1986 video game
Zombi is an icon-driven action-adventure video game. It was Ubisoft's first publication, released in 1986.[1] It was programmed by Yannick Cadin and S. L. Coemelck, with graphics by Patrick Daher and music by Philippe Marchiset.
Gameplay
A first-person action adventure, it borrows heavily from the George A. Romero film Dawn of the Dead, being set in a zombie-filled shopping mall blocked in by articulated trucks. The player controls four protagonists exploring the mall. 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 are named after the creators of the game.
Ports
The game was re-released in 1990, with ports developed for the ZX Spectrum (by Geoff Phillips, Chris Jones and Steve Chance), Commodore 64 (Jean Noel Moyne, Laurent Poujoulat, Jean Francois Auroux),[2] Amiga (Alexander Yarmitsky),[3] Atari ST and DOS (Yannick Cadin).
Legacy
Another Ubisoft title ZombiU was release for the Wii U in 2012 and later ported to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2015. It is debated whether or not this game is a remake/reboot of the original.
Reception
Reception
AwardPublication | Award |
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Computer and Video Games | C+VG Hit[4] |
The ZX Spectrum version was awarded 87% by Sinclair User magazine[5] and 77% by Your Sinclair,[6] 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%.[7]
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 The reviewer said that the gameplay is outdated and is very similar to Catch 23, a 1987 ZX Spectrum game.[8]
Reviews
See also
- ZombiU, a similarly titled 2012 game from Ubisoft
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