While there may be an abundance
of zombie themed survival games, none of them are quite like State of Decay.
While many may be a bit tired
of the zombie theme that's been running rampant these past years, this game aims to turn the MMO into more about survival, cooperation, and the delicate balance of risk vs. reward.
Not exact matches
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theme running through World War Z, a book that describes the world after a
zombie apocalypse and is (don't laugh) surprisingly good, is that the old ways
of doing things continue even in an unprecedented and extreme crisis.
He was a co-author
of the seminal review I covered in Egg Cholesterol in the Diet and my
zombie -
themed Avoiding Cholesterol is a No - Brainer.
I decided to do a little research and find some
of the most absurd
zombie themed products on the internet.
At Raleigh Room Escapes, there are actually three
themed rooms, which visitors must work together to find their way out
of within an hour... or before they get eaten by the
zombie.
Dead Rising 4 has thousands
of zombies to kill, with an omnipresent Christmas
theme that's bizarre, unifying and, strangely, soothing.
Death Road to Canada attempts to offset the normally dark
themes of the
zombie genre with zany characters, a charming pixel art style, and poppy music, but the lack
of depth to its combat and randomly generated content will quickly leave you feeling frustrated and unsatisfied.
Re-released in time for its ten - year anniversary on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, Dead Rising remains one
of the most unique
zombie -
themed video games ever made and returning fans or newcomers to the series shouldn't miss it.
The last game title from Rockstar that features
zombies was Wild West -
themed Red Dead Redemption, and now a user named «cp0020» has just released a video
of his mod that adds
zombies to Grand Theft Auto 4.
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Audiences can not live on metaphor alone, even when the metaphor is as smart and all - consuming as the one that informs the narrative, characters and
themes of this seemingly familiar
zombie flick.
A perfect blend
of western
themes with great
zombie action.
The fear in 1990 as reflected by the film is more along the lines
of a surety that we were all going to kill ourselves, though its
themes are so inconsistent and muddled, even down to the lore (do the
zombies feel pain?
«Pride and Prejudice and
Zombies» has unleashed a new U.K. trailer that deftly blends the
themes of Jane Austen's classic with the tropes
of the horror and action genres, while laying out the film's premise.
Goddammit, a
zombie plague has broken out, caused by the traditional unknown mutant virus - the film's opening montage hints at a mankind's - abuse -
of - nature
theme which is never developed.
Zombies have gotten into the holiday supplies and are now dressed up as elves, gingerbread men, reindeer, and snowmen, and to take them on, Frank has an all - new arsenal
of holiday
themed weapons.
As reported on earlier, the brand new Stocking Stuffer Holiday Pack adds a whole bunch
of new Christmas
themed goodies to the game, including new costumes for the
zombies, a bunch
of holiday
themed combo weapons, combo vehicles and new filters for Frank's selfies.
The
zombie -
themed hits in Call
of Duty games keep coming with the latest bit
of DLC for Call
of Duty: Black Ops 3.
Abstract Color Cubes Dynamic
Theme ($ 2.99) Attack
Of The
Zombies Dynamic
Theme 1 ($ 2.99) Attack
Of The
Zombies Dynamic
Theme 2 ($ 2.99) Dynamic Ebunnies
Theme 1 ($ 2.99) Dynamic Ebunnies
Theme 2 ($ 2.99) Wendy Premium
Theme 7 ($ 2.99) Wendy Premium
Theme 8 ($ 2.99) Devil Queen
Theme ($ 1.49) Drinkin» Sakura
Theme ($ 1.49)
Continuing the
zombie theme is Dead Island 2, which we've seen nary a screenshot or second
of footage from since Yager was removed from its development.
(1) there is a long
zombie - free stretch in the middle, pretty much from when they meet the girls until Hollywood all you get is a kill
of the week
zombie-wise (2) going to a
theme park filled with
zombie is just stupid.
There is an MMO -
themed section, and
of course a
zombie survival one.
Deathdream is an unconventional vampiric
zombie flick that served as a commentary on the horrors
of the Vietnam War, predating the similarly
themed «Homecoming» episode
of the television show Masters
of Horror by two decades.
Surviving through life's difficulties and is the central
theme of John Geddes civil war
zombie drama Exit Humanity.
Interactive Entertainment has released a new video showing off gameplay
of the upcoming
zombie apocalypse -
themed video game, Dying Light.
