zombiu

August 8, 2015

What You Gain And Lose When “ZombiU” Becomes “Zombi”

Peter Paltridge nintendo, pc, playstation 4, PS4, ubisoft, xbox, xbox one, zombi, zombies, zombiu 0

ZombiU is the best game that no one played, and Ubisoft wants to give it a second chance by porting the game to other consoles and the PC. The major problem is that the game was designed around the Wii U hardware — how can you effectively port gameplay that requires a second screen in your lap if no other system has such a thing? It won’t be easy, but they’re going to try. A big reason why ZombiU won over critics was its innovative use of the Gamepad screen to heighten tensions by forcing you to look away from the TV set at times when you really, really needed to see the danger you were in. Ubisoft had to come up with a compromise now that they have just one screen. The map will now be brought up on the main screen, and will be as “minimal as possible” when it’s not required. The game will still be running whenever you bring up the map, so the tension is

July 9, 2015

ZombiU May be Coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Peter Paltridge nintendo, playstation 4, PS4, ubisoft, Wii U, xbox, xbox one, zombiu 0

Taiwan’s Game Software Rating Regulations board publicly filed a rating for an interesting entry. It appears to be ZombiU, the critically acclaimed Wii U launch title from 2011, only this time it’s for Playstation 4 and XBox One. The original game was published and released by Ubisoft, who did not turn a profit on it. ZombiU was tailored to the Wii U hardware so specifically that some questions naturally arise. What are they going to do about the second screen, a crucial element to the gameplay? Will they force you to use your phone instead? (If they do, you’ll need three hands to play the thing.) And what happens to the name? Do they keep “ZombiU” even though that would no longer make sense, or does the name become “ZombiONE” or “Zombi4”? (Actually, the report shows a shortening to just “Zombi”.) No matter how you feel about Nintendo losing an exclusive, the truth is ZombiU was an excellent game that was mostly ignored due to the Wii U’s install base being

June 22, 2015

Zombi Coming to Xbox One?

Todd Black nintendo, theparanoidgamer.com, todd black, ubisoft, Wii U, xbox 360, xbox one, zombi, zombiu 0

Say what you will about the Wii U, but one thing it honestly had at the beginning of its run was console exclusives. Ubisoft even went so far as to give the Wii U two of its games exclusively. True, Rayman Legends later went multi-platform, but the intent was still there. Though not a success, ZombiU showed the potential that the new Nintendo console had, all the while delivering an interesting experience for fans to try out. Sadly, the low sales made it so a sequel (which was actually in development) never got made. So many believed it would slip away and never be spoken of again. However, a new listing in the Australian Classification Board states that a game called Zombi is coming to the Xbox One. And before you state that this could be something else entirely, the rating actually matches the one given to ZombiU when it came out. Along with an identical file number. Add to that, there was a rumor going around that ZombiU would be brought to