World War Zero

Old school FPS that's still alright.

Remember playing this back in the day. Played San Andreas a lot and one day my friend gave me his copy of this game and I played it until completion. During that time i kind of completely forgot about GTA (even though it was for 2 days). The combat is somewhat satisfying and punchy. The AI is nothing to write home about and neither are the graphics. What is interesting about the game is its weird cuts and repackaging from the original PC release. So now the story makes even less sense. Absolutely the most interesting thing is the setting. Some of the enemy and weapon design along with surrendering and suicide by grenade enemies are what make this game more ambitious than it turned out to be. Unfortunately that is where the good stuff ends and we go to mediocre and bad territory. The story, even though it is interesting, does not utilize the setting at all. It is kind of like the developers had a great concept and nobody competent enough to write something decent. So in the end the games story is largely forgetable. Difficulty is on the easy side regardless of the setting. Much of the game is linear with some good side pasages on certain levels. The mission structure and the maps are simple. Most of the time you will guess what to do based on where you find enemies but sometimes there are switces or things need to be done in a certain order. Overall the game is okay, you can complete it in less than 4 hours so it doesn't overstay its welcome. The enemies have some variety and there is also a large number of weapons for such a short game. Get it on sale

This game is no doubt a classic, but it's not popular like Return To Castle Wolfenstein or some old Call Of Duty, it's a fun shooter to kill time, here is what i liked and didn't like. --- PROS --- - Somewhat interesting lore - Fine arsenal of weapons - Gameplay Bonus point for nostalgia --- CONS --- - Lack of some info (If you didn't play Iron Storm you will have trouble understanding some things) - Ammo (You just probably won't run out of ammo because it's everywhere) - Weapons (Game won't force you into using all of your weapons and so it's just only using 2-4 guns the entire game) I would like to mention that this game is pretty short, you could speedrun it in 30-50 minutes, complete it in 3 hours and complete it in 5 hours if you do everything slowly. World War Zero may not appeal to everyone because of personal choices, but overall it's a game that you could play if you are bored or something...

World War Zero—— 一突到底的纯爽FPS 个人给予这部作品 6.0/10 分，属于“中规中矩”的范畴 +爽快的快节奏射击 +有趣的架空背景设定 -较糟糕的地图设计 -较糟糕的Boss战设计 -当今看较落后的画质效果 这是老线性FPS《离子风暴》的高清版本，提供了更现代化的移动设计和4K分辨率，个人通关用时5小时。 本作的背景设计还比较有特色，在架空世界中第一次世界大战一直延续到1960s，因此枪械全都充满了古典科幻风。本作主打线性战役，发布于2002年，与同期的《德军总部》、《荣誉勋章》等王牌FPS作品相比逊色不少，但快节奏的突突突还是能给玩家带来几小时乐趣的。游戏提供的枪械数量较多，还有些许场景破坏效果，目前玩起来也不觉得太难受。 从当今的视角来看，本作除了画质落后些外，主要问题是地图的设计。本作的许多关卡地图都较大且容易迷路，我把市面上有的绝大部分FPS都通关了，玩这部作品的时候找路还花了点时间，我看Steam评论中也有不少朋友反馈找不到路。此外，本作的Boss战设计糟糕，最终Boss战的地图过大，Boss的机枪对主角还有绝对压制，玩家露头就死，只能靠不停隔墙扔手雷磨死，打赢了也没什么成就感。

If Iron Storm (Peak) was Remade into a PS2 game...And thats not a good thing. Its like Pepsi Iron Storm. Will i play it and beat it? probably. but this is not a good game. yeah you dont have to be mindful of what weapons you need because you can carry it all it seems, and it gives you The RPG and Grenade Launcher right before or as you get into Wolfenburg. and its way more piss easy and on the rails compared to Iron Storm. Theres little to no Stealth iv seen, Granted Iron Storms Stealth was ass anyways but you could do it for some parts. Theres more Cutscenes than Iron Storm and even "Bosses" where as There was just some Tanks/Heli or even the Rocket Guys from iron storm where you would need like 2 or 3 nades to kill them. You really dont have to think with this game. just walk and shoot. Just move to an area you havent been to yet and you will get to the obj. overall just play Iron Storm if you are looking for a Tactical Shooter that makes you think how to get around encounters, Play this if you want mindless mod killing.

As someone who enjoyed the original Iron Storm back when it came out, I can say that this version of the game is neither an upgrade or a downgrade. Its more an "Alternate Version." I very much enjoyed the original, but it was a very Janky game with serious bugs and glitches. Some of which soft locked progression. The difficulty spikes were due to overpowered AI, hit detection issues, and bad damage control. It could be agonizingly frustrating at times. The Gunplay was poor. The weapons behaved badly. The Ai was stupid, yet difficult. Beating it was an exercise in patience. But I am patient, and I have a weird interest in Janky games. But what made me like the game the most was its really unique atmosphere and approach to its world. It was a very ambitious game. It had interesting plot points and level designs that tried to do new things. World War Zero corrects almost every flaw from Iron Storm. The gunplay now is satisfying. Progression is fluid. Its actually pretty darn fun to play. But in correcting all the flaws, it also lost some of the charm and ambition the original game had. Later levels that had puzzle solving and complex progression are now linear and simple. Several sections of the orignal game are completley removed. It is now a run and gun till the end. It is also much shorter as a result (beat it in under 4 hours, where iron storm took over 8). They also changed some plot elements. There is a serious lack of the charm that made me like the original. But this is a much easier to play game. I didn't have any notable glitches on my playthrough. This is probobaly the version I recomend to people. But I think I like the original more. Its a flawed, but ambitious game. This version is less flawed, but also less ambitious, and therefore a little plain. But for $5, its a great time.