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ZMR
Developer(s)Yingpei Games
Publisher(s)En Masse Entertainment
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseSeptember 19, 2014
Genre(s)Squad-based TPS Game
Mode(s)Multiplayer

ZMR is a squad-based, online multiplayer third-person shooter with both co-operative and competitive game modes. ZMR is published in North America by En Masse Entertainment, publishers of the TERA MMORPG. The game is a westernized version of Mercenary Ops, which was originally released in China on November 30, 2012 by Yingpei Games (formerly Epic Games China).[1] ZMR, also known as Zombies Monsters Robots, was officially released in North America on September 19, 2014 via the En Masse ZMR online portal and through Steam.[2]

Gameplay

ZMR is an online third-person shooter game where groups of up to eight players can fight together against enemies in campaign and wave-based survival modes, or split into teams of two to eight players and fight against one another in competitive modes. Both competitive and co-operative modes provide numerous maps for players to explore and master.

In co-op mode, players group together to battle through hordes of monsters, complete maps, and earn rewards. ZMR has a wide variety of monsters, including zombies, mutants, ancient egyptians, ninjas, mercenaries, dinosaurs, giant bugs, sea monsters, and mechs. In competitive play, teams of players face off on various maps to battle one another in a variety of player-versus-player (PvP) modes.

While fighting, players can dodge, take cover, shoot from cover, and even fire blindly around corners. On maps with undead enemies, players can rebuild windows and doors that the undead hordes have broken through to earn points and block off enemies for a short time. Some maps even have traps for players to avoid or lure enemies into.[3][4]

Players can acquire and equip weapons, armor, equipment, grenades, turrets, and other items before entering maps. Defeated enemies also drop weapons, grenades, and ammo, allowing players to restock and/or upgrade on the fly during combat. Players can choose from hundreds of weapons in ZMR in various categories, including side arms, shotguns, SMGs, assault rifles, and sniper rifles. Specialty weapons, like flamethrowers, crossbows, and grenades are also available.

Players can modify their weapons by adding scopes and laser sights, swapping out stocks and barrels, increasing the size of their clips, and even adding flashlights and silencers. Players can also acquire tech items that alter their stats, decrease their reload times, provide more health, or deal more damage. Some sections of the game allow players to don mechanized warsuits (mechs), which can also be upgraded with bigger weapons and modified by adding various pieces of equipment.

The co-operative (or PvE) section of ZMR has eight game modes — Assault, Assault Ops, Extinction Ops, Kill Every Thing, Massive Assault, Paranormal Ops, Threshold Defense, and Boss Rush. The competitive (or PvP) section of the game offers eight PvP game modes: Team Deathmatch, Elimination, Free for All, King of the Hill, Demolition, Capture the Flag, Patient Zero, and Mercs vs. Monsters. PvE modes have anywhere from one to eleven maps each, while PvP modes have from two to fifteen maps. ZMR also offers Team Mech Match PvP on four different maps.

Development

En Masse signed a deal with Yingpei Games (Formerly Epic Games China) in 2013 to publish a North American version of the popular Yingpei third-person shooter title, Mercenary Ops, which at the time had over 30 million registered player accounts.[5] En Masse changed the name to ZMR or Zombies Monsters Robots and localized the Chinese content (V.O. dialog, names for weapons and equipment, mission descriptions, etc.) for a western audience.

In July of 2014, En Masse made an open beta version of ZMR available through the company's online game portal.[6] The official launch of the game came several months later, on September 19, 2014, when ZMR became available through both the En Masse online ZMR portal as well as through Steam. Since the game's official release, En Masse has published seven content updates, which added new campaigns and missions, new maps and enemies, and new weapons and equipment.

Updates

Officially, En Masse has released eleven content updates to ZMR, including three during open beta and the launch update in September of 2014. The Mercs vs. Monsters release in July 2014 added the Mercs vs. Monsters mode.[7] The second open beta update, Mummy See Mummy Doom, added six new Egyptian and Chinese-themed maps.[8] The final open beta update, Threshold Defense, published a few weeks before the official launch, added a new tower defense mode to the game.[9] The official launch of the game on September 19, 2014 marked the release of the fourth update, T-Rekt, which added a new campaign featuring a Tyrannasaurus Rex with a rocket launcher mounted to its back.[10]

Since the official launch of ZMR, En Masse has released seven more content updates, each containing additional localized content from the original Yingpei game. Infect All Humans, released in October 2014, added the Patient Zero PvP mode.[11] The November 2014 Steel Corps update added mechs and nine new maps.[12] Six Feet Below Zero, the December 2104 update, added six winter maps.[13] Into the Void, released in February 2015, added three outer-space-themed maps with a linked story.[14] The Game of Drones update, released in April 2015, added drones to the game.[15] Deadtime Stories, the tenth ZMR update, published in June 2015, added story mode campaigns and four new maps.[16] Back to the Void, released in September 2015, added two new story mode campaigns.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Mercenary Ops". GameSpot.
  2. ^ "ZMR is live on Steam!" (Press release). Steam. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "Shoot Everything Ever in Zombies Monsters Robots". IGN. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  4. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots has Zombies, Monsters, and Robots". GameSpot. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots detailed by En Masse Entertainment". VG 24/7. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots Enters Open Beta". IGN. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots is now in open beta". Destructoid. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "Explore a Zombie-Infested Egypt in Zombies Monsters Robots' New Update". GameSpot. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots - Threshold Defense Launch Trailer". GameSpot. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "Dinosaurs join Zombies Monsters Robots with New T-Rekt Update" (Press release). MCV. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  11. ^ "ZMR Presents Infect All Humans". En Masse. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots - Steel Corps Trailer". IGN. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  13. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots: Six Feet Below Zero update Available". MMOhuts. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  14. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots - Into the Void Teaser Trailer". GameSpot. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  15. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots Game of Drones Update Takes to the Skies". MCV. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  16. ^ "ZMR Presents Deadtime Stories". En Masse. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  17. ^ "Zombies Monsters Robots Heads "Back to the Void"". MMOhuts. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

External links

Category:En Masse Entertainment Category:Fantasy video games Category:Free online games Category:Free-to-play video games Category:Windows games

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