Now thatThe Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is out for Xbox and PS3, zombies are officially everywhere, and as our reviewer says, "... who doesn't like to destroy zombies?" Gamers who like clever characters and inside jokes will find lots of brick-busting fun in Lego City Undercover. Brad Paisley shakes up a pure C&W vibe on his latest album Wheelhouse, which may leave some fans scratching their heads. The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (Activision) Being a fan of the television show, I was psyched to play the video game version of The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct on my Xbox. It is the prequel to the AMC series and our protagonists are Daryl and Merle Dixon. The premise of the game is simple—the Zombie apocalypse is upon us and the mission is to survive. Playing as Daryl, you creep through one zombie-infested town after another in search of supplies, medicine, ammo, and hopefully a safe haven. Each mission involves an encounter with the few survivors of a town who will give you the exact item you are searching for, but in return you must retrieve something for them. Fetch quests are usually a nice and fun excursion in a game, but here it is the entire plot line. Not to say that it is not enjoyable—who doesn’t like to destroy zombies?—but it gets old fast. The zombies are easy to kill whether you sneak up on them or attack them outright. If they do get their hands on you, the game triggers a quick time event that allows you to kill them pretty quickly. The game had great potential and diehard fans of the TV show might be willing to stick with it, but it tends to disappoint. Rating: M for Mature. Platform: Xbox 360 and Play Station 3.—Stephen E., grade 11, Floral Park (NY) Memorial High School Lego City Undercover (Nintendo) Lego City Undercover is the first major WiiU game of 2013 and delivers a complete and lasting gaming experience for the player. The story begins as undercover officer Chase McCain returns to Lego City charged with the task of investigating the escape of his arch rival, Rex Fury.  This game never takes itself seriously, which is part of its charm. It pits the noble, but wacky Chase McCain against the evil, but clueless Rex Fury. Playing on this is the cast of characters and tongue-in-cheek humor where all the missions reference pop culture—The Shawshank Redemption, Goodfellas, The Matrix, Batman, and Starsky and Hutch. There are over a dozen individual missions where the goal is to break, build, and navigate environments and puzzles. The goal is the pursuit of a particular object or person. The enormous number of items to collect and the ease of doing this helps to keep gameplay entertaining and challenging. The only criticism is that no matter what disguise McCain takes on—farmer, burglar, firefighter—gameplay is basically the same. There is also no cooperative gameplay feature. Outside the missions are side pursuits like capturing aliens to painting bricks that will keep the most obsessive gamers happy. As a Wii exclusive, the gamepad offers unique control elements like scanning abilities, taking in-game pictures and on-screen maps. Bottom line: Lego City Undercover provides hours and hours of action-packed fun. Rated: 10 and up. Platform: Nintendo Wii.—Nick M., grade 9, Floral Park (NY) Memorial High School Wheelhouse, Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville) Wheelhouse is Brad Paisley's tenth studio album and his most daring to date. This is his first self-produced album for which he wrote or co-wrote all 17 songs. The usually good-natured, easy-going country singer and guitarist has decided to mix things up a bit with topics such as racism, abuse, and religion. Some might applaud his attempt to confront these issues, while others may be just plain angered. “Accidental Racist” tries to tackle interracial harmony with some help from rapper LL Cool J,  “Those Crazy Christians” jabs at overzealous fundamentalists, and “Karate” deals with an abused housewife. But Wheelhouse also has its lighter side with poignant ballads and tracks that celebrate partying, and carefree seasonal love. He closes the album with “Officially Alive” which is a fitting conclusion to his most talked about work to date. Other tracks to check out are “Beat This Summer,” “Southern Comfort Zone,” “I Can’t Change the World,” and “Tin Can on a String.”—Geena G., grade 10, Floral Park (NY) Memorial High School