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{{GameInfobox | image = Zombie Apocalypse Coverart.png | caption = Title art | developer = Nihilistic Software | publisher = Konami | distributor = | license = | series = | engine = | na_rel = {{Release|2009|September|23|NA|Xbox Live Arcade}}<ref name="release">{{cite web |title=Konami announces release date and assets for ''Zombie Apocalypse'' |url=http://bhimpact.gamespress.com/release.asp?i=384 |publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment |date=18 September 2009 |accessdate=28 September 2009}}</ref><br />{{Release|2009|September|24|NA|PlayStation Network}}<ref name="release" /> | genre = Shoot 'em up | features = Single-player, Multi-player | ratings = ESRB-M, PEGI-18 | platforms = PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | digital_platforms = Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network | media = Digital distribution | requirements = | input = [[Gamepad]] }} '''''Zombie Apocalypse''''' is a [[shoot 'em up]] created by [[Nihilistic Software]] and published by [[Konami]] for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. ==Gameplay== ''Zombie Apocalypse'' is a multidirectional shoot 'em up. The player controls one of four characters through 55 levels set in seven different areas. The player must rescue survivors, and kill waves of [[zombie]]s using a range of weapons and the environment. Use of environmental kills rewards the player with more points for their [[Score (game)|score]]. Every five kills awards the player with another score multiplier, which resets to zero upon death. Each of the game's modes can be played in single or multiplayer.<ref>[http://www.fangoria.com/features/horrorcade/45-horrorcade/4399-horrorcade-zombie-apocalypse.html Horrorcade: ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE]</ref> There are 12 trophies/achievements available. Playing through the game unlocks new modes. ==Development== Nihilistic sought to make a pure arcade shooter, akin to ''[[Robotron 2084]]'' and ''[[Smash TV]]''.<ref name="PSBlog">{{cite web |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/zombie-apocalypse-coming-to-psn/ |title=PS blog entry by John Slavin, designer at Nihilistic |accessdate=2009-09-19 |publisher=blog.us.playstation.com}}</ref> Inspiration for the environments and characters was taken from zombie films, including ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' and ''[[Return of the Living Dead]]''.<ref name="PSBlog"/> ==Reception== {{VG reviews | title = | subtitle = | state = <!-- Aggregators --> | GR = | MC = <!-- Custom aggregators --> | agg1 = | agg1Score = | agg2 = | agg2Score = <!-- Reviewers --> | 1UP = D+ | AdvGamers = | Allgame = | CVG = | Dragon = | Edge = | EGM = | EuroG = | Fam = | G4 = | GameFan = | GI = | GamePro = | GameRev = | GMaster = | GSpot = 7.5 | GSpy = | GTM = | GRadar = 5 | GT = | GW = | GameZone = | Hyper = | IGN = 6.5 | MaxPC = | N64 = | NP = | NWR = | ONM = | OPM = | OPMUK = | OPMAU = | OXM = | OXMUK = | PCF = | PCGUK = | PCGUS = | PCPP = | PCZone = | Play = | PSM = | PSM3 = | TX = | VG = | XPlay = <!-- Custom reviewers --> | rev1 = | rev1Score = | rev2 = | rev2Score = | rev3 = | rev3Score = | rev4 = | rev4Score = | rev5 = | rev5Score = | rev6 = | rev6Score = | rev7 = | rev7Score = }} On [[Metacritic]], it has received an aggregate score of 61% on PlayStation 3 and 64% on Xbox 360.<ref name="metacriticPS3">{{cite web |title=Zombie Apocalypse (ps3) reviews at Metacritic.com |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/zombieapocalypse |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=6 October 2009}}</ref><ref name="metacritic360">{{cite web |title=Zombie Apocalypse (xbox360) reviews at Metacritic.com |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/zombieapocalypse |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=6 October 2009}}</ref> [[IGN]] said "[Zombie Apocalypse]...is inconsequential."<ref>http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/102/1028353p1.html</ref> [[GameSpot]] called it "Robotron: 2084 with zombies...what it lacks in innovation it more than makes up for with good, mindless fun."<ref>http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/zombieapocalypse/review.html</ref> [[Destructoid]] praised the variety of zombies, but added "by the time you hit your 25th night, you've pretty much seen them all."<ref>http://www.destructoid.com/review-zombie-apocalypse-149482.phtml</ref> [[GamesRadar]] commented "At its core, Zombie Apocalypse is an entertaining, if overpriced, top-down shooter...By the time you hit the halfway mark, youβll be sick of spinning in circles."<ref>http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/zombie-apocalypse/review/zombie-apocalypse/a-2009101213919624049/g-2009041311718709017</ref> [[1UP.com|1UP]] also criticised the repetition, as well as the difficulty level and enemy variety "Worse than simply being tedious, though, is how jaw-grindingly frustrating Zombie Apocalypse becomes. As the game wears on, absurd variants...replace the run-of-the-mill brain-eaters."<ref>http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3176312</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.nihilistic.com/index.php Nihilistic Software] {{DEFAULTSORT:Zombie Apocalypse (Video Game)}}
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