Zombie Army Trilogy

BU XING

If I could rate this a meh, I would. I finished the campaign solo on Marksmen difficulty. I came to this game from Sniper Elite. Not really sure what I was expecting but this game feels very opposite to SE. In SE, you play stealth and take it slow and methodically. In ZAT, you are put in cramped area with hordes of zombies. In order to survive (at least when playing solo), you need to run around and endlessly shoot the zombies. The movements and mechanics are clunky as ZAT was originally a mod of Sniper Elite v2 and no one at Rebellion seemed to care about it enough to update the movements. After you fire your gun, throw a grenade, or place an explosive, there is like a 1 second delay before you can move again. This may sound like nothing but with hordes of zombies, that's enough time for you to die to the zombies. This game was definitely meant to be played with friends. Every cutscene, there is 4 characters even when you're playing solo. When playing solo, it is extremely easy to become overwhelmed. This can become frustrating because you have to wait for the checkpoints for the game to properly save but sometimes you have to play for like 15 minutes before you get to a checkpoint. The enemies are either really easy or they're bullet sponges. The only way to for sure kill a zombie without it resurrecting is to land headshots which can be annoying as the zombies like to erratically stumble as they walk which makes accuracy hard. The juggernauts like the big zombies with the machine guns are bullet sponges. They can take like 15-20 bullets to the head before they die. Don't get me wrong, a little challenge in a game is alright but shooting bullet sponges 24/7 gets old quick. Basically every level is the same. Run down corridor. Kill zombies. Defend a point against hordes of zombies. Run to safe house. Rinse and repeat. Basically every sniper rifle feels the same except maybe one having a few more bullets or one having slightly less reload time. The SMGS are all wildly inaccurate except for the Blyskawica. The pistols all sucks except for the revolver. I really enjoyed the atmosphere though. I thought the music and sounds were really good and added to the creepy atmosphere. Overall I'd rate the game about a 6/10. If you buy it on sale for $5, it can be fun but for your sanity, make sure you lower the difficulty a little.