World War Z

 PlayStation 4
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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 436 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 226 out of 436
  2. Mixed: 81 out of 436
  3. Negative: 129 out of 436
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  1. Deadpoolio
    Apr 16, 2019
    7
    Not too bad of a game. Its basically Left 4 Dead with 4 different scenarios that have 3 parts to complete each. Runs well and looks pretty good. Does need more content, but then again Left 4 Dead charged $60 bucks for around the same amount of content or less, but this is only $40....Fun as hell with friends and is clearly meant to be played multiple times....
  2. StabbyCrabby
    Apr 16, 2019
    10
    Very good game. Basically Left4Dead3. The hordes of zombies are really impressive.
  3. mooglegamer
    Apr 28, 2019
    6
    Although better than the movie, unfortunately, World War Z doesn’t quite meet the standards of Left 4 Dead. There is some fun to be had with friends mowing down hordes of zombies and playing online however after playing through the rinse-and-repeat story missions, I find myself much less interested in the game with no motivation to want to play any of the levels more than once.

    Read the    Although better than the movie, unfortunately, World War Z doesn’t quite meet the standards of Left 4 Dead. There is some fun to be had with friends mowing down hordes of zombies and playing online however after playing through the rinse-and-repeat story missions, I find myself much less interested in the game with no motivation to want to play any of the levels more than once.

    Read the full review here: https://dailygamingreport.co.uk/world-war-z/review/    … Expand
  4. frantic_kratos
    Oct 25, 2019
    0
    Very bad game.. I'll regret by buying it on my ps4....stupid mechanics and stupid shooting with the whale bug of bugs...
  5. TheRobanGames
    Nov 10, 2019
    2
    GOOD GAME,but after the recent update it lags so much on consoles,because if u shot a big number of zombies,every hit marker lowers your FPS rate.On console
    Unplayable right now :(
  6. winzentween
    Apr 19, 2019
    7
    This game is fun.
    No microtransactions i can find.
    Buy it on sale unless you have friends then its a no brainer. It looks good and runs well on ultra 1060 60fps. Its not deep or big or original or creative but its solid which few zombie games are. Theyve kept it small and as a result its incompetent and capable. The single player works with decent ai which is a first for me.    This game is fun.
    No microtransactions i can find.
    Buy it on sale unless you have friends then its a no brainer. It looks good and runs well on ultra 1060 60fps.

    Its not deep or big or original or creative but its solid which few zombie games are.
    Theyve kept it small and as a result its incompetent and capable.

    The single player works with decent ai which is a first for me. Your ai team will have your back though youll have to do the heavy lifting. There are no bosses which is a real missed opportunity. The progression system is very average but theres plenty to do.

    Sound and music is average.
    Gamplay is good.
    Lastability is what ever you make it but id like to see more free content within a month.

    The game can be scary and thrilling. The sequel could be great. If you love zombies its a no brainer (lol) and maybe a good fix while waiting on dayz gone.    … Expand
  7. KraArk
    Apr 24, 2019
    7
    Yes its a L4D Clone, but its fun and if the fix the movement, add a dodge move and give more incentives for sneaking it could be really good.
  8. Axerated
    Apr 18, 2019
    8
    Bit of a surprise this one as I expected it to be disappointing but so far have really enjoyed it. Well worth a blast with some mates and some beers.

    The horde dynamics are pretty cool and it's always exciting when you start getting surrounded or swarmed, well worth it for the price
  9. Kersakof
    Apr 21, 2019
    3
    The game has a fun progression system, but the constant buggyness holds it back. I have ran into a bug daily since release, and it has really killed my enjoyment for the game.

    If you are hoping to play with friends, it's a gamble whether or not you can invite them. Some people can, others can't. There are no check points, so if you bug out (which happens often) you have to restart    The game has a fun progression system, but the constant buggyness holds it back. I have ran into a bug daily since release, and it has really killed my enjoyment for the game.

    If you are hoping to play with friends, it's a gamble whether or not you can invite them. Some people can, others can't.

    There are no check points, so if you bug out (which happens often) you have to restart with 0 progress gained.

    The past days since release there has been constant connection errors online. And when you do join, half of the people I have seen are either hackers or extremely toxic. (I was doing a higher difficulty with a low level, and someone just kept shooting me every time I respawned claiming we were going to lose anyways.)

