Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 107 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 107
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 107
  3. Negative: 12 out of 107
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  1. JamesF
    Jan 8, 2010
    10
    Great game to get a laugh and play to waste a little time here and there.
  2. Petrovita
    May 10, 2012
    9
    Fantastic game from 2005! No doubt the best game for being a zombie as it has everything in it from classic zombie lore/hollywood flicks. If you love zombies and 1950's with a futuristic twist, you'll faint after playing a minute of this. I highly recommend it! Great gameplay, awesome 1950's inspired soundtrack, nothing can go wrong in this game as you set out as Stubb's to get payback.
  3. T.J.W.
    Aug 1, 2007
    9
    This game is SO fun to play. I have only played it for about an hour or so, but the unique gameplay keeps me going. The graphics aren't the greatest, but the humor and the gameplay make up for it.
  4. hansolo
    May 21, 2007
    10
    Great game and great co-op on Xbox
  5. JonathanS.
    May 30, 2007
    9
    I simply love this game. The humor is just so much me, so after i played the demo it struck me that i couldnt live without this game, so i bought it. The gameplay is really nice, i would have liked a few more funny events since this is no scary zombie game, its a comedie. I simply have to smile when i hear the people as i try to eat their brains "Hey! Stop eating my brians! I simply love this game. The humor is just so much me, so after i played the demo it struck me that i couldnt live without this game, so i bought it. The gameplay is really nice, i would have liked a few more funny events since this is no scary zombie game, its a comedie. I simply have to smile when i hear the people as i try to eat their brains "Hey! Stop eating my brians! nonononooonooooooo...". dont buy it if you want a serious game and a great storyline, this game is all about humor and nothing more. I can recommend this game to anyone who considers buying it, but beware that it is a short game and its not just as fun to play second time as it was the first time. But it is still a great game and the grapics are good, some areas are aslo quite hard. So this isent just a "play-for-an-hour-throw-ing-arbage-kind-of-game" even though its a comedie game, and the grapics are fine too.… Expand
  6. GrahamM.
    Jun 4, 2007
    9
    I thought this game was both different and very entertaining. A change from the usual.
  7. DanD.
    May 19, 2007
    10
    This is a great game. i dont know why it has such a low score though. Yes it does seem like it doesnt run on the halo game engine but i still think its a great game. i get a great sense of power when controling a zombie horde....it just love it....
  8. RoyB.
    May 21, 2007
    9
    About time a good Zombie game came out whens the add on for Multi-player comeing out that would make the game Hot!
  9. AndersM.R.
    May 24, 2007
    10
    Loved this game. Really you see all these cliche zombie games where you have to shoot them and be the hero and such.. All these games that have been copied out of each other to the eternety. BUT this game is different. Here you can be the drooling and terrifying zombie. You can be a part of the zombie army that the police, military and scientists are trying to kill And then there is all Loved this game. Really you see all these cliche zombie games where you have to shoot them and be the hero and such.. All these games that have been copied out of each other to the eternety. BUT this game is different. Here you can be the drooling and terrifying zombie. You can be a part of the zombie army that the police, military and scientists are trying to kill And then there is all the black BLACK humor, blood and gore.... And brain eating. Thats why im giving it top score 10/10… Expand
  10. PepisN.
    Jun 15, 2007
    10
    Great game and very funny!
  11. JoeK.
    Jun 19, 2007
    9
    GREAT GAME!
  12. MilesH
    Jun 3, 2009
    8
    Fun game unfortunatley with an ati graphics card you can not get past the plice station but still worth the $5 i paid for it on a steam special
  13. WarwickA.
    Jun 28, 2007
    9
    Very entertaining and varied gameplay, and well worth $20 or so. Imaginitive story lines.
  14. DanielS.
    Jan 17, 2008
    10
    Really enjoyed this game all the way through, it was simplistic enough that getting the hang of it was no problem. But it wasnt so simple that I lost interrest before it was over. Plus it easily has the best soundtrack of any game...ever.
  15. BrandonR
    Mar 21, 2009
    10
    its awsome tho there just 1 problem it broke after me playing it a couple hours later
  16. Bumph
    Feb 21, 2013
    9
    Oh man did I fall in love with this game! I played it a few years after it came out, and loved every minute of it! I still play it today every once in a while because they just don't make games like this anymore!
  17. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    9
    Underrated game, amazing fun and original, more people should know about this game.
  18. PaulC.
    Feb 21, 2006
    2
    Not a very good game - a bit buggy - seems like DX8 graphics - controls feel a tad unresponsive - sound is funny (at first) Would be ok for a tenner - but for £30 - not a chance.
  19. Daniel
    May 25, 2007
    3
    Great game concept but the developers haven
  20. WillS
    Sep 20, 2008
    2
