<s>
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Lucasfilm	O
Classic	O
Games	O
:	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
and	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
collect	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
Uzi	O
water	O
gun	O
,	O
bazookas	O
,	O
weed-whackers	O
,	O
explosive	O
soda	O
cans	O
,	O
ice	O
pops	O
,	O
tomatoes	B-Protocol
,	O
silverware	O
,	O
dishes	O
,	O
ancient	O
crucifixes	O
,	O
flamethrowers	O
,	O
fire	O
extinguishers	O
and	O
Martian	O
bubble	O
guns	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
effectiveness	O
against	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
about	O
halfway	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZAMN	B-Application
engine	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Device
Warriors	I-Device
and	O
Big	B-Application
Sky	I-Application
Trooper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
flamethrower	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
were	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
port	O
developed	O
by	O
Dotemu	O
and	O
co-published	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucasfilm	O
Classic	O
Games	O
:	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
and	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
an	O
immediate	O
success	O
,	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
became	O
a	O
cult	O
classic	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
ended	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
affectionately	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
second-rate	O
horror	O
movie	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Contra	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Unlimited	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Fantastically	O
wacky	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
2	O
player	O
mode	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
has	O
better	O
graphics	O
than	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
almost	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
controls	O
being	O
more	O
difficult	O
and	O
graphics	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
received	O
immense	O
praise	O
and	O
earned	O
an	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
requested	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
VC	O
system	O
even	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
launch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
42nd	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
"	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranks	O
it	O
the	O
#48	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
48th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
”	O
They	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
amazing	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
criticism	O
they	O
had	O
was	O
the	O
levels	O
got	O
a	O
little	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
21st	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Total	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
43rd	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
listed	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
9th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
titled	O
Herc	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
format	O
and	O
mechanics	O
as	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Chris	O
Long	O
cited	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
as	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
1997	O
game	O
Swagman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
is	O
referenced	O
in	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
through	O
a	O
secret	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
drawn	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
saying	O
"	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
is	O
basically	O
a	O
comical	O
16-bit	O
template	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well-received	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Ghoul	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
was	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
re-worked	O
as	O
such	O
to	O
increase	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