The film's spectacular finale set in the fictional
theme park Pacific Playland is one
of the most thrilling action sequences involving
zombies that I have seen in a long time when the film was released in 2009.
One
of the villains is an S&M freak who's aroused by murder, and another is a monster who's decided to turn his porn studio into a place to shoot
zombie -
themed snuff films.
Amongst all
of that, there are dozens
of outfits to look ridiculous in, and the currently appropriate Christmas
theme that dresses both
zombies and survivors in amusingly silly outfits.
By breaking out
of the «
zombies in a mall»
theme, DR3 not only avoids another George Romero lawsuit, but manages to impress with the scope
of its world.
Featuring a new story, two online multiplayer modes (2 - player co-op campaign and a 4 - player «TV show»
themed Pay - Per - View event that pits humans against
zombies), thousands
of on - screen
zombies and more, Dead Rising 2 takes
zombie survival horror to a whole new level.
While thematically LaBruce's films are all variations on the
theme of queer punk negation and radical sex critique, his foray into the world
of zombie - porn in the 2000s represents a stylistic shift from the frequently didactic, manifesto - like approach
of his earlier films, to the metaphorical and allegorical style that typifies the
zombie genre.
The
zombie films capitalise on the rich allegorical capacity
of the genre to build on
themes of sexual repression and alienation in modern capitalist society.
It is actually a kind
of funny twist on the idea
of zombies and while, there will definitely be some cringe moments when the romance factor kicks in, some good
themes, and not to mention great laughs, might come from the back
of it.
A Madea Halloween (PG - 13 for drug use, suggestive content, profanity, scary images and mature
themes) Tyler Perry is back in drag for a madcap adventure which finds the sassy, pistol - packing granny protecting her great - niece (Diamond White) and friends from a combination
of paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls and killer
zombies.
We've got vampires, blood, and
zombies in this Halloween -
themed week with Infamous: Festival
of Blood and Call
of Duty: Black Ops leading the way in Digital Downloads.
In director Colm McCarthy's newest film - The Girl with All the Gifts, he has made a
zombie movie that feels entirely unique in it's own way, making
themes of science, freedom
of choice, and nature vs. nurture as the main focal point
of a group
of people surviving a
zombie outbreak.
Members
of the Virginia Student Power Network plan to dress up as «Walking - Debt»
zombies in a Halloween -
themed attempt to urge Virginia state lawmakers to adopt a college affordability plan similar to Sanders» proposal.
I'm sure that was a neat trope when it started out, since the motif
of dreaming / waking kind
of plays with the
zombie theme in reverse (our protagonist wakes from the world
of the living to the dead, whereas his antagonists have fallen asleep from the world
of the living to a dream - like state in the world
of the dead).
And that's
of course not counting the hugely popular
theme of a
zombie apocalypse, itself a fascinating social phenomenon.
The Future Chronicles fresh voices and award - winning authors original speculative fiction short stories # 1 anthology on Amazon with every release Like the storied SF collections
of the past, The Future Chronicles brings you
themed anthologies on the topics you love: Robots, Telepaths, Aliens, Artificial Intelligence, Dragons,
Zombies... and more on the way.
Whenever you can't come up with something unique or even just a fun spin on the standard
zombie theme you can simply pile a bunch
of generic shamblers into a level, give the player a gun and call it a day.
Deep Silver announced today that they have chosen one lucky couple to receive a
zombie -
themed wedding in London to help celebrate the release
of their upcoming «slaughter the undead» simulator, Dead Island Riptide.
Publisher 2K has today announced the first piece
of DLC for the game, The Zombie Island
of Dr. Ned, and as the title tells, Gearbox has chosen the resurrected popularity
of zombies as the
theme for this «full - fledged expansion.»
Together with the announcement comes the news the latest game in the series,
zombie -
themed Of The End, has shipped 400,000 units in its first two weeks on sale in Japan.
All
of the games on sale are,
of course, somehow dealing with
themes you would find during Halloween, whether it is
zombies, other undead creatures, horror games, and so on.
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A Plants vs
Zombies themed attraction will be arriving to the Carowinds
theme park in North Carolina in the Spring
of 2016.
With Dead Rising 3 checking in as one
of Xbox One's top launch titles, Microsoft once again pegged Dead Rising 4 as an exclusive and elected to close its 2016 releases with the holiday -
themed zombie game.
Unbeknownst to the actors, they will be transformed into characters and transported straight into Wyler's film to fight against waves
of zombies in a space -
themed amusement park set in the «80s.