World War Z

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  1. Zinaldo
    Aug 31, 2023
    0
    absolute garbage , the game has no real story and not really interesting , i did not like this game
  2. ChatoChato
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    Fantastic Co-OP Zombie Shooter, and a 3rd person shooter at that! Very unusual in western markets! Its super engaging with great level up mechanics and randomized factors on each level. I strongly recommend this game for fans of zombie shooters or even 3rd person shooters in general.
  3. Woolee
    May 27, 2023
    7
    Henry0012
    Sep 4, 2020
    9
    If you like PvE L4D, then this game is really is for you. A very solid PvE coop zombie shooter with a lot of customizations and leveling
  4. gn-arclightRX78
    Apr 21, 2023
    1
    Great game if you want to be used as an alpha tester. Used to love this game, now I'd rather play L4D than play this piece of crap. Avoid this game like the plague!
  5. realWhiteMan
    Apr 8, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  6. MegaBaran
    Nov 30, 2022
    8
    This is the game which I didn't even imagine to like before, BUT I liked it soo much that I spent already three nights in it :)

    Basically, I am an rpg fan and shooters were interesting for me around 15 years ago, quake 3 arena, counter strike, unreal tournament 2.. I also don't like zombie topic usually, but I accidentally tried Dying Light and it was very interesting experience. So, I    This is the game which I didn't even imagine to like before, BUT I liked it soo much that I spent already three nights in it :)

    Basically, I am an rpg fan and shooters were interesting for me around 15 years ago, quake 3 arena, counter strike, unreal tournament 2.. I also don't like zombie topic usually, but I accidentally tried Dying Light and it was very interesting experience. So, I decided to give a try with World War Z (it was free anyway), and after some time lying on my account...

    IT IS JUST F*CKING amazing! But to be clear, don't expect that it is a 100% beautiful game, no, it is basic, uses a lot of old things, but they found a formula of combination of class development, stealth, usual shooter and a super tower defense things with a gun in your hands. It just works, you just sit again and again and play it with other random people or internet.
    If you start feeling boring, just raise the difficulty :)

    Anyway, if you are not the huge fan of Left 4 Dead (many negative reviews just try to compare different games because they have zombies and guns), then give it a try    … Expand
  7. SilverOrlov
    Oct 3, 2022
    7
    It seems like a well-made shooter for 2019, and not very expensive, especially if you're lucky to catch a discount. But the game is not without its underlying problem, because of which it quickly becomes boring. The main idea of ​​the game, cooperative shooting in a zombie apocalypse in different cities with little plot background, but the cities themselves are nothing more than aIt seems like a well-made shooter for 2019, and not very expensive, especially if you're lucky to catch a discount. But the game is not without its underlying problem, because of which it quickly becomes boring. The main idea of ​​the game, cooperative shooting in a zombie apocalypse in different cities with little plot background, but the cities themselves are nothing more than a "straight gut" from point A to point B, no variety of walkthrough at all... But shooting zombies is fun and there is a small but nice bonus in the form of a kind of upgrades of characters and weapons. It is a pity that the developers did not tried to make something really interesting but only took some old concepts from the old L4D. It seems to me that it was necessary either to make the gameplay itself more diverse in the form of cooler locations and variations of movement in them... or to write a normal plot, since the passage is a "banal straight gut".… Expand
  8. tjaranis
    Sep 22, 2022
    5
    i made an account just for this:

    the game is quite awesome; it has really solid good gunplay (besides the bullet moving pass targets that are too close because of where you put the weapon and that you can NEVER aim through the sight in a straight line). the sounds, feel, look, etc. of the weapons are solid and good. the zombies are well done, really cool technic to how to make masses    i made an account just for this:

    the game is quite awesome; it has really solid good gunplay (besides the bullet moving pass targets that are too close because of where you put the weapon and that you can NEVER aim through the sight in a straight line).
    the sounds, feel, look, etc. of the weapons are solid and good.
    the zombies are well done, really cool technic to how to make masses of enemies. gj.