    And even if you do play offline, despite what people say, the bots are garbage. But they're probably designed that way so they don't nick things important to you. They don't pick up any new items, and when you set up defenses you have to do it all by yourself. Not to mention any mission where you have to haul multiple of the objective back to a point you have to do that solo too.

    With all that negativity, what does this game offer over left 4 dead? The progression system lets you upgrade guns you use frequently, and you get experience for classes which have special abilities (some let you hit more than one target with a melee ability, others let you rez people from a distance, etc.) and get different special equipment, like grenades or stun guns. This alone is what got me into the game, but since I'm usually playing solo and my team comp is just AI with aimbots with no abilities I never get to see classes shine.

    Sound design and enemy, design compared to L4D is also lackluster. Bombs feel like they're smothered by wet paper towels, along with grenade launchers. You go to different locations but the "Bull" (charger) special infected always has POLICE on it. One enemy spawns more zombies but it usually is too far away to shoot, and happens during defenses which is where you're already shooting a large amount of zombies so you can't kill it and get easily overrun.

    If the devs ever get around to fixing the numerous bugs and getting online stable, it'll already be out on steam and they'll be doing the same **** over again. Wait for left 4 dead 3, if it even exists.    … Expand
  10. Riskyreview
    Apr 16, 2019
    10
    If Left 4 Dead, Days Gone and the movie World War Z had a baby this would be it.
    Everything is great about this game the story is very well done with moments that really makes you feel like you are inside a World War Z movie but the characters are your typical PC generic cast so you won't be playing as Brad Pit.
    The gameplay is really fun but the shooting could be better and more    If Left 4 Dead, Days Gone and the movie World War Z had a baby this would be it.
    Everything is great about this game the story is very well done with moments that really makes you feel like you are inside a World War Z movie but the characters are your typical PC generic cast so you won't be playing as Brad Pit.

    The gameplay is really fun but the shooting could be better and more responsive but it might be hard to make all the NPC react well when they need to put hundreds on screen at once. You can blow the heads of the zombies though.

    The graphics are good but there is a big lack of color and the effects are not impressive.

    For what this game is though it's the best the devs could have done, if anything you can look at it like the MP version of Days Gone but it also works great as a singleplayer game so 10/10.    … Expand
  11. chileev
    Apr 16, 2019
    10
    it's fun and not hard. I love this, relax after work. It would be nice to add a battleroyal here))
  12. darkpunisher
    Apr 16, 2019
    10
    Basically L4D3. Awesome game! Team work is a key. Beautiful graphics, so satisfying to massacre hordes of zombies man!
  13. AnthonyDark
    Apr 16, 2019
    10
    Take the gameplay and structure of Left 4 Dead (switched to third person), throw in the class progression of Killing Floor 2, slap on the World War Z license and have a blast! You took too long Valve, somebody made Left 4 Dead 3 for ya!
  14. Alecmoon
    Apr 16, 2019
    8
    Apparently for some, if you like this game, you're being paid for it. This is ridiculous. I bought the game and I really liked it. Remember L4D, but with a more interesting character progression, because now we have levels skills, we have classes to choose from, we have weapon upgrades. The game is fun and worth the money for those who miss a L4D style game.
  15. GamingNinja
    Apr 16, 2019
    9
    Fun and nice quality with an appropriate price. shame some people rush the co-op and I had some lagg. But the lag and bugs are pretty rare.
    beautiful and unique zombie game and the multiplayer pvp is tons of fun as well, I love the way zombies are thrown into it as well.
  16. Prenner
    Apr 16, 2019
    9
    Fun game, cheap price, good aiming mechanics, good graphics, good co-op play, support it!
  17. Bzone
    Apr 18, 2019
    0
    Trust me when I say it's not worth the current price. It's a great game until you reach the final mission then you're like.. What now?.. I payed so much money for a game I finished in roughly 4 hours. It needs a lot more content and I regret paying so much for this game.
  18. jogaraven
    Apr 16, 2019
    10
    Outstanding! Just like left 4 dead 3 we all been waiting for so long! Horde swarms are amazing.
  19. awesomekratos12
    Jun 5, 2019
    7
    This game is an absolute blast in co-op. The campaign consists of 11 levels over 4 episodes (3 levels for episodes 1-3 and 2 for episode 4) and potentially more in future updates. The levels themselves are well designed and the waves of zombies that come after you and at the speed they charge at you is utterly terrifying and adrenaline rushing. The game has 5 difficulty settings with 1This game is an absolute blast in co-op. The campaign consists of 11 levels over 4 episodes (3 levels for episodes 1-3 and 2 for episode 4) and potentially more in future updates. The levels themselves are well designed and the waves of zombies that come after you and at the speed they charge at you is utterly terrifying and adrenaline rushing. The game has 5 difficulty settings with 1 being easy and 5 being insane. I have been playing on normal difficulty and I recommend people don't play any lower than normal or the game becomes too lenient, forgiving and easy.

