#killallzombies
Brought to us by Ukrainian developer Beatshapers,
#killallzombies is a twin-stick shooter zombie survival game that truly
delivers. Having been released on PS4 back in 2014, the ‘kill for sport’ style
game is expanding its reach to the Xbox community too, meaning more gory glory
for everyone!
#killallzombies is a relatively straightforward shooter
which asks you to achieve your highest scores and beat your friends in one of
three modes: Survival, Defend the Vault or Coop. Each mode has its own
difficulties and perks but whichever way you go you know it’s going to be great
fun.
The most emphasised mode is of course Survival. Set in an arena
made of many hexagons there are four points of entry for your zombie hordes:
north, south, east and west. You are set into the centre of the arena and given
the option of two guns. As soon as you have made your selection the game is on!
Zombies will begin to filter in slowly at first but the hordes soon arrive more
quickly and in greater numbers, rendering a large arena rather claustrophobic
all of a sudden.
Zombies are not the only obstacle of which you must be wary.
Just as you begin to get the hang of things the floor of the arena begins to
change. Groups of hexagons begin to fall and rise, some are replaced with
lethal spinning poles bearing blades on every side and ironically medical vans
drop from the sky. All of these can and will kill you if you don’t have your
wits about you. However, with enough savvy you can utilise these to your
advantage, using brain over brawn by leading your unintelligent zombie pursuers
into danger. Hello Multi-Kills!!
Across the board spawn different items- XP boosters, health
packs, ammunition and weapons are among them. Each is only available for a
short time though so time is of the essence. As you continue to mow down the hordes
you will also receive the ability to use a perk. These perks are once again
varied and best used once your friends begin to block your path. From weapon
boosters to my favourite, the Grim Reaper, perks will give you either an option
of escape or increase in damage, or will ask you to trade your health for the
chance at an XP boost. The choice is up to you.
The second mode is Defend the Vault. Much like the first
mode the biggest change here is that at the centre of the arena you have your
own fortress. The zombies here will focus all their efforts on ripping it down
rather than chasing you, so of course defence is your main focus here. It takes
far less time for your fortress’ health to be depleted which presents a high
level of challenge.
So if you can lose your fortress so easily, where’s the fun
in that? Well besides the additional level of difficulty, you are also provided
with some neat weapons…did someone say turrets? Master your turrets and you’ll
have the ability to mow down the hordes as they approach from every side. Last
long enough and you’ll set yourself a nifty high score.
The third and last mode is Coop. This mode is exactly like
survival but this time you have your buddy with you, which means twice the
firepower, twice the perks, twice the fun. You also have the ability to revive
your teammate meaning you can set your highest score yet! But don’t expect the
game will take it easy on you.
However you choose to play, the ultimate goal is to set that
high score as high as possible. And this is where the game comes into its
element, in my opinion. Whether you play with a mate and work together for the
best score, or take turns to one up each other in single player, this game is a
whole lot of mindless, gory fun.
With all this, #killallzombies brings in another neat
feature. Via a Twitch stream of the game, chat members are encouraged to type pre-set
commands into the chat and watch the hysteria unfold. The audience can physically
alter the gameplay in real time, be it by providing the player with more
bonuses, or by making their life even more difficult with deadly obstacles and
arena manipulation. The level of insanity experienced is truly up to you. It’s
truly the most lucrative trolling I’ve ever seen!
Along with all the neat features and great fun, the
soundtrack for the game is upbeat and hard hitting. Motivating you to go
further, faster, and truly feel invincible it will keep you amped and coming
back for round after round.
All in all I truly can not fault this game. While the
graphics are not overly detailed this really doesn’t feel important at all.
What has been achieved is a lot of time and zombie killing fun, bundled up in a
fresh and lively package.
If you haven’t checked out #killallzombies yet I strongly
suggest you do. It is certainly not a difficult game to master but there are a
lot of hours of play to be had.
Out now for both Xbox Live and PSN.
-Rem