    teamplay is the same, a little worse, than all other of these games, mostly due to how inventory works (which i always disliked in these)

    where the game completely fails and why i give it a 1 / 10, is that the devs have used an excessive amount of coding time ensuring that the AI bots will do EVERYTHING! to fck you over and help the zombies.
    so base code is
    "follow you shoot zombies the player can see;" ok its **** ai but it is better than nothing.
    "then ignore zombies in players back 90% of the time" ehh what? so i constantly get hit in the back even if i got 3 bots standing RIGHT behind me shooting in my direction?? you use TIME and Energy on coding in that the ai need to be **** and not help the player?
    "then never kill specials that attack player from behind ONLY react to them after 3-4 seconds" this is so absurd, so you can have special wonder through the npc's as if nothing happens jump your back 3 ai looking straight at it just WAITING for you to take dmg before reacting".
    "then the worst; WHENEVER! a player is aiming from a secure position stand in front of the player with your head in the sight, IF player move sideways recheck position and stand in front of the sight with your head; stand in front around 5 meters so players can't shoot the zombies, all bullets are soaked up by bot and zombies run around bot directly at the player after the AI has blocked all bullet for them...
    THIS! happens CONSTANTLY!!! and THIS is why it gets a low score!! playing any harder difficulty with just 2+bots become basically impossible as the bots ACTIVELY!!! tries to help the zombies kill you".
    why would you use so much extra code on trying to just fck up the player?

    why would you not use it on making AI actually use packages put on ground, actually carry stuff there is found, actually being AI bots that did anything usefull, instead you coded them SPECIFICALLY! to fck up the player... which is completely unaccceptable and honestly it removes all positive from your game...

    seriously you can't even disable the bots so you can just play it with 2 people....
    so you are forced to deal with their constant betrayel and consistantly attempt of getting you killed...
    ....

    its just so utter **** i am baffled anyone that isnt a drooling braindead moron! would ever code such **** knowingly...
    if it is some fcked up attempt at making people be forced to play with others its really fcking moronic and we are not dealing with that **** morons from just trying to kill others to people who should never be on such difficulty, to all kind of harassers etc.. seriously not worth the fcking agro and also i dont want to play with random people i want to have fun with a friend or two when it fits US!

    seriously GET YOUR **** TOGETHER!!!! and FKING FIX THE AI!!!!    … Expand
  9. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    7
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  10. JohnoDeruno
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    Attention: That's just my opinion!

    World War Z: Zombie - Shooter game like the Left 4 Dead. The game surprises me with the atmosphere and level of world architecture not only, but how similarly the game is recreated from the movie in terms of zombies. So the gameplay in the game isn't the most impressive, as the developers use the same formula, stealth or action and great action in    Attention: That's just my opinion!

    World War Z: Zombie - Shooter game like the Left 4 Dead.

    The game surprises me with the atmosphere and level of world architecture not only, but how similarly the game is recreated from the movie in terms of zombies. So the gameplay in the game isn't the most impressive, as the developers use the same formula, stealth or action and great action in fighting the Zombie Hordes and defending position. The characters in the game look quite interesting. The game has 4 levels, like Episode, and each episode has several levels. What’s fascinating is that you play different countries in each Episode. Voice - characters actors do a great job, for example: the episode is for Russia, so you play for other characters, and they will have that Russian accent. In the game, you play with four characters as the team can play with bots or friends, much like Left 4 Dead. The game's soundtrack isn't very appealing to the action, at least for me. But what I didn’t really like is that the levels in the game don’t have a checkpoint, if you die you start the whole level all over again, which makes me very angry. Bots don’t really help, they just help you shoot zombies, nothing else, and you have to do everything yourself to build guard things and so on. The game feels boring, the levels have such objectives, and you need to complete it and the game has its own formula for how to kill and defend against zombie hordes. This is very boring !. If you beat the level you get game money, where you can buy some guns upgrades and skills, and you need grinding the game, and you get XP for guns and skills, then you can buy more things, this is **** !. Also, the game is gore cool.

