It's Hard, So It Sucks!: Zombies Ate My Neighbors has received a lot of criticism for its brutal and sometimes downright cheap gameplay.
Why yes, this DOES include the Chainsaw Maniacs! And since enemies get a defense debuff while they're frozen, it's just as handy for making anything vulnerable to it die painfully and helplessly.
The Fire Extinguisher can freeze enemies for quite long durations with enough spamming.
Good Bad Bugs: It is possible to kill Chainsaw Maniacs in one hit with a Bazooka/Clown Doll combo said Maniacs are tougher than the Sand Worm boss.
Tongue doesn't stomp you flat in the process and leave you open to a follow-up! Tongue's spider form all move WAY faster than their considerable sizes would suggest, making it easy for them to constantly dodge out of your fire and straight into you whenever they darn well please.
Goddamned Boss: The giant babies and Dr.
Doesn't help that defeating it requires you to stay put. In Level 47, many of them spawn at once when you're trying to take down the last Snakeoid.
Goddamned Bats: The football players push you around, which becomes irritating when you're trying to save cheerleaders.
If that wasn't bad enough, if you have bazooka ammo left over, you can go there again! And losing no victims in either runthrough pretty much means that you can max your lives before the fifth level.
Password "BCDF" is the most useful password you can use it takes you to an obscure bonus level based off of Day of the Tentacle, where you can find a lot of goodies and an extra life.
The only drawbacks are, you cannot while transformed open Skull Doors, swim, or use trampolines, so it's possible to put certain neighbors at risk if used too flippantly.
Game-Breaker: The Monster Potion, which grants a few minutes of Nigh-Invulnerable, and also has punches that can destroy ALL but a few bosses very quickly and that can break through walls and doors.
Funny Moments: While it's inconvenient for the player, getting squashed flat by the giant baby is an amusing visual, particularly when playing as Julie who gets a stunned "Whoa." expression.
First Installment Wins: Zombies Ate My Neighbors is a lot more well known than its sequel Ghoul Patrol.