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What's this? A game that could potentially burn more calories than Wii Sports and it has zombies in it? Get me on the horn with Gold's Gym; I have to cancel my membership!

MobZombies makes a good case for pasty faced, overweight horror fans and gamers to get their bodies into beach shape. The premise of the game is quite simple -- you run away from an ever increasing number of zombies, planting bombs along the way to save your ass. Nothing special, right?

But there's a unique twist -- MobZombies is played on a portable device, along with a custom motion sensors. Players use a unique controller called their "legs" to move around in the real-world. The movements of the character on screen will correspond with what the player does in real-time, as they try to avoid real-world hazzards like trees, old people, and hookers.

The unit seen in the above video (set to the soothing sounds of Goblin's classic soundtrack for Dawn of the Dead) is a Sony UX series computer (not a PSP), along with their custom motion sensor. Don't have one of those? Me neither, but don't worry -- according to one of the game's programmers, Aaron Meyers, a cell phone version is in the works; it will use a custom Bluetooth motion sensor that will somehow be strapped to the players waist.

The game not only sounds like a lot of fun, but innovative (and dangerous) as well. All of that aside, they had me at "zombies."


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LostCrichton's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 19:11
LostCrichton
If this comes out I will buy it.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 19:22
GuitarAtomik
ROFLCOPTER!!
I could see the hilarity ensue in real life while people try to play this in a populated area dodging real people.

"Get the fuck out of my way! There's like 20 zombies on my ass!"

I really want to play this.
SpiderChrist's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 19:32
SpiderChrist
yeah id play it. they cud come up with some fun multiplayer between groups of people who play in the same area. i dont know what it'd be, cause y'know, it aint my job
Adamska's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 19:32
Adamska
This is what Darwin had in mind when he came up with natural selection.

Some gamers will develop the ability to play this game Los Angeles rush hour traffic, while others will simply get hit by kids on Razor scooters.

Gnarly soundtrack!
jeffk6's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 19:34
jeffk6
must be funny to see people play it
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 19:50
grrza
oh man, and we thought the wiimote was dangerous. I can't wait till the first person gets hit by a car after reflexively jumping into the street.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 20:05
Necros
When is a game developer just going to skip this kiddy stuff and just create a zombie apocalypse for us to play in? Come on, you know you've all had that fantasy.
ExpertPenguin's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 20:07
ExpertPenguin
Commence bumping into random objects !

...I wonder if it can detect dog crap in the street, and if so, what would the game turn it into?..
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 21:20
Joseph Leray
Best thing since white bread.
moclippa's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 22:36
moclippa
Yawn.
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 22:37
Gameboi
You had me at the mention of zombies, as well. This game is going to require a big open field to play in. Not something I'd want to play in the city.

I'll save the dodging of cars for Frogger.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/12/2007 23:02
Nick Chester
Multiplayer MobZombies FTW.
TheRob91's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2007 01:47
TheRob91
Virtual reality one step closer, kind of.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2007 05:50
wardrox
if you got a HUD with that, man, I'd walk into so much stuff.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2007 07:23
Mxyzptlk
How is stumbling into people in a crowd supposed to help you lose weight?
Brandon Undead's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2007 07:28
Brandon Undead
Mxyzptlk: Think of all the mixed martial arts training you'll get!
ScarCeLLe13's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2007 07:40
ScarCeLLe13
It would be akward to play it in a public place, but it would be funny to wach.

I would buy it
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2007 09:59
AngelsDontBurn
DO WANT!
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/13/2007 13:47
Rainbowblack
I love Zombies as much as the next guy, but I would not be caught dead in the same mall it's being displayed at
conglomerate's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2007 09:33
conglomerate
god i am so all about this. imagine if you could do multiplayer with friends, and go into a crowded area!
while DRUNK.

"THERE'S ZOMBIES EVERYWHERE!!!! RUN!!!!"
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