    So the game isn’t that bad, it has both good and bad things. You have beautiful level architecture. The gameplay itself is quickly boring and annoying. I just hoped the game would have a story game, like during the movie, but I’m not saying it’s bad. Maybe they didn’t have that much budget to make a perfect game, or they directly tried to do something like Left 4 Dead, but with the movie idea. I would rate this game 7/10.    … Expand
  11. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    애초에 FPS로 노선을 잡고 근접공격을 없앴으면 어땠을까... 바보같은 모션이 너무 엉성해 보인다. 하나의 디펜스게임과도 같은 게임성자체는 합격, 하지만 이 역시 쉽게 질린다.
  12. TiredAlfred
    Dec 29, 2021
    7
    World War Z is a thrilling four-player cooperative third-person shooter featuring massive swarms of zombies that recklessly rush their living prey. Focused on fast-paced gameplay -- and based on the in
  13. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Dec 29, 2021
    5
    Got this for free on the epic store and gave it a shot for 8h or so. I maxed out a class, played the "campaingn missions" then a couple of weeklies / daylies and yeah ... uninstalled it.
    What i liked: Graphics, length of missions, scale of zombie attacks, class variety.
    What i didnt like: MTXs, DLCs, premium currencies, extremly low player populations also due to DLC segregation,    Got this for free on the epic store and gave it a shot for 8h or so. I maxed out a class, played the "campaingn missions" then a couple of weeklies / daylies and yeah ... uninstalled it.
    What i liked: Graphics, length of missions, scale of zombie attacks, class variety.
    What i didnt like: MTXs, DLCs, premium currencies, extremly low player populations also due to DLC segregation, confusing difficulty system, progression with currency unlocks.
    In summary I feel like this game is a repeat of the bad decisions that lead to the failure of EA's SW BF / BF2. The insane focus on currencys / MTX's / weeklies / daylies and not on core substantial content leaves a sour taste in my mouth. This game wants to be a "game as a service" but it lacks tons of content and playerbase to be one. Do not buy this game if its not heavily discounted its not worth more then 10 bucks.    … Expand
  14. Sarcastic_Devis
    Dec 14, 2021
    6
    Non è un'idea orrenda, andare in giro per il mondo a sterminare colonie di zombi. Peccato per l'estrema ripetitività del gameplay, che viene un pochino attutita dalla possibilità di giocare in co-op. Il multiplayer funziona, ma non lasci a chissà che impressione di alcun tipo.
  15. yyr7848734
    Dec 13, 2021
    2
    lack of checkpoints discourages the desire to play ыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыыы
  16. CamyVero
    Dec 8, 2021
    7
    Juego con el mismo planteamiento de hordas zombies y para juego en cooperativo que lo inventado por la saga Left 4 Dead, pero que aparte de lo espectacular de las hordas de la película, es inferior, por lo general, a los juegos en los que se basa. Básicamente lo mismo que Left 4 Dead, con las hordas de la peli de Brad Pitt. Si te gusta Left 4 Dead o estás buscando algo para desconectar,Juego con el mismo planteamiento de hordas zombies y para juego en cooperativo que lo inventado por la saga Left 4 Dead, pero que aparte de lo espectacular de las hordas de la película, es inferior, por lo general, a los juegos en los que se basa. Básicamente lo mismo que Left 4 Dead, con las hordas de la peli de Brad Pitt. Si te gusta Left 4 Dead o estás buscando algo para desconectar, masacrar zombis a cientos, en cooperativo con tu pareja/hermanos,/colegas, es una buena opción (siempre y cuando no te quieran cobrar un riñón; en tal caso hay juegos mejores y más asequibles)… Expand
  17. Bitek
    Nov 25, 2021
    4
    Fun zombie co-op game. Very nice graphics and there is enough missions to be entertained for hours. I also like that the game is sold at discounted price. it plays beautifully on my Ryzen 2400g with Vega 11. 1080p at medium settings without a problem. Those who give this game 0 because the game is only available through Epic store do not get it that competition is only good for us. SteamFun zombie co-op game. Very nice graphics and there is enough missions to be entertained for hours. I also like that the game is sold at discounted price. it plays beautifully on my Ryzen 2400g with Vega 11. 1080p at medium settings without a problem. Those who give this game 0 because the game is only available through Epic store do not get it that competition is only good for us. Steam might be good but monopoly never is. the more competition the better so it is awesome that there are new players in PC game distribution. This only means lower prices for us the players. So Uplay, Steam, Epic store, EA store is all great. the more the better.… Expand
  18. mmarko433
    Oct 15, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. World War Z, im rating 10/10 my best zombie game, love so much.thank ( ✌… Expand
  19. Accord
    Sep 29, 2021
    6
    Low quality graphic. Have not END game content. After many hours playing - boring
  20. Vasot
    Sep 25, 2021
    2
    E-sport garbage focused for multiplayer has nothing to do with the World War Z book of Max Brooks it's extremely repetitive there is almost no story or any character development and you just do the same boring combat and defense in few stages around the world and as for the AI it's extremely stupid. Another cash-grab made for kids and the brainless masses of the web. I am very disappointedE-sport garbage focused for multiplayer has nothing to do with the World War Z book of Max Brooks it's extremely repetitive there is almost no story or any character development and you just do the same boring combat and defense in few stages around the world and as for the AI it's extremely stupid. Another cash-grab made for kids and the brainless masses of the web. I am very disappointed uninstalled immediately from my PC and asked for a refund. This game is an embarrassment for the book and even the movie should not exist… Expand
  21. Deaden
    Sep 20, 2021
    4
    I wasn't knowing this game exist 'till I heard it's exclusively released for Epic games platform in 2019. Now it's gonna be released for STEAM but it's already too late! Game company is such an idiot to refuse to earn more profits by most populated platform like STEAM. It's now so clear why their points are low. Well it's also good copy of L4D honestly which I saw on videos. EquipmentI wasn't knowing this game exist 'till I heard it's exclusively released for Epic games platform in 2019. Now it's gonna be released for STEAM but it's already too late! Game company is such an idiot to refuse to earn more profits by most populated platform like STEAM. It's now so clear why their points are low. Well it's also good copy of L4D honestly which I saw on videos. Equipment upgrade is a good idea as well.. but it's pale beside and too late. As a punishment, I will give low score for their ridiculous behavior.

