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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
LostCrichton at 04/12/2007 19:11
If this comes out I will buy it.
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GuitarAtomik at 04/12/2007 19:22
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.
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SpiderChrist at 04/12/2007 19:32
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
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Adamska at 04/12/2007 19:32
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!
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jeffk6 at 04/12/2007 19:34
must be funny to see people play it
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grrza at 04/12/2007 19:50
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.
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Necros at 04/12/2007 20:05
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.
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ExpertPenguin at 04/12/2007 20:07
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?..
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Joseph Leray at 04/12/2007 21:20
Best thing since white bread.
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moclippa at 04/12/2007 22:36
Yawn.
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Gameboi at 04/12/2007 22:37
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
Nick Chester at 04/12/2007 23:02
Multiplayer MobZombies FTW.
TheRob91's Avatar
TheRob91 at 04/13/2007 01:47
Virtual reality one step closer, kind of.
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wardrox at 04/13/2007 05:50
if you got a HUD with that, man, I'd walk into so much stuff.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 04/13/2007 07:23
How is stumbling into people in a crowd supposed to help you lose weight?
Brandon Undead's Avatar
Brandon Undead at 04/13/2007 07:28
Mxyzptlk: Think of all the mixed martial arts training you'll get!
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ScarCeLLe13 at 04/13/2007 07:40
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
AngelsDontBurn at 04/13/2007 09:59
DO WANT!
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Rainbowblack at 04/13/2007 13:47
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
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conglomerate at 04/14/2007 09:33
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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