Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare

In a world of money grabbing, cash thievin' DLC it's rare to really see anyone put effort into downloadable content. However, Rockstar again raises the bar for DLC as it did for open world games with the original Red Dead Redemption with the Add on: Undead Nightmare. 

Undead Nightmare takes story elements from Red Dead, but doesn't really fit into continuity very well, so calling it a parallel story doesn't really suit it. So, we'll call the old "alternate universe" card once more. Basically, story wise...ZAMBIEZ!!! A Zombie plague is spreading and it's up to John Marston and some of his colourful friends to stop it and pretty much save the day. Once again, the writing is well done and special props the the devs remembering not to take the story too seriously and putting in some great larffs. The voice quality returns as well as sound effects in Undead Nightmare so the production value is still there and the sounds are even better than the original due to some strange zombie-esque tunes. 

For only $10, you get over 6 hours of story missions, side quests, new achievements, challenges and weapons as well as two multiplayer modes. So worth it. Good thing the bargain doesn't come at the expense of quality. These missions are fun as anything and the side quests are great. The challenges make use of the new Zombies and really make this DLC stand on it's own two feet. This isn't simply more Red Dead with Zombies; this is almost a whole new game. The Karma and fame system is gone, and so is money. Ammo is this game's currency, you'll have to make use of all your equipment to survive. Not to mention zombie horses have unlimited sprint, so that compensates for lack of fast travel from camp. Fighting zombies is very different from Red Dead. They'll charge at you in a variety of breeds. Fast zombie, spitter zombie, fat zombie and even zombie animals. You'll have a blast as you get into a rhythm of headshots a torch swings. 

There are only two real downsides to this DLC. The town saving mechanic and the fetch quest missions. Fetch quests are few and forgivable (same with Red Dead) but in Undead, you have to frequently go and save towns from zombie infection. If you don't, everyone dies and you can't really use that town again. This becomes really annoying when all you want to do is just progress. Luckily, this is really the only downside to the best DLC ever made. If you loved Red Dead Redemption, you'll love Undead Nightmare. Pick this one up. 

Haven't convinced you? Well, you get holy water and exploding bait as well as dynamite. Oh...AND YOU CAN RIDE THE 4 HORSES OF THE FREAKING APOCALYPSE!!!!!!