Wii U

ZombiU

Nintendo must be incredibly happy to see a third-party treating their new console with such reverence, because ZombiU isn’t your typical launch title, or even your typical First Person game. It’s unique, treats the gamer with the utmost respect in return for demanding all of their attention. Ultra-hardcore in everything it does, most casual shooter fans would barely recognise the genre on show here, such is Ubisoft Montreal’s achievement.

I'd always wondered why ZombiU was one of the Wii U's pack-in games, and finally it makes sense. ZombiU isn't the obligatory FPS launch title, but an original twist on the genre that has no console equivalent. It's not quite a revolution, lacking the scope and variety of mechanics to compete with high watermarks like Half-Life 2. But that should take nothing away from Ubisoft's achievement, and the success or otherwise of ZombiU could be defining for Wii U.

Por se um jogo do gênero survival horror, ZombiU definitivamente não é para qualquer um. Jogadores menos experientes, ou então aqueles acostumados com a ação frenética de jogos como Call of Duty, podem não curtir o game por diversos fatores inerentes ao gênero. O jogo segue um rítmo bem lento e mais estratégico. Seu personagem é bastante limitado, corre devagar, mira com dificuldade, morre com facilidade... Aqui você não encara uma horda de zumbis, você foge dela! A dificuldade em alguns momentos é realmente frustrante, e muita gente pode desistir depois de poucas tentativas. Mas para os fãs do gênero, o jogo é um prato cheio de desafios e muitas horas de diversão, que os fará voltar para terminá-lo diversas vezes, de várias formas diferentes. Para a proposta do jogo, realmente uma bola dentro da Ubisoft e um excelente começo de geração.

Its genre and difficulty curve might narrow the appeal down to horror aficionados and survivalists, but in all other ways, ZombiU stands out as one of the Wii U’s must-own launch titles. The seamless integration of the GamePad hardware with the atmospheric gameplay is nothing short of a triumph, and Ubisoft deserves full credit for not only seeing the possibilities but capitalizing on them. The constant dying combined with the lengthy retracing of steps damages the flow, the multiplayer’s largely a wash, and I do wish Ubisoft had stuck to its guns in creating a fully believable zombie apocalypse. But it still made something pretty damn apocalyptic in all the right ways. Consider me highly impressed.

Ubisoft have definitely hit a home run with their Wii U exclusive, ZombiU that provides more scares than Resident Evil and some great use of the GamePad for this console. Add in decent gameplay and make sure your doors are locked because the realism of these zombies is quite unparalleled. It's a well designed game from start to finish.

L'impression d'être constamment en danger, seul dans une ville ravagée et inhospitalière où la mort peut surgir de chaque coin de rue. Cette sensation, on ne l'avait plus ressentie depuis longtemps dans un jeu vidéo, et ZombiU nous l'offre sur un plateau d'argent. Difficile, exigeant, le jeu d'Ubisoft peut aussi être frustrant pour les joueurs qui ne se montreraient pas suffisamment patients ou adroits. Mais pour ceux qui acceptent les règles du jeu, y compris les plus pénalisantes, ZombiU est un retour aux sources du survival horror dans lequel le Gamepad est parfaitement implémenté. Dépouillé de tout héros ou scénario, ZombiU est plus une expérience qu'une véritable aventure, mais les joueurs avides de frissons feraient mieux de ne pas passer à côté.

ZombiU is awkward, ugly, crawling in its pace, and often nonsensical with its narrative ... and I remember when horror games weren't ashamed of any of that, even actively exploiting it to create alienating, frightening atmospheres that stuck in a players' memories and made them too spooked to want to take another step forward. ZombiU did that to me. It made me afraid to walk into rooms, it made me think twice before tackling two opponents at once, and it frequently reminded me I was weak, piteous, but maybe just careful and lucky enough to get through.

But if you buy a WiiU, you'll simply need to get a copy of ZombiU. It's a true survival-horror game, channelling the heart-in-mouth claustrophobia of early Resident Evils and Alone In The Dark, and adding Dark Souls' refusal to compromise as the icing on top. Play it in a darkened room, and you'll remember what gaming is all about.

If you plan on getting a WiiU, then ZombiU is most definitely the game I recommend taking along with you. The story is not fantastic and the campaign as a whole leaves a lot to be desired, but finding the zombie of your previous character, as well as those of others is pretty cool and it can serve as a time-sink until your next paycheck comes in. The multiplayer is where the game shines, though, so if you have someone to play the game with, then that is certainly a major selling point. Additionally, if you plan on getting a Commodore 64 anytime soon , then the original Zombi is not half-bad.

