ZombiU - Nintendo Wii U

It disgusts me to think about all the bad reviews that this game got. Gamespot-4.5, ign-6.3, machinama-6 and so on. Just look at the reviews it's getting on amazon.com and all the people talking about how good it is on miiverse. If you people don't realize yet that ign and all these big game review companies are trying to finish off nintendo, then you won't believe anything. I'm not a nintendo fanboy, but I was a huge playstation fanboy who used to get on youtube and mess with nintendo fans. I have to say that the wiiu is not only by far the best console to ever be released, but zombiu is the greatest game I've ever played aside from perfect dark, and goldeneye n64 (That's right, even though I used to like playstation better, I still realized that those are the two best games ever made). This game completely puts resident evil to shame and makes capcom look like a second rate company. Not only have the resident evil games not reached this level of creativeness, but they also haven't reached this level of horror (This game is even scarier than silent hill and that game was very creepy!). The game is slow and methodic, but that is what it would be like in a real zombie apocalypse. Like it or not, you'll have to think when you're outnumbered by a bunch of flesh eating zombies and you only possess a handful of ammunition. That's where the melee comes in and that's also what everyone said made this game boring. That couldn't be further from the truth for me, because that's what differentiates this game from an action game. How would it be hard or even scary if you had a ton of bullets to wipeout all the zombies in front of you. If that was the case then you wouldn't have to worry about conserving ammo, looting for ammo and planning your attacks so that you don't get overrun whenever there are multiple zombies coming to eat your face. You see, everything in this game has a purpose for why it is the way it is. Oh, another complaint is that there is no story. I say good, if you mean there is not much voice acting and movie clips that interrupt gameplay then that's the best news I've ever heard. Why are we so concerned with voice acting, scripts, and overall movie related content in a freaking game anyway? Lastly, I would just like to say that this game is the closest you'll ever get to being in a george romero film as the lead actor. It really does exude the same eerie feeling as an independent scary film that is engaging in every way and I think it will keep me on edge until the end of the game. I've only played 6 hours, but I am still craving more and I've only used like 80 bullets so far. Please ubisoft, don't pay attention to the reviews and make zombiu 2 because we need more hardcore mature games and I can't think of a better one than this. To all playstation and xbox fans who bought more ps and xbox's over the holidays than wiiu consoles, you wasted your money, because the best game ever made is right here on the wiiu, not those other two consoles. Wake up and stop being a hater of nintendo and realize like I did that without nintendo there will not be any innovation and we will be stuck with the same drawn out concepts forever! Always remember, gameplay over graphics!Update: Now that I've finished the game, I would change my 5/5 to a 4. There were a few things that keeps it from being perfect and they are: Technical issues, like when you hit a zombie with the cricket bat and it goes flying through the air 60 feet. Also, when you hit a zombie on a ledge it will actually walk on air like wiley coyote! The last thing that brings down the score is the electric zombies and poltergeist zombies. These things are ridiculous and have no place in a serious zombie game like this. I mean seriously, why would you try your best to create an intense realistic zombie adventure, but then turn around and create one of the most outlandish enemies in the game. The electric zombie is like a super hero with electricity shooting out of its hands and the poltergeist zombie is like a freaking ghost that teleports. How stupid can you get? Whoever thought that was a good idea should be fired from ubisoft. Lastly, I hope that ubi makes zombiu 2, but if they include more of this crap I will not buy it, because it completely took me out of the immersion of the game and just made me laugh instead at how dumb it all was. Needless to say, I'm very disappointed in the way it all turned out. It was just so promising until then and they basically ruined it by implementing those zombies! I still like it better than any other game I've played in the last 10 years so I can't complain too much I guess. I'm just mad because this game was almost perfect in every way!

