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Here's How to Play ZombiU's Multiplayer Mode

King of the Zombies honestly seems like a really crappy monarchistic title, as monarchistic titles go.

Nov. 13 2012

Posted by: Alex

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Weird.

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Mite b cool

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Really excited for this, a different take on some multiplayer will be nice for the first time in many years!

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Unfortunately buying this game would dictate buying a WiiU.

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That looks awesome. Day 1!

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@Imsorrymsjackson said:

Unfortunately buying this game would dictate buying a WiiU.

Or you can pull a Brad, buy the game and have it just sit on your shelf for years with nothing to play it on...

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@Imsorrymsjackson said:

Unfortunately buying this game would dictate buying a WiiU.

How terrible, buying a new console that could bring interesting experiences.

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This seems really cool..How come they did not showed this before?!

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I can't wait for a quick look of this game so we can finally see how this game really is :)

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Much of the Wii-u experience seems dependant on having friends in physical proximity. Nerds have friends these days or what? The world has gone mad.

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King of the zombies looks like a shitty magician

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I have this on pre order along with NSMBU, can't wait to get my hands on the new console.

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Looks fun, but still nothing that can persuade me to purchase a new console. I'm hoping Nintendo starts throwing some hard-hitters, though.

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Johnnie Nashville & Cypris Hill vs Zombays

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Waiting for a quick look for this one, wonder if there are zombie queen's guards in game.

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The whole concept of controlling the game outside of the player's view is interesting. I'll be more interested when Microsoft and Sony start integrating full on tablets with their next-gen systems.

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@jcali

The whole concept of controlling the game outside of the player's view is interesting. I'll be more interested when Microsoft and Sony start integrating full on tablets with their next-gen systems.

I think SmartGlass is a bit of a step in that direction.

I'm excited, I hope this will be good.
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Nothing shows confidence in the game like actors emulating gameplay!

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Well it seems that with this as the zombie controlling player you are just going to dominate by constantly swarming a player with zombies without any apparent spots where the survivor could hide. Think that if I was getting this console I'd definitely not want to play the multiplayer.

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Tough to make a gameplay trailer with the two control schemes.

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seems cool, but I think I'll pass for now.

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@fox01313: It's a bit misleading because there are restrictions as to where you can spawn and you have limited zombie "resources".

While the ad wasn't that hot, I think the game is shaping up pretty damned well. Can't wait for reviews.

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@fox01313: I have to imagine that there will be a limit to how many zombies you can spawn on a survivor at once. It worked out OK for L4D, so it'll probably be fine here as well.

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Let me preface this comment by saying - neat. This is a good use of the system.

Part 2 of the comment is: "7 year old Half Life mods finally hit the wii!"

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LOL WiiU

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ZombiU: Where you are the director in Left 4 Dead.

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I can't stop staring at that screenshot.

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Bad name bad game

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I wish I had friends with time to do this sort of thing with more regularly than once in a blue moon, and we get a lot of blue moons up here. Fuck those family and full-time employment having bastards.

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Looks like it could be fun. ZombiU is the only game that interests me in the WiiU launch lineup. Unfortunately for Nintendo that isn't enough to convince me to buy their new console.

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WHATRE YOU BUYIN???

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The character movements seem super stiff, looks like the game controls badly, I'm not sure...

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Pass

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@TheMartino said:

Let me preface this comment by saying - neat. This is a good use of the system.

Part 2 of the comment is: "7 year old Half Life mods finally hit the wii!"

Was wondering if anybody here had played Zombie Master.

That mod was the shit, pretty sure it's completely dead now, though. :(

To those who don't know, it's like this, but with the ability to spawn traps as well as zombies, and with a lot more players.

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ZombiU! Be an asshole to your friends! Buy Now!

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So the wii u is for shady drug dealers and their stoner buddies?

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so zombies can appear out of thin air infront of you?

I would hope for at least a line of sight restriction

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@Shaanyboi said:

@Imsorrymsjackson said:

Unfortunately buying this game would dictate buying a WiiU.

Or you can pull a Brad, buy the game and have it just sit on your shelf for years with nothing to play it on...

Good plan!!

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Love the idea for this multiplayer mode, this trailer was pretty unbearable, though. :P

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Year of the Zombies! RE6. Black Ops 2, Walking Dead, RE Racoon City and Zombie U, all we need is a love story with a zombie....

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@BBQBram said:

Nothing shows confidence in the game like actors emulating gameplay!

Exactly. There was obviously a marketing meeting in which someone asked, "how can we make a promo video for multiplayer, but show as little gameplay as possible"?

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Is that Ice T?

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How does the King of Zombies fair against the the Hobo King?

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@Imsorrymsjackson said:

@Shaanyboi said:

@Imsorrymsjackson said:

Unfortunately buying this game would dictate buying a WiiU.

Or you can pull a Brad, buy the game and have it just sit on your shelf for years with nothing to play it on...

Good plan!!

Hey! I did that before! With Twilight Princess and the Wii!

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You cant spell suckers without a U.

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actually looks pretty cool

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Must stop watching WiiU videos... Trying to save money... But the console is winning me over...

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Looks cool, but it's still a Wii U game...

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I can't wait for Zombie Wii U2 where you play as Bono.

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@morrelloman said:

I can't wait for Zombie Wii U2 where you play as Bono.

I'd just get killed, again and again and again.

Every time something went wrong for him, he'd shout "in the naaaaaaaaaame of looooooove!"