Gaming Verdict: Top 10 Zombie Apocalypse Games

Gaming Verdict presents a countdown that you won't want to miss...are you prepared for the inevitable zombie apocalypse? You might stand a chance if you've played through the Top 10 Zombie Apocalypse Games!

"Being a big fan of zombie-cinema, I naturally tend to play almost everything related to the genre that I can get my hands on. So here it is, a top ten list comprised solely of games that depict the inevitable forthcoming zombie apocalypse. You all know it's going to happen one day, so may as well get some virtual training in before it's too late!"

[Are_The_MaDNess]

boooooring
same old zombies lol
cant they come up whit somthinng new?

[Vir Lucis]

I bet you hadn't heard of some of those entries on that list ;) Zombies may be in fashion at the moment...but that doesn't make them any less cool! Plus I figured I would highlight some of the less acclaimed games that deserve to be remembered rather than the usual suspects. Urban Dead, Last Night on Earth, Zombi, Infected are all under-rated games that deserve more attention.

Regardless, zombies rule. Simple as that :D

[Timesplitter14]

Dead Rising #1?

*throws up*

It's good but not better than L4D and RE

[Vir Lucis]

It's most definitely better than Left 4 Dead - at least until the PC modding community gets their hands on it...that game is seriously lacking in many areas (but is still awesome enough to overcome that and place at number 3!).

Dead Rising is going to be a series to beat all other zombie series...mark my words ;) Part of the accolade was because of this fact. Plus I'm a Romero nutter so obviously I relate to it much more ;)

[ChampIDC]

It's really hard to choose between L4D, RE, and Dead Rising for me. They're all amazing in their own aspects. If there's one thing Dead Rising wins at, it's that it's completley ridiculous and hilarious.

[The Dark Knight]

i bought a 360 just for dead rising :)

[ShAkKa]

i`m sorry but Dead Rising is not better than Resident Evil no other zombie game is.

[ChampIDC]

To be honest, I couldn't stand playing RE games until the 4th game. I can't stand the stiff controls. I do enjoy watching the original games, though. I wish they'd go back to the original games with the new control and camera format. The stories and environments were awesome. I'd love to play them without getting mad at the controls.

[austere]

wow nice list for ONCE.

My first thought was I can't even think of 10 good zombie games. Then I thought Dead Rising better be number one. Thank goodness it is. Dead Rising is one of the best games put out this generation of consoles and one of the most fun games I've ever played in my 23 years. Sickens me to see there are already comments here saying Dead Rising doesn't deserve it. Still one of the prettiest games out today and watching a zombie turn into a fountain of blood never gets old. Glad I know what I'm talking about and you don't. People that disagree...lemme guess...don't own a 360.

http://www.youtube.com/watc... = win

[ApolloT4L]

I agree with Timesplitter14.

I liked Dead Rising. But it had some real issues. For me it became unplayable at night on my HDTV, so I couldn't really do anything in the night scenes too well and the forced nature of you must be here at this time or the story is over was bull. Combined with the save locations and overall difficulty of the game I think put many off from playing it.

If they had ironed out some of the above issues before release and added in a CO-OP play mode I would have agreed. It could have been the best.

For me, right now, Left 4 Dead is the best because of the CO-OP nature of play.

[lowcarb]

L4D has truly taken it to another level but the top two deserve those spots.

[Vir Lucis]

Dead Rising is at number 1 because it has the best simulation of a zombie APOCALYPSE that we've yet to see. Left 4 Dead is a great game, but has some serious issues mainly because of its lack of variety in gameplay.

Once you've played through Dead Rising a few times you'll get the Survival mode, which is every zombie-obsessed gamers dream mode. It had its issues, but nothing in mind has come close to simulating the coming apocalypse better than Dead Rising - plus, as I said in the article, Dawn of the Dead is my favourite film so I'm a bit biased!

The Resident Evil series came second for one reason really - not enough zombies on screen at once. Combine that with the fact that it is a whole series and I felt that Dead Rising deserved some extra kudos for getting it right first time around.

Anyway, glad you all read the list - regardless of whether you agree with me or not! :D Thanks for tuning in!

[EastCoastSB]

Dead Rising was one of the first games I bought when I got my 360, and it was a year old too! No matter how bad the story is it doesn't take a way from the sheer fun of killing thousands of zombies with anything and everything.

[Radiodread]

zombie games are awesome.

[boyo]

Only got Dead Rising recently and for me it has to be the best of the bunch.

Hords of Zombies sprinting at you in Left 4 Dead just feels wrong.

[Sangria]

I think Splatterhouse should replace Zombies Ate My Neighbours.

[Vir Lucis]

Splatterhouse doesn't fulfill the 'apocalypse' part of the equation...plus, according to the game anyway, what you are fighting are demons not zombies.

I did consider it, but it didn't fit the ruleset I had in place.

[Sangria]

Indeed, thanks for the clarification.

[Magic_The_Celt]

Left 4 Dead FTW!!!

At least i can say iv played the last top 3

3. Awesome game, should have been 1.

2. Resident Evil series - FTW, 4 was amazing lets hope 5 can deliver

1. fun for a mess about

[neonchez]

dead rising should not be #1 for one simple reason. zombie games should not be about killing zombies, they should be about survival, period. conserving ammo, using it only when absolutely necessary. scavenging for food and clean water, sleeping when and where you can. most zombie games are missing that element of horror. that feeling of an immanent and horrifically brutal death followed by an eternity of mindless zombification.

dead rising on the other hand is about killing zombies. dead rising is a fun game but it lacks the substance of a great zombie game.

[Kick The Ass]

And I like it, but you mustn't forget the all-important demand of all zombie apocalypses: The Zombies.
We both assume you're not MJ, so you can't just moonwalk the lot of 'em.

Anyways, I think that Dead Rising got that aspect perfectly nailed down. You can use nearly everything you can find, with individual animations for every single weapon.
It even included a small food-system, and even though it became more of a gimmick IMO, it could be evolved and maybe get to be a bigger part of DR2... Danish Radio 2?