Zombi (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Amstrad: Yannick Cadin, S L Coemelck, Patrick Daher, Philippe Marchiset Spectrum: G.M. Phillips, Colin Jones, S. Chance |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Amiga, IBM PC |
| Release date(s) | Amstrad CPC: 1986 Other versions: 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Arcade adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Distribution | Cassette tape, Floppy disk |
Zombi is an icon-driven arcade adventure video game. It was Ubisoft's first publication, released when the company was established in 1986.[1]
Gameplay[edit]
A first-person arcade adventure, it draws inspiration from the George A. Romero film Dawn of the Dead; the player controlling four protagonists exploring a zombie-filled shopping mall. It draws from many parts of the film, including the gunshops, the escalators, and the articulated trucks used to block the entrances. If a character's health is depleted, he turns into a zombie, which then roams the room they died in. Zombies can be killed either by numerous body shots, or a single shot to the head. Characters were named after the creators of the game.
Development[edit]
The original Amstrad CPC version was programmed by Yannick Cadin and S.L. Coemelck, with graphics by Patrick Daher and music by Philippe Marchiset.
It was re-released in 1990, with ports developed for the ZX Spectrum (by Geoff Phillips, Colin Jones and Steve Chance), Commodore 64 (Jean Noel Moyne, Laurent Poujoulat, Jean Francois Auroux[2]), Amiga (Alexander Yarmitsky[3]), Atari ST and DOS.
Reception[edit]
The ZX Spectrum version was awarded 87% by Sinclair User magazine[4] and 77% byYour Sinclair,[5] both reviewers were impressed with the immersive atmosphere.
CU Amiga awarded the Amiga version of the game 85%, whilst German magazine Amiga Joker scored it at 69%.[6]
Zzap!64 awarded the Commodore 64 version of the game 72%. The reviewer said that the gameplay is outdated and is very similar to Catch 23, a 1987 ZX Spectrum game.[7]
See also[edit]
- Dead Rising; a modern interpretation of the Dawn of the Dead theme.
- ZombiU, similarly titled 2012 video game from Ubisoft
- List of zombie video games
References[edit]
- ^ "Games, Games and More Games" article from Start magazine volume 3 issue 8, March 1989; retrieved from Atarimagazines.com
- ^ Zombi at Lemon64.com
- ^ Zombi at Hall of Light
- ^ Sinclair User issue 98 at World of Spectrum
- ^ Your Sinclair issue 52 at World of Spectrum
- ^ Amiga Joker March 1990 and CU Amiga May 1990 reviews at Amiga Reviews (archive.org copy)
- ^ "Zombi for Amiga (1990) MobyRank". MobyGames. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
