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\"Z1\"<\/a>I do enjoy mobile gaming, in fact one could say I feel it\u2019s a very under-tapped market. Hopefully it will be be vastly expanded on as our mobile technology increases. With any luck, we will even start to see more altered reality games some time soon!<\/p>\n

That being said, sometimes I want to sit in front of a larger screen and do some desktop gaming. OWC Nick slid this gem my way and said it would be great to review for the blog, so I am. Ready your shotguns, and get all the ammo you can find brother, it\u2019s time for Zombies ate my Friends<\/a>!<\/p>\n

So the game is fairly straight forward, however unlike most zombie games, its more of a point and click adventure with some strategic combat.\u00a0 All battles are turn based, and you take your time selecting somewhat goofy attacks to smash the heads of your foes in with. The user interface is pretty neat, we got our health, our experience, our energy\u2026 ENERGY!? Yeah, its one of those. Run out of energy and you’ll need to wait ’til you get more\u2014or shell out some cash to buy some. Curse you freemium gaming! Oh well, no sense crying over spilled zombie.\u00a0 The game’s interface is actually surprisingly helpful without being super cluttered. Very often, games will throw mini maps, objective lists, equipment tabs, status bars, buff icons, etc. at you, until you feel you are looking at the game world through an old-timey key hole<\/a>. Which is about as exciting as watching a Chia Pet<\/a> grow.<\/p>\n

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Even I don\u2019t look convinced I should be fighting zombies with a 2×4.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The game starts you out with some character customization, which is pretty awesome. Not something I expected from a title like this. In fact, if some of the NPC\u2019s are any indication of what is available for customization, there\u2019s quite<\/em> a bit of fun stuff available.<\/p>\n

Everything from hair, skin, and even eye color, to whether or not you want to use a garbage bag (torn open and duct taped) as a pair of trousers. As you can see, I opted away from the garbage bag look and went straight for homeless maniac.<\/p>\n

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So\u2026.. tired\u2026. of\u2026. cut scenes\u2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each battle you encounter is a little slow paced for my twitch FPS gaming needs, but that\u2019s ok, every game doesn\u2019t need to feel like Counter Strike. As you bludgeon your enemies with 2x4s and frying pans, they will occasionally pop out experience, energy, money, and items. I actually got bored waiting for them to vanish, so I never saw if it was needed to pick things up instantly or not. Really the only one not to, would be health, as there may be a more opportune time to snag the heals.<\/p>\n

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*smashes the screen* why are there no RGB sliders?!!?!?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So let\u2019s recap a bit. Combat is slow, customizable character, and bunch of loot, Wrapped in a freemium container. Ok, that makes the game sound like a game you would play for 10 minutes and then collect dust on your drive until you need more free space. It\u2019s not. The game is actually geniunely fun to play, and I can see myself putting some more time into it after this review. My only gripe, and OWC Nick\u2019s as well, is that you seem to run out of energy pretty quick, so sad panda<\/a> on that one.<\/p>\n

\"Rating-Bar5\"Graphics:<\/h2>\n

Man, this POPS! The graphics, even with it\u2019s dulled out pallet choices to set the tone, still create a wonderful scene to behold. It\u2019s flash vector styled graphics are awesome and I\u2019m glad that I had the chance to play this one.<\/p>\n

\"Rating-Bar3\"Gameplay:<\/h2>\n

Like I said, it\u2019s a bit slow, which is nothing to frown at, that\u2019s ok! The game flows well, and the plot line is a bit linear, but all in all, the game is pretty solid. Plenty of things to do and explore, and secrets tracked at the end of each stage, bring me flashbacks to the golden days of playing DOOM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Rating-Bar3\"Audio:<\/h2>\n

Fair, nothing to write home about, could have used some silly voiceover gibberish sounds when talking to NPCs. Zombie sounds seemed super generic and repetitive.<\/p>\n

\"Rating-Bar4\"Innovation:<\/h2>\n

Well it\u2019s definitely a great way of looking at the zombie survival genre, and with hiding things around the world, you sure get that sense of I am looking for things to help me stay alive. Sure, we could have done with less cat food, and maybe some baked beans, but I wont be too picky on that.<\/p>\n

\"Rating-Bar3\"Overall:<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s an interesting game, I\u2019ll give it that. The needing to wait for energy to recharge is kind of annoying, but that\u2019s its intent so you actually give the developers money. I can understand why it was added in the way that it was. Perhaps we will see an alternative to earning currency other than just buying it. I\u2019m surprised more games don\u2019t have \u201cHey watch this ad or install this other game and we\u2019ll give you X amount of our currency!\u201d Still, if I\u2019m bored and want to shoot some zombies, I\u2019ll probably go elsewhere. Is it fun? Yes. Does it quench my zombie hunting needs? Not really.<\/p>\n

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