    Also I want to add that: Some people gives counter extra points to this game against STEAM fans. Well what I see some people wrote down in 2020 that is no one is playing anymore and they claim hard to find players in lobby. That's why STEAM is rulez! Like mods some players added contents make sure game keeps go on. Deal with it! I see how l4d2 is still alive and goes on. Good luck epic suckazs.    … Expand
  22. cmfrip
    Sep 5, 2021
    7
    (just short of 8/10)

    World war Z initially is a bare bones 6.5or 7 / 10. Late game it reaches 7.5-8/10, it is a good game. The creative aspect of it is NOT well developed: the characters are forgettable and the story is just as weak. HOWEVER It's late game you will realise, THIS is a good PROGRESSION OF L4D. The skills work, the maps are well made and I found it not only    (just short of 8/10)

    World war Z initially is a bare bones 6.5or 7 / 10. Late game it reaches 7.5-8/10, it is a good game.

    The creative aspect of it is NOT well developed: the characters are forgettable and the story is just as weak.
    HOWEVER
    It's late game you will realise, THIS is a good PROGRESSION OF L4D.

    The skills work, the maps are well made and I found it not only fun, but lament, I cannot play this forever; fighting against the evil horde!

    The RPG element works and the guns are interesting, as well as the additions and upgrades to them - I found it changes how the map/game works!

