The only real problem with having teammates present, in the horde mode especially (not campaign), is that the number of enemies scales up, which is fine, but it also means that there is little to no room for error. Now, playing the game with friends offers a completely different experience, and one that I hold to be one of the better co-op experiences I’ve had to date. still fighting hordes) and no-one likes wasting their time. Now, I’m not saying it’s impossible, but it’s beyond time consuming (45 minutes into the first map. In fact, once you hit a safe room on the first map, you have access to most of the weapons available in the game, which really does just go to show that very little effort was put in for those wishing to attempt the game as a lone wolf. And playing it solo becomes monotonous, since you never upgrade, never level up, never do anything that alters gameplay in any way during the course of the campaign. In Sniper Elite…I mean, Zombie Army Trilogy, it’s just you. Sure, a lot of great co-op games work this way, such as Left for Dead, but in Left for Dead you have AI companions that will help you get through each stage, and whilst they are arguably less helpful than a human ally, they do make a good go of it, for the most part. As I’ve said, the game is balanced purely and simply for multiplayer purposes, and doesn’t serve as a game you could make a good go of without convincing your friends to cough up the cash also.

Attempting the solo campaign in single player is basically suicide, even on the easier settings. The entire game is based around you having teammates covering you so that you can set up perimeters, watch each others backs whilst maintaining a head shot count that would make FPS Doug quake in his boots. The main reason that I’m so down on this game is that it’s not a game that you can really play through as a solo player. Had it been an unlockable mode in the mainstay games, or even just an expansion, I probably wouldn’t have looked twice at it, but since it’s a standalone title that costs the same as any of the Sniper Elite titles, I had to check it out.ĪCK! Zombies! (There…pretty as a picture)

Zombie Army Trilogy IS basically Sniper Elite, but with zombies rather than soldiers as the enemies, and whilst the concept worked for the Call of Duty franchise to keep the series fresh in terms of having a nice mini game to play, having it serve as the main attraction was a gamble at best, and a money spinner by the publisher. The existence of this title only really stands to reason because of the popularity of the Sniper Elite series, which is essentially what you’re playing when you load this up. How many slow motion headshots does it take before the novelty wears off? Not many really. Yes, it’s yet another zombie game on the market. Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows

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