September 23rd 2009 9:35 am PT

Arcade: Zombie Apocalypse

Content: Zombie Apocalypse
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Germany, Japan and Korea
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) They are coming for your brains…time to Lock and Load. This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Add Zombie Apocalypse to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

Arcade By Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson

permalink: http://majornelson.com/2009/09/23/arcade-zombie-apocalypse/

  • theuglyteradon

    I can’t wait to play this tonight!

  • Hayden267

    Already love this game!

  • CaptainKicker

    Is Zombie Apocalypse worth the money?

  • ygor

    to CaptainKicker:
    yes!

  • MACPH1ST0

    @ CaptainKicker: Absolutely worth every single point!

  • UESC

    gonna get ZA right now!

  • Sly Jon

    Looking forward to checking this one out. I’ve seen NOTHING on it though, no screen shots or anything

  • TaygetaVendetta

    This game is amazing, I’ll be surprised if this isn’t a runaway success.

  • wiirule111

    I bought it and think this game is cool.. took me 30-45 mins max to get first 6 achievements.
    Also bought the new Pinball FX table which was nice.

  • Anonymous

    For some reason the cast reminds me of Left 4 Dead….

    And why does Harlan look like Denzel Washington in his character select picture?

  • myRaiko

    I love germany….

  • Gambit3rd

    Tried it a little, the game has a huge potential. Unluckly the demo can’t be tried over Live. I think this is the best mode to play it. Single Player mode feel a bit boring, 50 stages. Some one about the other locked modes?

    Anyway I’m going to buy it. Within the week, if not today.

  • Arent Argento

    @myRaiko: Three nice little letters: VPN.

  • iRobot Zombie

    @Agent Argento

    Or you could just not live in Germany ;)

    I think thats how the whole world does it :p

  • Arent Argento

    @iRobot Zombie: that’s not how the whole world does it. it’s just how the rest of the world gets their zombie fix. also setting up a vpn connection is far easier than emigrating. ;-P

  • TaygetaVendetta

    @Gambit3rd – The difficulty ramps up quickly and its anything but boring in singleplayer. Theres quite a few unlockable modes, such as Turbo (everything including you moves alot faster), blackout (limited vision) and 7 Days From Hell (Super Hard version of the game, most people will love this mode for the added challenge).

    If Shadow Complex hadn’t come out this year, this would be my pick for best XBLA game this year so far.

  • MeS FEAR

    i hate germanys politic

  • sleepydumbdude

    Fiddlesticks I hope this is a good game because I got click happy when going to the link and accidentally purchased it. Oh well. I’m sure its decent. Can’t wait to play when I get home I guess.

  • waitfortomorrow

    I’m very tempted.. waiting on a review though.

  • K1LLER HORNET

    @ waitfortomorrow

    Are you serious?!?

    Why don’t you download the trial/demo & try out the game for yourself.

    OMG – you would rather wait for a reviewer to tell you if they think than play/try it for yourself…

  • sleepydumbdude

    @K1LLER HORNET
    The trial won’t tell you long it is though. I usually don’t wait for reviews on arcade games but I have played plenty that either end up being too short or develop a steep learning curve out of nowhere half way through. Plus I’ve played plenty of games that start out good and seem like developers got after a few levels.

  • Gambit3rd

    @TaygetaVendetta
    Thank you so much for the tips. I tought scenario(s) were much or less the same after I while so I tought multiplayer was the best part of the game. Anyway, I’ll take it, that’s for sure.
    And, right, Shadow Complex is XBLA hit for this year (well, 2009 is not ended yet and… Waiting 4 Puzzle Bubble here!) even if I felt better with Symphony of the night (really sorry about crappy looking Xbla version). I hope to see games like this in near future… And, at least, a 120 GB HD at a reasonable price. Games are heavier as weeks pass and I’m slowly running out of free space!

  • Anonymous

    lol i pressed the warriors download but mistake and ment to get this one(warriors isnt that bad of a game)im tempted to get this zombie game(or should i just wait for crash course dlc)….any suggestions?

  • Gambit3rd

    This game is ways better than The Warriors (which is a very mediocre game in my opinion, sorry). Crash Course… I’m still unhappy with this. 560 MS Points while I can get it for FREE on PC version doesn’t sound good to me. I feel fooled by Valve and MS so I’ll pass up on it. Zombie Apocalypse is a good way to spend points, a nice diversion.

  • Gambit3rd

    Oh, IGN gave this 6.5: they say that the game is really boring in single player mode.

  • VIGOR MORTIVORE

    IGN is boring, got 200/200 for this game on the same day, hard work but worth it.

  • MACPH1ST0

    I wouldn’t go so far as to call it “boring” in single-player. It’s just that it’s more fun playing it with friends, just like pretty much any other game with multiplayer. Whatever IGN!

  • sho220

    i found the trial of this game pretty boring. in fact, it doesn’t have much more to offer than the indie game “I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1″. of course in ZA the graphics are nicer but, if you compare gameplay, “I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1″ and ZA are exactly the same (minus the multiplayer). but if you just want a single player zombie shooting fest, i sincerely recommend “I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1″. major has a link to it on the top indie games list from this last week.

  • EdwinFitzgerald

    Mos Def looking forward to this! Seems like Left 4 Dead except more of a top down shooter. Regardless i’m all over it!

  • Warrengonline

    @MACPH1ST0
    I got my system back, BUUUUT, forgot to enable DOWNLOAD IN THE BACKGROUND. I’ll be downloading and playing this weekend, hopefully. It reminds of LOADED from PS1 from just looking at it..

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