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Words Of Wisdom on 23 October 2008
Onyxmeth said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
Onyxmeth said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
Immensely popular? With who?

With the 200,000 or so people that bought it. I don't know if what I said is a good thing or bad. Something is telling me Monopoly sold more.

Somehow I think you might be right.

Still, if it's fun it's fun.  If it supports online then that'll be even better.

It's almost guaranteed to have online. All of the other board games on XBLA have online as standard for as many players as the real game allows.

 

As a side note, does XBLA have Risk?



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Jordahn on 23 October 2008
Mistershine said:

Zombies!!! to Become Video Game

The immensely popular Zombies!!!® Board Game is set to hit the video game world in 2009. Twilight Creations, Inc., the publishers of the game, has reached an agreement with Big Rooster, LLC, an entertainment software company, to develop the Zombies!!! board game into a video game property.

Initially the game will be developed for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Steam online game distribution website according to Timothy Gerritsen, Executive Director of Big Rooster. Later releases may include the Nintendo DS and Wii systems.

“Zombies!!! is a perfect game for the Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation 3 Network,” said Mr. Gerritsen. “We were surprised that no one had seen the huge potential in the Zombies!!! property.”

Originally released in 2001, Zombies!!! has been a consistent seller and is considered one of the core products in the hobby-game industry. The base set has sold over 125,000 copies worldwide. It has also spawned many expansions and spin-offs. Combined, Zombies!!! products have sold in excess of 300,000 units.

In Zombies!!! players race around the board trying to find a way to escape the ever-growing zombie horde. The game is simple to play and extremely addictive according to its fans. The tile based board and the many expansions work to keep the game fresh and new each time you play it.

 

I'm SERIOUSLY considering this since I came so close to buying the board game.  Let's see how it turns out.



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Pretendo on 23 October 2008

It's coming to WiiWare and DS too.



TheTruthHurts! on 23 October 2008

I own the board game and it is a blast. The objective is pretty simple. The board is puzzle based. Each player begins with a certain amount of life and bullets, on a town center tile. As you move the board evolves around your. You pull a tile and place it so that the adjoining street lines up with tile you placed. The game is never the same.

Each tile has a set amount of zombies, hearts, bullets, items, ect. on it. You can use a bullet to modify an attack roll to kill the zombie, or lose a life. Life, bullets, and items are attained as you progress. The objective is to get to the helo-pad and escape or kill (X) amount of zombies. The game is extremely difficult to win, and is not team based. In fact…….you try to screw the other player over by moving zombies towards them so you can escape, ect.

There have been several expansions ranging from an infested mall, with undead dogs, to a farm area setting with other creatures. You can get different weapon cards, and other items to use against other players or get out of a sticky fight. My buddies has like 4 of the different expansion box sets, and we have a blast playing it around the table.

It's a blast as a board game and could make an intriguing Live/PSN title. We shall see.



MrBubbles on 23 October 2008
Words Of Wisdom said:
Onyxmeth said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
Onyxmeth said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
Immensely popular? With who?

With the 200,000 or so people that bought it. I don't know if what I said is a good thing or bad. Something is telling me Monopoly sold more.

Somehow I think you might be right.

Still, if it's fun it's fun.  If it supports online then that'll be even better.

It's almost guaranteed to have online. All of the other board games on XBLA have online as standard for as many players as the real game allows.

 

As a side note, does XBLA have Risk?

 

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Mistershine on 23 October 2008
Pretendo said:
It's coming to WiiWare and DS too.

 

 Copied from the official website:
'Later releases may include the Nintendo DS and Wii systems.'



montrealsoon on 23 October 2008

I will definitely be getting the XBLA version as I really like the board games on XBLA and have Zombies! in real life (and hey, maybe I have ZOMBIES in real life, eh?) {smiley}



CDiablo on 23 October 2008

THis board game is obscenely fun, I have it and all the expansion packs.I dunno how well it will transfer over to VG format though.



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MrBubbles on 23 October 2008

ive never even heard of this thing before



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twesterm on 23 October 2008

Holy shit this is great news!

This game is great. You play as a survivor trying to reach a helicopter pad but so is everyone else. The thing that makes this game so great is that you also control zombies and the game is all about screwing the other players.

This really is just stupid amounts of fun. Everyone do yourself a favor and get this game (and I gladly play it with you). If you like board games, get the board game version too.

Also, for a game like this, 200,000 is a lot.