Ok, so this review is long over due. I bought this game back in late November 2013. And to be honest....When I first bought it, I had my doubts. I usually check out others views of things. But also want to see for myself if I'll like things. With this game I kinda bought into others (negative) views more than usual. Anyways...I did buy it before trying it out. Not knowing just how great it actually is (to me)! This is a challenging game! You must strategize,manage items carefully,watch your surroundings always. IF YOU GET BIT ONCE YOU ARE DEAD!!! Good news is though that you get to continue as a different generated player. You continue the story where you were (mission-wise). All your inventory in your safe house will still be there. However, if you had items on you when bit, you lose them (kinda). You are able to actually run around and find the old (now zombie) you. If you find the old you, you can kill that zombie & loot it for all your lost items in the backpack! Also you will often run into other people's old characters that are now zombies. Those will have the gamer's gamer tag,score with that character,and the items they lost. It's pretty sweet! And yes, someone else playing can find and kill the old you and loot it before you. So you might wanna find that zombie quickly! Throughout the game you will be able to use a few guns. But, ammo is scarce. Especially for the guns later aquired in the game! You also get a crossbow. You have a melee weapon (cricket bat) which will not ware down. A flashlight which battery drains. But can be charged any time. You have the option of spray painting hidden messages for other players. And either give a heads up...or trick them! They can see your spray paint messages with the scanner on the Wii U Gamepad. You will use the gamepad for scanning for weapon upgrades,clues,codes for doors,notes,zombies locations,ect...And to even pick locks! This is a cool feature in the game play! The sound is really good. There were only a few voice actors. So the characters you are may be a bit repetetive though. But aside from that, the zombies sounds,sfx,birds,thunder and lightning w/ rain,ect..all sound good! The music is great too!!! The controls/gameplay is fine in my opinion. Pretty simple to pick up and remember. I think the graphics work. They are about (or slightly better) than say Left 4 Dead graphics. But that's not cause the Wii U's capabilities. It could've hosted a more power graphic ZombiU. However, Ubisoft said they didn't focus on the graphics. But focused on the gameplay,ect..instead. If you are not all about graphics...You'll likely be able to enjoy the visuals along with everything else! For me the story is good too! It starts off slow (in my opion), story-wise. But then get's better. This game is like a mix of Resident Evil 2,Left 4 Dead, and maybe House Of The Dead. Easily among the best zombie/survvival horror games in years! Like from Resident Evil 2's release to now. It doesn't have any DLC,no great multiplayer (but there is one of sorts),ect...But this game doesn't need that to be a classic! This game is gritty,simple yet challenging!! I have given it a 4.8 out of 5. And that is due to how great and solid this game is. Even the camera angles are really great overall!!! This could use better multiplayer,better graphics, but surely does not need it to be a stand out game! It holds up to games on other systems too! What this game really lacks is just the right advertising/promoting. And it lacks to be given a chance by many people! I very highly recommend trying this game out for yourself. Also, there is a cool extra feature on this game. Zombi me is a feature that you use your gamepad and have it detect your face. Then it can turn you into a zombie. Once it does this, you can snap a pic of it and upload it. And it allows you to choose between a few different zombie layouts!

I received Zombiu quickly and put it into the Wii. I played the one life survival mode, and it was pretty fun, but I died quickly. I decided to then play the normal mode and that's when all the trouble started. First the game would crash randomly leaving my Wii U completely useless, and I would have to unplug the system in order to get it to reset. Then on the second mission, it told me I hadn't completed a certain objective (entering an area) when I had long ago. The game got stuck there, and I finally said forget it. I'm returning this game to Amazon, if they can't fix basic gameplay bugs before release, then the rest of the game doesn't matter.If you don't have these problems (I am not the first to witness them) the game is decent. It circles around sneaking and clever ways to slip by instead of out and out combat like games like Left 4 Dead. The sound is the most amazing part of it, and they did a good job, but the graphics are just so-so. If there wasn't these kinds of defects, I would have given the game a 4 star rating. I think wait til a better patch comes out, or go play some of the thousand other good quality zombie games.