Call of Duty: Nazi Zombies
- November 04, 2008 13:20 PM PST
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There are real zombies in Call of Duty: World at War and we want their brains, now!
We've said it once and we'll say it again, the editors at GamePro love zombies. To reiterate how much we love zombies, senior editor Sid Shuman and I put it best in our hands-on preview of Left 4 Dead:
"There are zombie fanatics, and then there are zombie fanatics. You can count the staff of GamePro in the latter category. Our street credentials span George Romero's Night of the Living Dead trilogy, modern zombie flicks such as Zach Snyder's Dawn of the Dead and Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, graphic novels The Walking Dead and Marvel Zombies, fine literature including The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, classic games from Resident Evil to... well, in other words, if it involves undead, we already own it and love it."
So it's no surprise that when GameTrailers.com posted an exclusive trailer revealing an unlockable mode in Call of Duty: World at War called Nazi Zombies, we went ape shit. Nazi Zombies is a four-player cooperative mode that can be played online with friends, and is unlocked once you finished the game. Players of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will remember that Arcade Mode was unlocked if you finished the single-player campaign. The trailer reveals many gameplay elements in Nazi Zombies, such as reviving downed teammates, rebuilding barricades, an in-game currency, and much more. Here are our thoughts.
Nazi Zombies Impressions
UPDATE:Nazi Zombies is confirmed on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. There are two distinct moments in the trailer that scream Xbox 360. The first is a friend notification that "Titzupp" has come online. The second is even more obvious. Near the end of the trailer when the player dies, the spectator controls are labeled with Xbox 360 face buttons.
Revive downed teammates. You can revive teammates who have fallen in battle by holding the X-button. Just make sure to clear any surroundings zombies before you begin the revival process.
Use money to purchase new weapons and reinforce barricades. It appears that killing zombies gives you money, which you can then use to buy new guns from weapon lockers located on the floor. The bigger and more powerful the gun, the more it will cost. You can also use money to rebuild barricades, such as 2x4s on windows. Barricades slow down zombies, as they have to whack through the 2x4s on windows before they can climb through, for instance.
Nazi zombies are tough mofos. As you can see in the trailer, and is true of most zombies, hitting them anywhere but the head does little to no damage. Even knifing Nazi zombies, which is a one-hit kill in Call of Duty single-player, appears to do little to no damage. We suggest you aim for the brain.
Is there only one map? The trailer shows a dilapidated, two-story farmhouse, and that is all. Our guess is the game will ship with only this one map, and our hopes are that Treyarch will continue to provide new maps through DLC. We'd especially enjoy themed maps, such as the Christmas Crash site from CoD4 that only made it the PC. Zombie Santa anyone?
"Boy it's dark in here." Good thing the zombies' eyes glow bright yellow. It's purely aesthetic, but we think it looks really cool.
Play until you die? It appears the Nazi zombies come in waves, indicated by the tally marks in the lower left corner of the screen. We know Gears of War 2's cooperative Horde mode caps at level 50. Can we expect something similar with Nazi Zombies or do you play until all four-members of your party have fallen?
We've got facts and we've got some questions, so we'll have to wait for the answers when Call of Duty: World at War comes out on November 11th.
