<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montpellier	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
games	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
survivor	O
amid	O
a	O
2012	O
zombie	B-Application
apocalypse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
a	O
permadeath	B-Application
system	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
extensively	O
to	O
scan	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
maintain	O
the	O
survivor	O
's	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Zombi	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
mature	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
gaming	O
console	O
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Raving	O
Rabbids	O
franchise	O
and	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
Killer	B-Application
Freaks	I-Application
from	I-Application
Outer	I-Application
Space	I-Application
(	O
with	O
small	O
,	O
agile	O
monsters	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
retooled	O
as	O
ZombiU	B-Application
after	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
realized	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
was	O
suitable	O
for	O
slower-paced	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
GamePad	O
feature	O
and	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
feature	O
,	O
went	O
through	O
several	O
iterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
ZombiU	B-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
and	O
Peter	B-Application
Jackson	I-Application
's	I-Application
King	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
emphasis	O
on	O
survival	O
horror	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
system	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
unprofitable	O
for	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
prompting	O
it	O
to	O
turn	O
another	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
,	O
into	O
a	O
multiplatform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
ZombiU	B-Application
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
survivor	O
of	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
apocalypse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ways	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
confront	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
with	O
firearms	O
,	O
land	O
mines	O
,	O
and	O
Molotov	O
cocktails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
including	O
those	O
which	O
explode	O
,	O
are	O
armored	O
,	O
or	O
spill	O
corrosive	O
fluid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
zombies	B-Application
are	O
sensitive	O
to	O
light	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
attracted	O
to	O
a	O
player	O
who	O
is	O
using	O
a	O
flashlight	O
or	O
flare	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
weapons	I-Application
,	O
ammunition	O
,	O
and	O
scarce	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
by	O
searching	O
areas	O
or	O
dead	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
(	O
which	O
can	O
occur	O
with	O
one	O
bite	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
will	O
permanently	B-Application
die	I-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
then	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
another	O
survivor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
character	O
will	O
become	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
,	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
kill	O
to	O
reclaim	O
their	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Miiverse	O
is	O
enabled	O
,	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
characters	O
may	O
also	O
appear	O
as	O
zombies	B-Application
carrying	O
the	O
items	O
they	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
normal-difficulty	O
mode	O
,	O
ZombiU	B-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
Chicken	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
lowers	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
for	O
new	O
and	O
inexperienced	O
players	O
and	O
a	O
survival	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
original	O
character	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
make	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
normal	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
manages	O
player	O
inventory	O
and	O
displays	O
a	O
mini-map	O
of	O
the	O
immediate	O
area	O
(	O
indicating	O
the	O
locations	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	B-Device
is	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
context-sensitive	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
executions	O
,	O
escaping	O
from	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
hacking	O
combination	O
locks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GamePad	O
's	O
gyroscope	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
controller	O
to	O
sense	O
its	O
rotation	O
and	O
tilt	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
space	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
viewing	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
the	O
controller	O
to	O
scan	O
different	O
areas	O
to	O
find	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
attack	O
in	O
this	O
state	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
watch	O
the	O
GamePad	O
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
in	O
to	O
avoid	O
harm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
camera	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
import	O
a	O
face	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
"	O
zombified	O
"	O
,	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
has	O
three	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Time	O
Attack	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
kill	O
as	O
many	O
zombies	B-Application
as	O
they	O
can	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
mode	O
,	O
King	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
offline	O
asymmetrical	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
,	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
,	O
plays	O
a	O
human	O
survivor	O
who	O
must	O
navigate	O
a	O
map	O
to	O
obtain	O
all	O
capture	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
player	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
King	O
Boris	O
and	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
with	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
must	O
deploy	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
10	O
zombies	B-Application
to	O
halt	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
progress	O
and	O
capture	O
a	O
flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
progression	O
system	O
is	O
present	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
GamePad	O
player	O
unlock	O
more-powerful	O
weapons	O
and	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Black	O
Prophecy	O
begins	O
to	O
be	O
realized	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
outbreak	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Boris	O
(	O
the	O
self-proclaimed	O
King	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
)	O
and	O
his	O
gang	O
,	O
who	O
force	O
survivors	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
waves	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
in	O
the	O
church	O
's	O
courtyard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boris	O
 '	O
lights	O
,	O
microphone	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
attract	O
a	O
horde	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
gang	O
are	O
eaten	O
whilst	O
the	O
player	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
goes	O
through	O
the	O
palace	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
Knight	O
has	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montpellier	O
with	O
an	O
80-person	O
team	O
;	O
Ubisoft	O
Bucharest	O
provided	O
additional	O
assistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
paralleled	O
that	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
,	O
another	O
Montpellier	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Guillaume	O
Brunier	O
,	O
with	O
Gabrielle	O
Shrager	O
its	O
director	O
and	O
lead	O
writer	O
;	O
Brunier	O
and	O
Shrager	O
had	O
collaborated	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
mature	O
game	O
for	O
their	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
hardware	O
design	O
was	O
incomplete	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
