Immaturity, zombies, and humor come together to create an amusing, if incomplete, horror-comedy FPS. Provided you enjoy some crude humor and can put up with some less than satisfying mechanics, "Zombeer" can prove to be a lot of goofy fun. However I doubt anyone could blame you for passing this up in favor of more polished experiences. The cheap price tag does make it a little bit moreImmaturity, zombies, and humor come together to create an amusing, if incomplete, horror-comedy FPS. Provided you enjoy some crude humor and can put up with some less than satisfying mechanics, "Zombeer" can prove to be a lot of goofy fun. However I doubt anyone could blame you for passing this up in favor of more polished experiences. The cheap price tag does make it a little bit more appealing though.
It's a straightforward game. You follow a linear path and blow away any zombies who stand in your way while being treated to some raunchy humor. It's not a long or perfect experience, but the mechanics are solid enough to make it playable and the amount of goofy references and easter eggs you can find here are appealing.
The controls are awkward in both layout and execution. Movement is really slow. If you played any FPS game in recent years this will be quite noticeable. It's not a huge issue as it's not really a difficult game at all, so a delayed reaction time won't kill you, but the sluggish pace of it all is a bit irritating given how modern shooters have progressed in this area over the years. The button layout maps all of your inputs in a way that makes it feel like an FPS from the PS2 era. None of these issues are particularly terrible, but they show that this game isn't up to the standards we now hold the modern FPS.
The game's big mechanic it has to set it apart from other games of a similar nature, drinking "Zombeer" to keep yourself from turning is interesting, but ultimately can be a nuisance to have to deal with at times. Having to watch it can kind of get in the way. It's not a big issue to deal with considering how much Zombeer you'll find over the course of your adventure, but ultimately I have to wonder how much better the game would have been without it.
By far the game's biggest issue though is that you can tell it isn't complete. It can be beaten in about two to three hours, only has a few weapons, and you can see that there are plenty of areas the developers would have liked to expanded upon. Picking up the collectible audio logs found throughout the game and you will hear the developers talk about having a low budget and a long development process. It's clear they struggled making the game, gave up, and got it out the door in a half-completed state hoping to make enough money to make a sequel where they could fully bring their ideas to life. Their hopes for a sequel are another thing talked about in the audio diaries.
The game has a lot of issues. However that doesn't really change the fact that it's a pretty fun romp through the undead. One worth checking out provided you have the right sense of humor. It's rude, crude, and maybe even offensive to some. However I found quite a few chuckles and enjoyed the mindless shooting. Provided you can put up with it's flaws there is some cheesy, stupid fun to be had here. You have to be in the right mindset to truly put up with it, but honestly the game's title should make that abundantly clear.
If you are intrigued by what you've heard about the game then pick it up. Those with a more.... appropriate sense of humor who like their games with more refined mechanics should look elsewhere. Personally I hope developer "Moonbite Games" gets to make their sequel that's everything they wanted this game to be. Because honestly this is a pretty entertaining game and I would like to see what else these guys have up their sleeves. It's flawed, dumb, and fun.… Expand
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