Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone

Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone – Demo Impressions

Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone is the sequel to the 2009 Zombie Apocalypse. I admit i never played Zombie Apocalypse but i have played Dead Nation which is also a twin-stick zombie shooter. Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone was developed and published by Konami as a downloadable arcade title for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. It released October 25, 2011.

Its true this game has all of the co-op features you could ask for in a twin-stick zombie shooter. However what surprised me was the class system. Each player not only looks different with a different personality but has his or her own specific up-gradable class. You have Jeremy: assault class, Alma: Engineer, Father Bill: Healer and Def Money: Brawler. There is one thing i hated about every character which was the voice acting and writing. Its just horrible and cheesy and not in a good cheesy way but a fail way. The latter is easily hands-down the worst aspect of Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone.

Button layout via Xbox 360 gamepad: D-pad- cycle gun, LS-move, LB-cycle characters, LT-activate Pawnage, RT-zombie bait, RB-cycle characters,B-melee/chainsaw, A- context actions, RS-aim/fire. The controls are good. I like the ability to switch between the 4 different characters on screen. Shooting aiming throwing zombie bait and activating the hilarious Pawnage ability was seamless from a controls standpoint. Pawnage activates the characters berzerk whether he or she is a healer, engineer or brawler. Each character has his or her unique Pawnage. Saving survivor’s by pressing A near them rewards you with points. There are multipliers bonuses when you go on a killing spree.

The graphics are ok, nothing special. The sound design was good, i liked the music. The settings were like most of these type of twin-stick zombie games. You’re in a destroyed city surrounded by zombies and you must survive bla bla. The opening cutscene which was comicbook hand drawn told each character’s story. The voice acting was horrible in the cutscenes as usual with this game. The positive aspect has to be with simply playing Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone was that its pretty fun. The demo was short lasted maybe ten minutes if your lucky. If you’re intrested in zombie games give it a try on PSN or Xbox Live. Thanks Machinima.Thanks for reading.