Posted by zombiemafia on October 13, 2009
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

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Zombie Apocalypse
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 9/23/2009
Developer: Nihilistic Software
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.

Game Rating: M (Mature)
Blood and Gore
Language
Violence

Microsoft Points 800

What can I say about zombies other than anything with them is always a good thing. Nihilistic got this game right starting with the controls. The gameplay is simplistic with straightforward playability. Zombie Apocalypse has a natural pickup and play element despite a small learning 289_ZA_screen_11curve to the game,

There is no real background as to what caused the zombie infection or a clear escape path, just survival. The graphics are good, but the real innovation within this game is the moving scenery that can destroy, damage and kill your zombie horde. If used properly you can make the background of dangerous moving objects work for you in helping to dispatch zombies.

The zombies get progressively harder to beat over time and there is more of a balance to weapons and zombies in the game than others in the genre. There are many weapons you get to use like flamethrowers, shotguns, chain guns, and, of course, teddy bears that say “I’m stuffed with love and C4”. There are some funny comments from some of the characters when clearing out a level . I won’t spoil the fun, but you have to hear some of their comments to believe them.

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Multiplayer gives up some achievement points just for playing online, and completing levels gets easier with the help of up to four people playing online in co-op.  At times slogging through the game and killing so many zombies may seem to be mountainous, but killing zombies for me is always fun and never gets old. Be warned that the content in this game is not recommended for kids and is lengthy. So if you are looking to add some quick gamerscore, it will not happen on this game.290_ZA_screen_20

Online Interactions
Not Rated by the ESRB
Players 1-4
Co-op 1-4
HDTV 720p
In-game Dolby Digital
Online Multiplayer 2-4
Co-op 1-4
Leaderboards

Game Achievements:

Environmental Awareness (5 points)
Kill a zombie using an environmental hazard in any game mode

Gas Powered (5 points) Complete an entire arena, getting every kill with the Chainsaw

Gun Shop (5 points)
Kill at least one zombie with each weapon type in any game mode

More the Merrier (10 points)
Kill 10 or more zombies at the same time in any game mode

Socialite (5 points)
Play in an online multiplayer game

Tour of the City (15 points)
Complete each arena at least once in the same game in any game mode

Can’t Touch This (20 points)
Rack up a 100x multiplier in any game mode

Friends in Low Places (20 points)
Save 25 survivors in any game mode

Interior Decorator (20 points)
Kill 25 zombies in any game mode using environmental hazards

A Week To Live (25 points)
Complete 7 days in any game mode without dying

Hotter Than Hell (25 points)
Complete the final day of the “7 Days of Hell” unlockable mode

Anniversary of the dead (45 points)
Complete the Final Day, in either Single or Multiplayer, and finish the game

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Multiplayer action: Spill zombie guts side-by-side with up to four players in online or local multiplayer.

Devastating weapons: Burn, saw, and dismember the undead with ten devastating weapons.

Fatal hazards: Butcher the walking dead using jet turbines, wood chippers, and other fatal hazards.

Survival strategy: Survive over 50 stages of brutal carnage in seven brain-splattering locations.

Bonus game modes: Re-live the apocalypse with seven challenging unlockable game modes


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