From that point forward you basically inspect the abandoned shops, scavenge for supplies, and attempt to survive. The game begins when four characters land atop a shopping mall via helicopter. Yet four people didn’t lose hope and decided to run away for new horizons. The Earth is inhabited by millions of Zombies, who are spreading terror, and by gangs of hooligans, who are ready to do anything to survive. The original description from the packaging describes the horror, thrills, and excitement awaiting those early gamers back in 1986.įor mysterious reasons, dead people came back to life to feed themselves on the flesh of human being.
However, Ubisoft went on to become one of the world’s largest and most successful video game publishers, while their very first zombie game eventually earned a cult status among both gamers and zombie fans alike. Regardless of the title, it’s surprising that a video game could borrow so heavily from an established franchise without encountering a legal challenge from the original creators. Considering the French origins of Ubisoft (at that time known as Ubi Soft Entertainment S.A.) it’s interesting that the Guillemot family chose the international title provided by producer Dario Argento, who oversaw the European release of the film itself. But it was so popular at the time that Zombi was actually re-released four years later for a number of common systems including the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.Īs we’ve already mentioned, the video game was obviously inspired by Dawn of the Dead, known in Italy as Zombi: L’alba dei Morti Viventiin and in France as Zombie: Le Crépuscule des Morts Vivants. Modern gamers obsessed with the frantic pace of Left for Dead or Call of Duty may have a hard time appreciating the quiet tension of this classic point-and-click adventure. Coemelck, with graphics by Patrick Daher it was one of the very first zombie video games available for the mass market, and still holds up today! Romero’s amazing zombie cult classic Dawn of the Dead.
Back in 1986 Ubisoft published their very first action adventure video game titled Zombi – borrowing heavily from George A.
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