At a point when a series like Resident Evil has largely long turned its back on its survival horror roots, ZombiU is a game that recalls such games, but also brings its own interesting and inventive ideas to the genre and, at the same time, has the distinction of being one of the most interesting launch titles that, whilst not perfect, is an absorbing and unnerving experience that succeeds at making use of the capabilities of the system, without ever managing to feel gimmicky and, as such, it’s a strong early demonstration of the magic of Wii U.

Si vous vous demandez si ZombiU fait peur, la réponse est oui. De par son ambiance, sa difficulté et son incroyable immersion (notamment grâce au GamePad), il réussit à maintenir une tension constante sur notre personnage, à tel point que chaque action sera pesée. Malgré une réalisation très en deçà de ce que l'on pouvait espérer et un multi bien chiche, ZombiU réussit exactement ce qu'il avait entrepris : nous mettre la trouille.

Difficile d’émettre un avis tranché sur ZombiU. D’un côté, son utilisation intelligente des fonctionnalités du GamePad et son ambiance réussie en font un « Survival Horror » innovant et efficace. De l’autre, sa réalisation dépassée, son concept de personnage unique bâclé, et son histoire pas vraiment captivante laissent comme un arrière-goût d’acte manqué. Si les possesseurs de Wii U ont avec ZombiU de quoi tester les capacités de leur nouveau joujou, et se faire au passage quelques frayeurs, le titre d’Ubisoft n’est pas la bombe que certains attendaient. Dommage.

ZombiU besitzt wirklich viele grandiose Ansätze, und man sieht wunderbare Ideen sowie Visionen, die hinter dem fertigen Produkt stecken. Unglücklicherweise leidet der Titel an dem Umstand, der erste dieser Art zu sein, und läuft damit Gefahr, an vielen Stellen durch Das-hätte-besser-gemacht-werden-können-Momente den Spielspass nach unten zu drücken. Alles in allem beinhaltet der Titel trotzdem all das, was viele Genrekollegen aus der Survival-Horror-Sparte in letzter Zeit zwar oft versprochen, aber nie gehalten haben. Der Titel war trotz des sehr hohen Schwierigkeitsgrades und der daraus resultierenden Frustmomente endlich mal wieder das, was ein Titel des Survival-Horrors auch sein sollte: Ein beinharter Überlebenskampf in feindlicher und gruselerregender Umgebung. Schwächen sind klar vorhanden, aber der Titel macht trotzdem so vieles richtig und sollte daher nicht nur auf seine Fehler reduziert werden.

ZombiU est un jeu plutôt accrocheur. Certes non sans défauts, le titre présente une véritable ambiance, une immersion presque parfaite (merci le GamePad) et une campagne relativement efficace. On progresse lentement, souvent avec difficulté, et la tension est permanente. ZombiU fait peur et c'est là sa grande qualité. Les amateurs d'épouvante seront donc ravis, les âmes sensibles passeront sans doute leur chemin.

Zombi U is so intense that I could almost forgive a nasty lock-up incident and the fact that the game asks for your consent to having Ubisoft collecting your play data. [Expletive] no, but thanks for asking. Nice game, by the way.

ZombiU is reminiscent of the tough-as-nails survival games that appeared many years ago. It makes the player extremely vulnerable and quite a few of its mechanics are harder than they should. Some players nowadays welcome such a challenge while others might get extremely mad with the mechanics. Ultimately, it depends on what type of player you are. As a game to show off the Wii U's strengths, it scores in a few aspects, like using the Wii U GamePad in great ways, while missing other ones, like the sub-par graphics that don't complement the console's capabilities.

S'il est des jeux qui font l'unanimité (éventuellement contre eux), ZombiU fait clairement partie d'une autre catégorie : celle des titres qui divisent les joueurs. Sa difficulté relevée, qui paraît parfois injuste, séduira les amateurs d'aventure hardcore mais rebutera immanquablement une bonne partie du public. En dehors des questions de goût, la production d'Ubisoft possède également des qualités et des défauts plus objectifs. L'utilisation poussée du Gamepad donne le "LA" pour les futurs jeux de la console, et le gameplay asymétrique apporte un peu d'air frais au mode multlijoueur. A contrario, les graphismes n'impressionnent jamais et l'aventure n'est pas toujours parfaitement bien ficelée. Dommage.