    Purchased this while on sale for $5. It's not even worth that. Some parts of the game will have you literally trying to melee a man flying around on a jetpack. The levels are about as bad as you can get. With a area with say twenty rooms only having about 3-5 unique rooms that are repeated over and over. Each area will have maybe the same amount of unique enemies, most of them being Purchased this while on sale for $5. It's not even worth that. Some parts of the game will have you literally trying to melee a man flying around on a jetpack. The levels are about as bad as you can get. With a area with say twenty rooms only having about 3-5 unique rooms that are repeated over and over. Each area will have maybe the same amount of unique enemies, most of them being extremely easy to kill or incredibly hard. There's really no story line at all, and what little there is just killing a handful of "important" characters. The game is very dated and although it's based on the Halo engine, it actually manages to look older. There's a lot of missing features such as changing keybinds in-game, and no real save feature beyond latest checkpoint. Really though I just want my time back.… Expand
  21. Doc
    Jan 4, 2006
    8
    I play games to have fun and unwind. This game is very fun. I have not finished it but I think I can recommend it to anyone thinking about purchasing the game. It is funny and has a very nice sound track. Pretty good humor. It is appropriately bloody so it earns its M rating. The graphics are pretty good. It is easy enough to play and your combat and "weapons" are certainly unique. Eating I play games to have fun and unwind. This game is very fun. I have not finished it but I think I can recommend it to anyone thinking about purchasing the game. It is funny and has a very nice sound track. Pretty good humor. It is appropriately bloody so it earns its M rating. The graphics are pretty good. It is easy enough to play and your combat and "weapons" are certainly unique. Eating brains or beating someone with a dismembered limb is a fun and refreshing change from a shotgun ! Being able to create a zombie horde is very cool. Some of the game play takes getting used to . First, you are a zombie and can not move like the wind nor do you seem to really have a well defined mission beyond roaming about and eating brains. ...which should really come as no surprise. Your zombie horde can be a bit tricky to direct or control because they too are simply zombies ambling about. I had to remind myself that my horde was not a crack team of physically fit and agile Army Rangers or counterterrorists! If you don't watch out you can get a bit far ahead of your horde. This game is quite enjoyable thus far. I understand that the soundtrack is available so I may definitely need to pick it up. As mentioned above, I could see copies of this game being available at discount shops or bargain bins in the not so distant future.… Expand
  22. [Anonymous]
    May 29, 2007
    7
    It disobeyed practically all the rules of zombies, (E.g. Zombies don't actually eat brains, Ect.) but I played the demo and it was great fun, I'm still yet to play the actual game though.
  23. ShawnH.
    Feb 12, 2006
    5
    I thought the game was good, but not enough special activities like dancing with the cop. In addition, I thought this game used the halo engine... so... why does halo run great on my computer and this runs choppy at best, I have a 1.6 GHz Centrino with a Radeon X300 video card with a gig of ram, I should not have had a problem... but I did, so for that, I need to give it a lower score.
  24. YannC.
    Aug 12, 2007
    8
    Very good game. funny :)
  25. K.Dep
    Dec 19, 2005
    8
    This game is really funny in a Serious Sam 2 kinda way. It's fun, albeit short, but really fun. Sadly, it's also one of those games where you don't learn the plotline until the game is over. It has next to zero plot, but it's not really needed here. It's a decent value, but this is a game that will be in the bargain bin in 2 months, so wait for the price to drop This game is really funny in a Serious Sam 2 kinda way. It's fun, albeit short, but really fun. Sadly, it's also one of those games where you don't learn the plotline until the game is over. It has next to zero plot, but it's not really needed here. It's a decent value, but this is a game that will be in the bargain bin in 2 months, so wait for the price to drop substantially. One warning - This game is Starforce protected, so people with USB Cd-Roms will not be able to play it.… Expand
  26. CarlK.
    Jun 25, 2007
    8
    I give it a 8 for the fact of a NEW THEME! OMG finally someone came up with a real strive at a new version of a game! Overall its too short but allot of fun and laughs as you play it. If you want a good giggle and be in a pleasant mood of fun then you need to sit and play this one. While some of it can be challanging. I think with a little more investment and a multiplayer theme MMO it I give it a 8 for the fact of a NEW THEME! OMG finally someone came up with a real strive at a new version of a game! Overall its too short but allot of fun and laughs as you play it. If you want a good giggle and be in a pleasant mood of fun then you need to sit and play this one. While some of it can be challanging. I think with a little more investment and a multiplayer theme MMO it could be a diverse winner.!! Yes its fun and cute and just general a good time. Work on the Multiplayer version and invest some real coding....people are starving for something FUN and NEW! God knows! Good work guys!… Expand
  27. BillA
    Sep 21, 2008
    8
    It was on sale for 5$ via steam, Meta critic gave it a 72, Its from an independent developer
  28. Decont89
    Jul 5, 2011
    6
    This game is fun, but unfortunatly it gets very repetitive. For the first few minutes of the game it is quite entertaining to personally invade someone's brain cavity, but eventualy it gets quite aggravating. Good for a few laughs only.
  29. Pickle
    Nov 14, 2022
    9
    Divertido, es uno de los pocos juegos que te ofrece jugar como el "monstro", aunque en este caso la sociedad que te presenta es tan monstruosa que uno se tiene que poner a cuestionar si es que esté es verdaderamente el caso.

