Maybe Nintendo gamers need to get out more, as I found these games to be incredibly tame, B-movie spins on a rather open license. Maybe a tad juvenile, but then again, the 3DS also plays home to Senran Kagura and the Conception series. Honestly, the fact that Tim Burton has done an Alice film, the fact Todd McFarlane created his Twisted toy line based on Alice, and let's not forget American McGee's existing video games. There is also a control scheme that uses just the physical buttons, but it's not worth giving the time of day in comparison to the stylus-based alternative.

The controls are very reminiscent of Metroid Prime: Hunters for the DS and make the most of the touch screen capabilities of the 3DS. The Story mode is identical with the exception of having somewhat irritating little cutscenes to tie your journey together you can also unlock additional characters in this mode, but the differences between them are so minimal it's not really worth it. Your job is to gun down as many zombies as you can manage without too many getting past you or taking all of your extremely limited health away. In Arcade mode you initially play as Momotaro, a chap with questionable fashion choices, no backstory, and a personality comparable to wallpaper paste.

There are two playable modes in this title, simply titled Story and Arcade. It's not the first time that this has arrived on Nintendo hardware, either, as it initially appeared as a WiiWare title as the DX in the name suggests, this aims to tempt us in for more. Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX is a rare breed on the 3DS, as shooters are rapidly becoming less and less common on the handheld machine.

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