Bloody Zombies

Bloody Zombies brings a fresh visual style and a couple of interesting touches to the classic scrolling beat-'em-up. Unfortunately it doesn't flourish where it matters most - the quality and scope of its combat.

57%Game Brain Score

graphics, music

story, stability

65% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

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About

Fight across the ruins of London using carefully refined Free-Form Combat, taking down a terrifying variety of mutated zombies with an expanding special move-set. Created for 1-4 players, for online and offline play, Bloody Zombies is also enhanced with HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

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Play Modes

+10

65%

Audience ScoreBased on 66 reviews

graphics12 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The graphics are colorful and well-detailed, enhancing the overall visual experience.
The music and sound design are enjoyable, contributing positively to the game's atmosphere.
The game offers a fun co-op experience, allowing players to team up and enjoy the gameplay together.

The controls are stiff and broken, making gameplay frustrating and difficult to enjoy.
The game is excessively hard, with unfair enemy attacks that can lead to a frustrating experience.
There is a lack of proper tutorials and updates, leaving players without guidance or improvements post-launch.

graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their vibrant colors, detailed environments, and unique art style reminiscent of classic titles. Players appreciate the diversity of the levels, which range from urban settings to more atmospheric locations like graveyards, enhancing the overall experience. The combination of impressive visuals and a fitting soundtrack contributes significantly to the game's appeal.
- “The graphics in the game are nice and pretty colorful with detailed areas and enemies. The levels are diverse, ranging from a city to a train station and even a graveyard.”
- “Fantastic graphics with a great soundtrack that I really wish I could purchase.”
- “Great game to play and the graphics are awesome, well worth the price.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The music in the game is consistently praised for its quality and enjoyable tracks, contributing significantly to the overall experience. Many players express a desire to purchase the soundtrack, highlighting its standout nature alongside the game's graphics and character design. Overall, the music is considered one of the game's redeeming features.
- “The music in the game is good with nice tracks, the characters in the game are good with unique looks, and the voice acting in the game is good and did not feel wooden at all.”
- “Fantastic graphics with a great soundtrack that I really wish I could purchase.”
- “The only redeeming features for this game are the music which sounds good and the graphics which fit the scenes.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
38%
38%
The story in "Bloody Zombies" is described as simple and okay, with some users noting the presence of professional voice-acting and a well-designed in-game menu. Despite the game's overall negative reception, the inclusion of a story element is acknowledged as a positive feature.
- “There's professional voice-acting, a great in-game menu, a nice tutorial, and they even added a story.”
- “The story is okay, pretty simple.”
- “Bloody Zombies is a really bad side scroller, beat 'em up. Alright, then let's get into the story.”
- “[0.5] game story”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
17%
33%
The gameplay is a standard side-scrolling beat 'em up reminiscent of classics like Double Dragon and Streets of Rage, featuring mechanics such as punching, kicking, and weapon pickups. While some players find it fun and engaging due to the variety of enemy attacks and tactical elements, others criticize it for being slow and repetitive. Overall, it offers enjoyable beat 'em up action, but may lack depth for some players.
- “This game has all those mechanics that I loved... you could grab the enemies, you could run and hit them, you could pick guns... enemies have different attacks that when mixed will really push you to kill some first before others and other tactics... so... let me tell you guys: the beat 'em up part is there and is really fun to play!”
- “The gameplay is okay if you're a fan of standard side scrollers and beat 'em ups. If you play games like Double Dragon or Streets of Rage, you can punch, kick, and pick up weapons to attack enemies with.”
- “The beat 'em up part is there and is really fun to play!”
- “Has a slow and repetitive gameplay.”
- “The gameplay is okay if you're into standard side scrollers and beat 'em ups. If you play games like Double Dragon or Streets of Rage, you can punch, kick, and pick up weapons to attack enemies.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game experiences significant stability issues, particularly during co-op play, with multiple users reporting frequent freezes and a lack of response from the developer regarding these problems.
- “This game freezes in co-op and the developer never responded to me.”