    La nueva versión para computadora corre perfectamente bien y se ve perfectamente bien, gracias a Aspyr tenemos acceso a esta joya de culto de los videojuegos. Es    Divertido, es uno de los pocos juegos que te ofrece jugar como el "monstro", aunque en este caso la sociedad que te presenta es tan monstruosa que uno se tiene que poner a cuestionar si es que esté es verdaderamente el caso.

    La nueva versión para computadora corre perfectamente bien y se ve perfectamente bien, gracias a Aspyr tenemos acceso a esta joya de culto de los videojuegos.

    Es violento, divertido, vulgar, y bastante gracioso y creativo en muchos aspectos, la historia es de una ciudad futurista atrapada en los años sesenta, entonces tiene toda la tematica de la epoca pero también tiene robots y carros voladores, por ejemplo.

    El juego consiste en jugar como Stubbs, un zombie que esta explorando la ciudad, inicialmente sin saber bien con que objetivo, pero eventualmente este se te devela mientras vas explorando y jugando por el juego -así-, mientras progresas, vas obteniendo distintos poderes, como la habilidad de tirar tu higado a enemigos y explotarlos en distintos pedazos, infectandolos en el proceso también, despues de un cierto tiempo tienes multitudes de zombies siguiendote para alimentarse de los cerebros de tus enemigos, la jugabilidad es sumamente satisfactoria aunque puede tornarse un poco pesada en cuanto a la dificultad en niveles tardíos, especialmente si se juega en normal para arriba, aunque las dificultades mas faciles estan bien balanceadas y son buenas para poder permitirte disfrutar de la historia y del mundo.

