![]() ![]() Beyond the prepper’s advice… you’re alone. He’s your only friend and a lifeline while you’re on the move (so long as you’re above ground). Your missions are narrated by “The Prepper”, a mysterious voice with computer access to your facilities. You start the game in an underground “Safe House”: it’s where you sleep, save, restart, and get mission briefs. Once you’re brought back to reality, and understand the gravity of dying, move back to “Normal Mode” which offers a more forgiving and seamless gameplay experience. You’ll quickly find out this is NOT the best strategy. The first couple times I played, I found myself eagerly confronting Zombies, anxious to bash their brains in, loot their inventory, and become the world’s greatest zombie killer. ![]() This practice of understanding “when you’re dead, its all over” is an important distinction to make when playing ZombiU. Want to play again? You’ve even got to re-watch the entire opening video. This is a 1-player campaign mode where you’re afforded only one life. I highly suggest everyone begin in Survival Mode. ![]() Survival horror is about suspense and in ZombiU, Ubisoft is able to capture that intensity by carefully limiting the user’s resources, offering them time sensitive opportunities in the face of death, and creating a set of circumstances that makes the player feel constantly vulnerable. And sure, there are guns, but unlike action films/games and first person shooters you’re not going to spray 8 million rounds and kill everything in sight while you’re somehow able to miraculously dodge enemy attack after enemy attack. Think of yourself as a character in “Saw” on a world like “I Am Legend” (without Will Smith). Zombi U is classified as a “Survival Horror” game. Zombi U is far from perfect, but in order to objectively measure and rate its success, you have to understand what you’re getting yourself into. Ignore them: they would probably also judge horror movies by character development, porn flicks by story line, and fast food restaurants based on dish presentation. Game critics panning Zombi U with terrible reviews simply don’t get the point. Discuss the game in our ZombiU Forums on the #1 Wii U Forums in the world! ![]()
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