One thing I have always considered is the fact that there are surprisingly few solid zombie-based videogames on the market. Sure, we have Resident Evil and Dead Rising with Left 4 Dead coming, but you'd think that zombies would be a very overused gaming cliche' by now and I honestly don't feel we have enough undead in our games. This is why my ears always prick up like fleshy meerkats when I hear of a new zombie IP on the horizon. Zombie Massacre is a brand new title by 1988 Games and is hoping to lurch toward the Wii sometime in the future. Development is early and we're yet to see any screens, but 1988 has shared its vision, one that might prove to be of great interest.
Zombie Massacre is aiming to play like a cross between timed arcade racers such as Crazy Taxi and on-rails shooters like House of the Dead. Your task in the game is to drive a nuclear bomb into a zombie-infested city as a time limit counts you down. 4-player co-op seems to be the way you shall extract the most amount of fun from proceedings, as it lets one player drive while the other three are in charge of shooting. Your driver can also shoot, but needs to keep an eye on the road as well, lest the 1950s convertible you're all piled in meets a grisly end. I can't be the only one who thinks that sounds absolutely awesome.
You'll be able to choose different starting points in the city that affect the game's difficulty, something that will hopefully add to the replay value. As well as giving the re-animated brain chewers an explosive delivery, there will be civilians provided for rescue which will add a variety of benefits to your team, from lending unique professional skills to acting as a meat shield by getting between the zombies and you.
With a promised wide range of weaponry at your disposal and a focus on chaotic, off-the-wall slaughter, this has all the potential in the world to be a truly fantastic party game that even we hardened and cynical gamers could relish in. This could be something special indeed, I just hope a publisher is announced soon.
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7:26 PM on 09.15.2007
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Sorry, I always hold video games to standards far too lofty for their often underdeveloped plots to meet. Especially zombie related games.
I still love the moment when that thing says "Brains", it cracks me up, also the disparity 'tween Return 1 and 2, as well as the characters in 2 being aware of it, make me laugh too.
Lastly, a Crazy Taxi Zombie game for Wii? Badass, can't wait to hear more.
The Tar Man rules so hard.
.....You know what else rules hard?
That dance number in the cemetary.
ive been on a giant zombie kick lately, if fact, i just finished watching the first 2 resident evil movies like 5 minutes ago
1 thing is forsure, we need more zombie movies
btw, Return of the Living Dead started my zombie kick a couple weeks ago
youre reading my mind
Also, "SEND MORE COPS!"
The other half says "HEY DUDES THANKS, FOR RESCUING ME. LET'S GO FOR A BURGER.... HA! HA! HA! HA!" and this is the side I choose to listen to.
This game ftw.
but adding zombies to the mix makes it that much more awesome.
Whoa there, I meant that figuratively. Back in the socket, you!
Ofcourse the only elements we are sure of are driving and shooting.
Come on Mega, you are crazy if you expect 360 and PS3 to be hubs of originality all the time. Perhaps the smaller developer has more freedom on Wii, but their games don't get as much exposure. Only larger capital could turn this game multiplatform. Seeing as though even I haven't heard of 1988 Games, maybe they haven't.
That was sarcasm. Everyone else could pick up on it. In fact, I was waiting to see just how long it would take until someone like you rolled on by.