A potential classic let down by end-game design choices. A compelling take on the zombie apocalypse, supported by good voice acting and interesting locations. Credible, cautious exploration mostly makes up for clunky controls until end-game.
ZombiU2012
ZombiU
2012 Ubisoft Entertainment67Worthwhile
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 15 hours to finish the game, but players put about 8 hours into it on average.
Playable on
Included with
- PlayStation PlusExtra
- Xbox Game PassUltimate
Available on
- $19.99
- $19.99
- $19.99
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Details
- Launch
- November 18, 2012
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montpellier
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
Overview
Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, the studio behind critically acclaimed titles like From Dust, Beyond Good & Evil and, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, ZombiU puts players in the middle of London circa 2012, where an outbreak has infected the population, destroying their humanity and turning them into mindless monsters preying on the flesh of the few remaining survivors. This fear-fueled first-person shooter invites takes all the horror, chaos and tension found in the best of the horror genre and adds original interactive elements, including a unique death mechanic that puts players in the body of a different survivor each time they die, allowing them to track and take down their old, infected characters, recover their equipment and see if they can stay alive just a little bit longer this time.
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Reception
Press74
Players63
GoodWorthwhile- Metacritic77from 70 reviews
- OpenCritic67from 36 reviews
Spotty performance, a terribly boring aesthetic and a messy, cobbled together combat system amounts to something that had potential, but was beaten over the head with a cricket bat.
This charming survival horror game is a Wii U exclusive no more, but can it compete on other platforms?
Zombi would be a tough sell at anything higher than its current asking price of $20. With a playtime of 6-8 hours including modest exploration, and three barely disparate endings that don't feel like much of an emotional payoff, I can only recommend Zombi to hardcore zombie game fans.
It's not a totally different game or remake, but it doesn't have to be. Zombi is still one of the best survival horror games of this generation. It's tense, split second decisions can make the difference between life and death, and inventory management is a must, a feature sorely lacking in most horror games these days. Every bullet counts, every health...