Pros
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A variety of fun melee weapons
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Crunchy
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bloody combat
Cons
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Loss of the Wii U Game Pad
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Repetitive combat
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Buggy
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30fps port
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Inventory items that cant be dropped
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Zombi review: Shambles
A variety of fun melee weapons
Crunchy
bloody combat
Loss of the Wii U Game Pad
Repetitive combat
Buggy
30fps port
Inventory items that cant be dropped
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In a world of weapon-wielding, ever-mutating, parkouring undead, the reanimated corpses in Zombi lurching after you for a big, grisly hug will bring a nꦆostalgic tear to your eye, even as they sweep you up into their arms and take a big chunk out of your face. &lsquoꦗ;They don’t make zombies like that anymore’, you’ll whisper, blowing your nose while your character snuffs it. You then awaken as a new survivor bereft of supplies and set off in search of your previous avatar - now a shambling cadaver with a pack full of choice gear on its back - to charitably cave its head in with a cricket bat. It’s the humane thing to do.
In case you blinked and missed it, Zombi was a Wii U launch title back in 2012. Dropping you in the midst of a London crawling with Infected, survival depends on your wits a🍸nd the help of the voyeuristic Prepper. He keeps tabs on you via a network of CCTV cameras dotted around the streets, and sends you out on near suicidal missions around the city, all while bending your ear about deadly prophecies and the ruling lizard class over your comms.
Any urge for a reckless killing ♚spree is quelled by the relentless nature of the undead and your tolerance꧂ for getting pawed at. A few swipes is all it take to chip off great big hunks of health, while a single bite is lethal. If you do succumb to the clutches of the throng of ghouls, you’ll spawn in the safe house as a new survivor, equipped with a bare bones inventory. In the vein of the Souls series, you get one chance to get back to where you croaked it and collect your goodies. But rather than daintily waving your hand around above a modest blood stain, Zombi will have you bludgeon your old-self into a sticky pulp before you can reclaim your possessions. If you want more of a teetering-on-the-brink-of-soiling-yourself experience, you can play in the permadeath mode where the high risk/reward really ups the ante.
The por🌌t comes with a few tweaks to the gameplay. As well as the stalwart cricket bat that was a staple of the Wii U game, a shovel and a nailed baseball bat expand the choice of melee options. Perks include a longer range, the ability to clobber multiple foes at a time, and increased damage - although the apathy developed from beating a wailing Infected's brains in a dozen times until it finally stays down isn’t much improved upon with the new additions that take equally as long to do the job. The charm of a gruesome beating is somewhat tarnished when each encounter is reduced to the ꦰdreariest of drubbings imaginable.
London is a novel setting for an apocalypse, and comes complete with zombies ranging from 🌳tracksuited hoodlums and sꦰad-looking businesswomen, to swish Beefeaters and the Queen’s card. Throw in some crumpets and a pot of tea and it’s a veritable portrait of everyday life in Blighty.
| Genre | Survival Horror |
| Description | Wii U launch title Zombi U has been ported to new-gen consoles and PC at last, bringing cricket bat zombie-smashing fun to a whole new audience. |
| Platform | "PS4","Xbox One","PC" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