    El juego es diverso en sus niveles, así como en su humor, cada nivel tiene una tematica distinta y aunque el juego es estrictamente un juego linear, cada nivel va ofreciendo suficiente variedad para que la cosa no se torne tan repetitiva.

    En general, esté juego es una joya, el tipo de juego que es demasiado arriesgado de crear y el demasiado extraño para que sea bueno, y sin embargo existe y aquí esta.

    Recomendado.    … Expand
  30. CDizzness
    Oct 15, 2021
    9
    It's obvious this was made on the Halo 1 engine, but despite that the game is gorgeous. If you love the idea of turning an entire room into zombies then commanding them to take on the next room of baddies then this is the game for you. The storyline is basic but gameplay makes up for that. That being said, going into this game understanding the mechanics of Halo 1, will give you a leg up.It's obvious this was made on the Halo 1 engine, but despite that the game is gorgeous. If you love the idea of turning an entire room into zombies then commanding them to take on the next room of baddies then this is the game for you. The storyline is basic but gameplay makes up for that. That being said, going into this game understanding the mechanics of Halo 1, will give you a leg up. P.S. I'm a sucker for good blood effects and realistic splatter. This game nails it, especially for the time it released.… Expand
  31. GreenSkullRider
    Jun 17, 2017
    7
    Vaya que jueguito este que me toco reseñar, divertido a montones, con esa estetica de los 50's retrofuturista, manejamos a Stubbs el zombie, donde haremos estragos con la poblacion de la gran ciudad, convirtiendo en zombies a todo lo que tocamos, ya sea con la mordida zombie, el gas zombie, la mano zombie o el higado zombie, momentos divertidos (como la lucha de baile), la visita a laVaya que jueguito este que me toco reseñar, divertido a montones, con esa estetica de los 50's retrofuturista, manejamos a Stubbs el zombie, donde haremos estragos con la poblacion de la gran ciudad, convirtiendo en zombies a todo lo que tocamos, ya sea con la mordida zombie, el gas zombie, la mano zombie o el higado zombie, momentos divertidos (como la lucha de baile), la visita a la granja, orinar en una industria de procesado de agua, podremos montar un tanque en un par de ocaciones, graficos ok, sonido ok, jugabilidad ok, la propuesta innovadora es ahora ser el zombie, un juego recomendado aunque el tiempo no le ha pasado tan bien. divertido si, pero corto...… Expand
  32. shkipermann
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
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  33. kakbekote
    Jan 31, 2020
    10
    This game is absolutely fantastic. I wish I could buy it again! The music, the graphics and the main character are more than fantastic.
  34. Gorbunov2004
    Mar 25, 2021
    8
    В этой игре вам предлагают начать зомби апокалипсис. Стать частью армии зомби которая крушит все вокруг а ей противостоят полицейские и военные. Сюжет меня удивил!
  35. anomienee
    Mar 30, 2021
    7
    An inventive game with an initially fun concept that suffers from poor execution - navigation notably is a chore as levels are quite big but the guiding button disappears from time to time. Besides the interesting but underdone concept of converting civilians into zombies, overall a button masher and one that would benefit from being redone in the modern age.
  36. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    6
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  37. The_D4RknesS
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    fun, funny and violent is the best of all and it runs away from the cliché of most zombie games where your goal is just to kill hordes in this one you create the hordes

Awards & Rankings

88
#88 Best PC Game of 2005
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#37 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Armchair Empire
    84
    To give the visual style greater impact Stubbs the Zombie features the best soundtrack this year.
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  2. Play Magazine
    85
    There's a lot to be said about plowing through town with a zombie horde, biting brains. [Dec 2005, p.59]
  3. Edge Magazine
    60
    Wideload has placed a welcome knee in the groin of the status quo, but by taking its subject too lightly it’s also failed to turn an adventurous prototype into a durable production. [Christmas 2005, p.102]
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