[h2]Can't recommend this[/h2]
There's hardly anything worthwhile that this game offers and it expects you to grind quite a bit to get access to a level of variety in it's gameplay that I would consider even half decent for a game like this. Perhaps it was more impressive at the time of it's release but nowadays it's very disappointing in most ways.
The one thing this game has going for it, are the massive hordes but that alone is not enough for me to recommend this game to anyone since even those get old pretty quick and the game lacks in every other department.
[h3]Gunplay[/h3]
The gunplay is pretty weak, generic and unimmersive, a lot of guns feel the same and there's barely any customization available and the little there is, is very unimpressive and hardly changes how you play the game. There were a few guns I genuinely found satisfying to use though, however, using only a handful of guns out of the entire roster gets boring after a while.
There are no loadouts either, which was definitely a big mistake. The game forces you to use equipment you find randomized in the world and you may or may not find something you actually enjoy, or may find something only at the end of a level. They should have allowed the players to make their own loadouts, so they can freely experiment and use equipment they enjoy, while still offering the randomized equipment found in the world.
[h3]Classes[/h3]
Classes offer mostly pretty insignificant bonuses with the exception of a few stronger boons (especially when paired with the right guns/equipment) like ammo replenishment on headshots or starting with certain equipment. Some perks did not seem to work correctly, mainly ones that aught to automatically revive you in specific context.
This game could have benefited greatly from a class system like the ones we see in many other games (Such as Space Marine 2), where each class has a distinct role with unique weapons, equipment, abilities and thus strengths/weaknesses to be compensated for by the rest. They should not have chained themselves to the WWZ IP either, it only hinders the creative freedom with a game like this. I don't see much value in there being a WWZ specific game like this either since there are no real characters nor a well thought-out plot to enrich the world of WWZ.
[h3]Missions[/h3]
The missions in this game are very basic and vary little from one another, usually consisting of short 'find & retrieve', 'protect for X amount of time', 'escort to' and 'kill all enemies' types of tasks which are then connected with linear pathways filled with smaller hordes and special infected.
[h3]Enemy Variety[/h3]
There's very little enemy variety and what there is, is hardly meaningful. You got your disablers, suicide bombers, tanks, screamers and ranged zombies but you deal with all of them almost the exact same ways, meaning that they aren't very special at the end of the day when all they do is take priority over the regular hordes due to being slightly more dangerous.
It would've been interesting if they had uinique AIs that forced the players to employ different tactics in order to deal with them easily rather than running straight to you and getting shot like all the others. The only ones you can/have to deal with differently are screamers and the riot gear chargers. The former which you might have to go out of your way to get a clear line-of-sight due to them usually spawning behind solid cover. The latter having a weakspot in the back allowing for significantly faster extermination.
[h3]Story and Characters[/h3]
Can't say much in this front since I tuned out very early on. A lot of it seemed pretty nonsensical and contrived, so I wouldn't buy the game in the hopes of getting anything good.
The characters didn't stick out any more than the story did, some of them have pretty cool designs yet something I find pretty unfitting for WWZ, since the movie tried to be fairly serious from what I remember but my memory might be failing me in that regard.
[h2]Conclusion[/h2]
If you're a fan of horde shooters, focus on other games from said genre before this and if you're determined to play this, get it from a heaviy sale.
I consider this to be one of the worse games of it's kind and it seems to misunderstand a lot of the elements that made other horde shooters great, as well as including features just for the sake of having them.
From my experience there is a very basic level of enjoyment/satisfaction to be had with mowing down the massive hordes but all the points of frustration weigh too heavily on the experience for it to be considered good or for it to remain entertaining for longer than a single playthrough, if even that.