    I will buy if they being it back to steam - but i sure wont pay £40 for it!    … Expand
  23. Lukrejshyn
    Jul 12, 2021
    7
    Honestly this game for me was a surprise and in the good way. It's very stable and well optimized, good co-op experience. I haven't touched multiplayer so this is purely pve review. The gameplay is very satisfying. Mowing down hundreds of thousands of the undead turns out to be really fun. Weapons lack polish and are pretty generic but they are quite few of them so you can switch betweenHonestly this game for me was a surprise and in the good way. It's very stable and well optimized, good co-op experience. I haven't touched multiplayer so this is purely pve review. The gameplay is very satisfying. Mowing down hundreds of thousands of the undead turns out to be really fun. Weapons lack polish and are pretty generic but they are quite few of them so you can switch between them and not get bored very fast. However I feel a need to mention that heavy weapons which are special weapons that can be found on the map and don't regain ammo like normal weapons do and also are incredibly effective against the horde are actually pretty nice to use. The progression system is good too. It doesn't bring anything to the table but it doesn't force you into grinding either. It's just pretty basic. The classes are a good shot at adding replayability to the game. Unfortunately to me playing the same 5 different maps feels a little tedious. It's a shame that they didn't add diffrent variants of chapters or made different scripted events like PD2 or L4D had. This would've helped massively. But the class system is a pretty good alternative which is also adding another layer of progression into the game. Characters have different backgrounds and most of them are plausible. There are a few rotten apples tho. But only in terms of backstory because I personally think all the voice actors did a great job. At last map design. The map design is very good. The team behind levels knew what they were doing and it really shows. Each map has different sections which never feel the same. Every holdout section is different and masterfully crafted. The settings are for the most part pretty unique and like holdout scenarios diffrent from each other. It's a blast to play it for first time and a ton of even after you've already experienced what you were supposed to.… Expand
  24. ThereWolves
    May 30, 2021
    4
    Not too interesting. The levels feel really cramped and the gameplay feels repetitive and sluggish. I admit it's kind of cool to see hordes of zombies pilling on top of each other. But otherwise the game looks OK, if not a bit dated. The dialogue is kind of annoying, constantly reinforcing objectives I need to do and unfunny banter. Also the sound design of weapons feels a bit weak.Not too interesting. The levels feel really cramped and the gameplay feels repetitive and sluggish. I admit it's kind of cool to see hordes of zombies pilling on top of each other. But otherwise the game looks OK, if not a bit dated. The dialogue is kind of annoying, constantly reinforcing objectives I need to do and unfunny banter. Also the sound design of weapons feels a bit weak. Overall, not a super great game to get into, especially when there are games like L4D2 with much tighter gameplay mechanics.… Expand
  25. Grandhatred
    May 23, 2021
    0
    **** cos it not on steam, just pirate this trash. filler wordddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
  26. TheDatenshiMMA
    May 12, 2021
    0
    Not enough content 15 euro for a 3 mission DLC only 4 or 5 maps Multiplayer is garbage horde is fun but there is only 1 map so you get bored quick well might've been a good game but they put 0 heart into it
  27. kitru
    May 8, 2021
    5
    The first hour - yes, interesting. Then the monotonous tasks, not worked out textures (2 polygons), just the immutability of life catch your eye and you do not want to play at all. 10/10 Bumazhkov
  28. DantasVGabriel
    Apr 25, 2021
    4
    Jogo completamente entediante, que é algo que é um pecado pra um jogo de vídeo game, fraco, repetitivo e talvez a unica coisa que pode salvar é o multiplay que ta longe de ser motivo de compra, eu passo e não recomendo pra ninguém que gosta até do tema de zumbis, ele é só mais um clone do Left 4 Dead só que chato
  29. yeezymane
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    Графика - 7/10
    Игровой процесс - 7/10
    Сюжет - 7/10
    Музыка - 6/10
  30. Shimmeywill
    Mar 13, 2021
    4
    Average zombie horde shooter with decent gameplay and visuals. Fun for a minute or two.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 8, 2019
    80
    World War Z is a genuine fun and entertaining Left 4 Dead clone that does add a bit of its own stuff to a mix in the old formula. The only issue is that bugs, glitches, and poor connectivity are can be annoying, but hopefully, that will be sorted.
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  2. Hooked Gamers
    Jun 20, 2019
    75
    All in all, World War Z is a pretty fun experience. It’s one that definitely surprised me, as the developers in my opinion didn’t put their best foot forward with the trailers. It still may not appeal to people who weren’t fans of the movie, but if you’re a fan of zombie games, especially co-op experiences like Left 4 Dead, it’s a solid experience at a relatively cheap price for the amount of gameplay and replay value you’re getting. Just make sure you’re playing with friends, as playing with randoms is often as bad as playing with the single player AI.
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  3. GameGrin
    Jun 19, 2019
    70
    World War Z is very competently made and has very few flaws, but it's just nothing we haven't seen plenty of times before.
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