    One thing I will say on the other hand is that the pvp modes are a different story. They are very run of the mill and generic modes like deathmatch, king of the hill etc with a twist that is you have to fight zombie hordes while also attacking other players. This is great in theory but the execution is poor. When zombie waves come in, the PS4 frame-rate tanks and the server starts struggling to handle everything so it becomes hard to play as enemies and zombies alike start to teleport like crazy and gameplay starts feeling awfully sluggish.

    One other criticism is that the game has no actual proper survival mode so if you want to fight endless waves of zombies like Call of Duty or anything like that you are unfortunately out of luck as you will be stuck with the co-op missions. This mind you isn't inherently a bad thing as the co-op missions themselves are already incredibly challenging and a ton of fun so the lack of a survival mode isn't a deal breaker to me personally, but will instead be a bonus if added in a future update.

    The lack of a survival mode and the sub par multiplayer are the reasons why I have given this game an 8/10 but with the inclusion of a survival mode this would bump up to a 9/10 easily. I highly recommend this game for an incredibly fun and adrenaline rushing co-op experience to be played with friends but I would definitely avoid the multiplayer as it seems to be more of an afterthought than anything else and will damage your experience of what is otherwise a superb co-op experience.

    Edit: One month later and the game is not getting a massive amount of support from the devs. In one month they have added one new mission and one new zombie type. At this point if you haven't bought it already, you should consider waiting for a sale until the devs add more content (especially the survival/horde mode which has now officially been confirmed.)    … Expand
  20. Espee
    Apr 16, 2019
    8
    There have been many games trying to revive the Left for Dead franchise and I think this is the closest someone has come.
  21. s1bryant019
    Apr 17, 2019
    8
    Very much like other reviews, WWZ is a third-person Left 4 Dead (L4D) clone with added features like class and leveling systems. It has the same drawbacks and pros with L4D, great combat with random and engaging zombie encounters. The "special" zombies are reskinned L4D special, but that formula worked there and did so here as well. The biggest con is sometimes teammates run off, or theVery much like other reviews, WWZ is a third-person Left 4 Dead (L4D) clone with added features like class and leveling systems. It has the same drawbacks and pros with L4D, great combat with random and engaging zombie encounters. The "special" zombies are reskinned L4D special, but that formula worked there and did so here as well. The biggest con is sometimes teammates run off, or the teamwork is not existent. Additionally, some audio hiccups are present especially with explosives. Thankfully you can hone your skills in a singleplayer mod with bots. I believe Mad Dog Games knew what they were working with here and are cashing in off a title, but despite that, they were smart to give it a $39.99 price point and make it a fun shooter experience.

