LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP, a remake of the 2012 action-adventure hack-and-slash game from developer Grasshopper Manufacture, game designer Goichi Suda (Suda 51), and filmmaker James Gunn that is said to be a definitive version of the cult classic, featuring 4K graphics, new chainsaws, 30 costumes, and even a “RePOP mode” that ushers in new pop-art-inspired damage effects, is now available for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PCs via Steam, developer Dragami Games has announced. Gunn, who currently leads Warner Bros. Discovery’s superhero efforts as co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios, had a hand in developing Lollipop Chainsaw’s story and characters, including protagonist Juliet Starling, a zombie hunter who decapitates her boyfriend after he turns into a zombie but keeps him alive with a magical ritual.
A note on resolution and frame rate:
- “The PS5, Xbox S/X and Steam versions support 4K resolution and 60 FPS.”
- “The Switch versions support full HD resolution and 30 FPS.”
Key features include:
- Quality of Life Improvements
- “The resolution of the game has been increased to full HD, and load times have been greatly shortened.”
- “The chainsaw action has been sped up with the introduction of the Chained Hits Hunting system, in which chaining multiple hits in succession increases the player’s attack speed.”
- “The input timings for Combo Actions have been adjusted, to better fit players’ expectations.”
- “Chainsaw Blaster action has been improved with the addition of auto-lock and auto-fire modes that can be toggled, and an increased maximum ammo count of 99.”
- “The player can now immediately use Combo Actions at the start of the game.”
- Additional Gameplay Content
- “Separate from Original Mode, RePOP adds ‘RePOP mode’, which uses a unique and colorful pop art-inspired art style for damage effects.”
- “Unique new chainsaws with distinctly different features have been added.”
- “There are 30 costumes, more than the original game’s costume count. Combined with the addition of 4 new hair colors and 4 new chainsaws, this adds up to 750 different possible combinations.”
- “JULIET’S ROOM has been expanded with more features.”
- “A Time Attack mode with ranking feature has been added.”
A launch trailer:
A word from Dragami’s Yoshimi Yasuda:
We have finally been able to release LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP uncensored.
— 安田善巳 Yoshimi Yasuda (@yasudaD5) September 12, 2024
I am proud that we have been able to revive LOLLIPOP　CHAINSAW, a cult game that had been lying dormant　due to copyright issues, as a modern action game.
The core content of RePOP is an original mode that… pic.twitter.com/h2Zq5DNtTi
Story synopsis:
The story starts in San Romero High School, the largest high school in the district, somewhere on the west coast of the US of A. Protagonist Juliet Starling, is an exemplary student of San Romero who passionately loves cheerleading. Unbeknownst to most, however, her family, the Starlings, has been a lineage of zombie hunters, guiding the undead to beyond since ancient times…
The incident unfolds on Juliet’s birthday. She heads to school to meet her boyfriend, but as she pedals her bicycle into the school grounds, she is greeted by the sight of her former schoolmates, who have all been turned into zombies!