Pas bien beau, un peu mou et finalement assez répétitif, ZombiU est un assez mauvais FPS quand son ambiance « fin du monde » efficace et son niveau de difficulté élevé en font un Survival Horror qui vaut le coup d’œil. Si toutes les idées introduites par le titre d'Ubisoft ne font pas mouche, l'ensemble est suffisamment original pour convenir aux joueurs exigeants qui ne prendront pas le jeu pour le défouloir qu'il n'est pas. On aurait forcément été moins tendre s'il était sorti sur un autre support, mais ZombiU est un bon titre de lancement qui ouvre d'engageantes perspectives, pour le genre comme la machine. Seul sur le créneau des licences originales un minimum adultes sur Wii U, ZombiU a le champ libre pour devenir une franchise solide dont la suite corrigera, en tout cas on l'espère, les nombreux défauts de jeunesse.

Après un développement qu’on imagine compliqué à la simple vue du titre d’origine, l’aventure d’Ubisoft Montpellier se termine sur une bonne note. Un survival-horror qui mise tout sur l’ambiance et un gameplay réaliste (déplacements du personnage, essoufflements après quelques coups de batte…) tirant parti des capacités du Wii U GamePad flambant neuf : ne pas l’essayer tiendrait de l’hérésie ! Néanmoins, tout n’est pas parfait, à commencer par le scénario faisant office de prétexte, des rescapés muets peu attachants, un online limité ou encore des mort-vivants qui ne meurent jamais… Le dernier point est véridique. Un premier essai qui vaut le coup d’œil et le portefeuille, en espérant voir Yves Guillemot donner le feu vert pour une suite dans un futur proche.

ZombiU has so many great ideas from looting with the Wii U GamePad to permadeath to its spooky setting, but none of them grow into a great game. Controls are clunky, melee combat is annoying, and the game doesn’t look good. There’s fun to be had here as it’s challenging to see how long you can go before succumbing to a biter, but there are so many better zombie games out there that ZombiU really doesn’t demand anyone’s attention.

Overall, however, fans of zombie lore should wait until this one hits the bargain bins.

ZombiU is a mixed bag that just doesn’t deliver, at least for me. Despite how interesting the gamepad is used to play the game, the ten-plus hour campaign itself just isn’t fun. The multiplayer is a better experience, but that’s not saying much. ZombiU is for those gamers that truly want difficult survival horror with no end purpose, and that’s fine for those that don’t need complexity to their zombie apocalypse. But with little narrative and tedious combat, I would pass on ZombiU.

It's not surprising to see a slightly undercooked game like ZombiU launch alongside a console.This is Ubisoft's first stab at a new series on a new piece of hardware, so there are bound to be some wrinkles to smooth out. But while the game is full of intriguing mechanics, the entire package feels more like a test than a finished piece. I really hope to see Ubisoft work on a followup that fixes some of the rough patches and delivers the survival experience which the mechanics seem to be promising. Until then, we're left with a launch title full of unique ideas, but lacking the necessary cohesion to be truly great.

As much as I’d love to heap praise on ZombiU for a smashing debut on a console that needed a good proof-of-concept, it ultimately comes off as a game that tried to get there the easy way—and failed. I applaud Ubisoft’s desire to bring fear back to the genre while leveraging the Wii U’s unique capabilities, but I wish they could’ve found a way to do so that didn’t require so much needless pandering.

Побившись в конвульсиях час-другой, ZombiU, не жуткая, а жутко тоскливая, тихо испускает дух. Надеюсь, в Ubisoft отсекут несчастному бренду башку. Иначе труп обратится в ZombiU 2 и снова укусит поклонников жанра за кошельки.

Gamers eager for a new experience tailored to the Wii U likely have their eyes on ZombiU. It shows off nearly every feature of Nintendo’s new hardware, but the sum of these parts is a horrifying Frankenstein’s Monster. Good zombie games are a dime a dozen these days, and I can’t recommend ZombiU above them despite being the only undead shooter on the Wii U.

ZombiU is a game trapped in the wrong genre. The run-and-gun multiplayer modes emphasize the game's competent shooting mechanics and ability to create interesting enemy encounters. However, these two aspects are discouraged in the single-player campaign for the sake of survival. To compensate, there's the bare minimum of a story and a few simple puzzles. And so much cricket bat. ZombiU could have been an enjoyable action game, but instead it is a poor entry in the survival horror genre.

ZombieU sounded real great before it launched with the Nintendo WiiU system. If I had to guess this game needed about 6 more months of fine tuning. What we have here is a poor WiiU game that could have been released on the Wii. The controls are bad, the graphics are ass, and the combat system is a shit storm. Sure you might have fun with this game, but it is all in your head, trust me.