    I highly recommend it to all fans of L4D or shooting down zombies in general.    … Expand
  22. Oldershaft22
    Apr 17, 2019
    10
    I love this game. Simple but this enough. 16 character, 12 map, 5difficulty, 6class, ton of weapons/accesories/skill.
  23. genericcharactr
    Apr 17, 2019
    9
    That one critic review (as for now) amuses me, How did he manage to form an objective opinion about the game the same day it was released? Did he run by himself with just bots on easiest difficulty for half an hour? That's obviously not the way the game is supposed to be played. Any game, for that matter.
  24. Gamersheroes
    Apr 17, 2019
    10
    I would have given this game an 8-9, but because of the clear review bombing below I am upping the score to a 10. This game is super fun. It is mindless zombie action best played with friends. I agree with the guy below - there is now way this is worth less than a 7. The game is beyond insane in certain areas. It isn't Left4Dead because the action was nowhere near as intense in thatI would have given this game an 8-9, but because of the clear review bombing below I am upping the score to a 10. This game is super fun. It is mindless zombie action best played with friends. I agree with the guy below - there is now way this is worth less than a 7. The game is beyond insane in certain areas. It isn't Left4Dead because the action was nowhere near as intense in that game. Streamers are loving it and the one guy who gave a "critic" review was clearly doing it as clickbait. I would say a solid 8 is much more accurate. I will say it is much more fun online and Sony PSN was down yesterday so I haven't played as much as I would like.… Expand
  25. Nake
    Apr 19, 2019
    0
    It's one of the worst games I've played in my life, the AI ​​is extremely stupid, the enemies are completely idiots, there is no challenge in the game, the targets are very bad, there is no sense in anything that is ago, many missions end in a very foolish way. The bots are useless, they do not know how to heal themselves, they do not defend or help. It is a copy of very poor quality ofIt's one of the worst games I've played in my life, the AI ​​is extremely stupid, the enemies are completely idiots, there is no challenge in the game, the targets are very bad, there is no sense in anything that is ago, many missions end in a very foolish way. The bots are useless, they do not know how to heal themselves, they do not defend or help. It is a copy of very poor quality of l4d2 in the third person, l4d2, a game of the year 2009 has better graphics, artificial intelligence, objectives, history and a great etc. compared to wwz, if the game was on Steam it would be a complete failure, OTWD was bad, but WWZ is not much better.… Expand
  26. kamwhan
    Apr 17, 2019
    8
    It will be awesome if there is more special zombies or bosses in the game.Hope that they will increase more maps in the future.Overall is quite a decent game.
  27. Obokralipsis
    Apr 17, 2019
    10
    I see it's getting review bombed. It's decent game actually.
    And EGS sucks.
  28. Parik
    Apr 17, 2019
    9
    This game is pretty good. It's looks like L4D but better. PvE levels are awesome, PvP, as for me, badly balanced. I hope that this game will have few patches and DLCs with new content and better PvP modes.
  29. Sherak
    Jun 12, 2019
    10
    Left 4 Dead 3... this is the game I've been waiting 10 years for. At first I was a little sceptical about the class system but it adds a layer of depth. No doubt best played with 3 friends, but still good with 1 or 2, most randoms take it serious like L4D not many toxic players and the difficulty is a great challenge.
  30. ImLeviathan
    Apr 21, 2019
    8
    The game is good. It’s not left4dead exactly if that’s what you are looking for, so be wary of that.
    What it’s not good is that they released it unfinished. There are obvious signs of that ( the absence of private lobbies is the clearest example, in a game like this that’s a must). I hope they have a good plan to compensate players for that because this game is heavily dependent on player    The game is good. It’s not left4dead exactly if that’s what you are looking for, so be wary of that.
    What it’s not good is that they released it unfinished. There are obvious signs of that ( the absence of private lobbies is the clearest example, in a game like this that’s a must). I hope they have a good plan to compensate players for that because this game is heavily dependent on player population on servers. But i digress, in summary.
    Pros:
    • good, fun gameplay. Satisfying gun mechanics.
    • varied missions. Really fun with hordes
    • Good progression mechanics. Elongates the game
    • class system works surprisingly good in such a game
    • cheaper price can make us forgive a bit some of the cons

    Cons:
    • unfinished game, many bugs and crashes. Hope they fix it fast
    • Short, needs more content like missions and more special zombies or different kind of hordes maybe? There are a lot of lost opportunities with bosses and situations they can put you in.
    • Feels overall like it needs more polishing, like a beta of sorts.

    TL;DR: good game, not exactly left4dead but better in some aspects (progression, more suited for modern game standards). It’s a 40$ game so don’t expect perfection. Definitely needs more content and it was launched incomplete but they know it and are working on it. If you’re gonna play it with friends it’s a no brainer    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. GameCritics
    Jul 15, 2019
    75
    I didn’t expect much out of World War Z as a licensed title, but Saber Interactive has done a great job adapting the IP’s globe-spanning scope and massive hordes of zombies while bolstering it with inspiration from a past classic. I’m not sure that I’d recommend it for players who insist on playing alone, but for those who have at least one friend or those who don’t mind recruiting some randos, it’s a great way to kill a million zombies over a weekend.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 28, 2019
    60
    Reasonably priced but with only glimmers of personality. A fairly standard selection of multiplayer modes are livened up by the horde and generally a lot more fun than a lacking story campaign. [IssueE163, p.60]
  3. Gamersky
    May 20, 2019
    62
    It might not too unbearable when you play with your close friends and you guys coop perfectly. But in general, this game is even much more boring than the zombie's daily life.
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