gaming community are getting tired of zombies, I couldn't be happier. I believe I said it right here on this blog that the addition of zombies to any game will make it better and Undead Nightmare will prove my point.

I really appreciated how down to earth and normal most of RDR seems (you know, outside the gatling gun and the cannons that never need to loaded). Most of my friends got tired of it quickly, preferring the fast paced action of GTA 4 to six-shooter gunfights. If it weren't for Halo: Reach, I'd be spending a lot of my gaming time riding the open plains. But just as much as I love its normalcy, shaking things up with an element of the supernatural is always welcome change of pace - especially if that pace is of a shambling zombie.

Two DLC packs have already been released for RDR - "Legends and Killers" pack and "Liars and Cheats" pack - but I'll be honest, neither really peaked my interest. Both offered new content for multiplayer as well as new characters and weapons, but nothing truly new. "Undead Nightmare," on the other hand, will serve up a new single player adventure as well as new weapons, zombie characters for multiplayer, zombie animals, "mythical animals" and new locations.

If you've still got a hankering for some sweet, sweet Wild West brains, check out this new video featuring "Undead Nightmare" over at Joystiq - keep an eye out for zombie bears, though.
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/30/red-dead-redemption-undead-nightmare-trailer/