made	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
prototypical	O
games	O
and	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
would	O
extensively	O
utilize	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
for	O
Raving	O
Rabbids	O
,	O
ZombiU	B-Application
was	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
experiment	O
by	O
Montpellier	O
in	O
adapting	O
the	O
Rabbids	O
franchise	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
hardcore	O
"	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
as	O
Killer	B-Application
Freaks	I-Application
from	I-Application
Outer	I-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
had	O
players	O
with	O
extravagant	O
weapons	O
killing	O
small	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemies	O
were	O
changed	O
from	O
small	O
monsters	O
to	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
since	O
their	O
movement	O
is	O
slower	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
easily	O
identified	O
as	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jean-Karl	O
Tupin-Bron	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
saddened	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Killer	B-Application
Freaks	I-Application
would	O
not	O
work	O
but	O
delighted	O
by	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
transition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Killer	B-Application
Freaks	I-Application
team	O
had	O
joined	O
the	O
zombie-game	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
tried	O
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
other	O
zombie	B-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
video-game	O
market	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
GamePad	O
its	O
central	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
2007	O
film	O
,	O
I	O
Am	O
Legend	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
protagonist	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
survivor	O
left	O
in	O
a	O
city	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
constantly	O
on	O
guard	O
against	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
,	O
became	O
its	O
official	O
name	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
game	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
chose	O
London	O
as	O
ZombiU	B-Application
setting	O
because	O
the	O
city	O
hosted	O
the	O
2012	O
Olympics	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
dark	O
history	O
(	O
including	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
)	O
matched	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
theme	O
originated	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
the	O
UK	O
has	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
modern	O
and	O
medieval	O
architecture	O
which	O
contributes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dark	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cricket	O
bat	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
melee	O
weapon	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
survival	O
kit	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Peter	B-Application
Jackson	I-Application
's	I-Application
King	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
survive	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
a	O
torch	O
to	O
scare	O
off	O
enemies	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
made	O
the	O
GamePad	O
a	O
survival	O
kit	O
,	O
taking	O
considerable	O
time	O
to	O
fine-tune	O
the	O
GamePad	O
's	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pad	O
displayed	O
most	O
crucial	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
realistic	O
zombie	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
director	O
Jean-Phillipe	O
Caro	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
do	O
badly	O
if	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
shooter	O
like	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
and	O
ignore	O
the	O
GamePad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prominent	O
game	O
mechanic	O
is	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
system	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
increase	O
its	O
tension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	O
by	O
the	O
previous	O
survivor	O
will	O
still	O
affect	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
;	O
previously-killed	O
zombies	B-Application
will	O
not	O
re-spawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
permadeath	B-Application
system	O
was	O
debated	O
,	O
with	O
concerns	O
about	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
backtracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
concept	O
was	O
nearly	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
core	O
team	O
goal	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
difficult	O
but	O
fair	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
difficult	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
and	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
permadeath	B-Application
system	O
ensured	O
that	O
players	O
are	O
often	O
challenged	O
,	O
since	O
every	O
zombie	B-Application
can	O
be	O
a	O
deadly	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchise	O
inspired	O
ZombiU	B-Application
structure	O
,	O
enabling	O
players	O
to	O
backtrack	O
;	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
inspired	O
enemy	O
placement	O
,	O
and	O
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
influenced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
content	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
zombie	B-Application
comics	O
,	O
films	O
and	O
books	O
such	O
as	O
Dead	O
Set	O
and	O
Night	O
of	O
the	O
Living	O
Dead	O
:	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
offline	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Bucharest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
during	O
early	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
kept	O
when	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
was	O
reiterated	O
;	O
its	O
asymmetrical	O
experience	O
made	O
the	O
developer	O
believe	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
potential	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
demo	O
Ubisoft	O
showed	O
the	O
public	O
during	O
E3	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
Velasco	O
began	O
composing	O
its	O
music	O
,	O
ZombiU	B-Application
was	O
playable	O
;	O
its	O
audio	O
director	O
sent	O
him	O
game	O
footage	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
understand	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
music	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
during	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
14-page	O
comic	O
,	O
Z-14	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
prequel	O
and	O
linked	O
ZombiU	B-Application
to	O
the	O
initial	O
zombie	B-Application
outbreak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
launch	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
package	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
its	O
accessories	O
and	O
ZombiU	B-Application
,	O
the	O
package	O
contained	O
a	O
downloadable	O
copy	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
ZombiU	B-Application
artwork	O
and	O
developer	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
executive	O
Tony	O
Key	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
might	O
bring	O
it	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
several	O
leaks	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
confirmed	O
Zombi	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Straight	O
Right	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
developed	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
cricket	O
bat	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
melee	O
weapon	O
in	O
ZombiU	B-Application
,	O
Zombi	B-Application
added	O
two	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shovel	O
has	O
a	O
longer	O
range	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
hit	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
zombie	B-Application
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
flashlight	O
can	O
switch	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
,	O
further-reaching	O
beam	O
which	O
uses	O
more	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
increases	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
attracting	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zombi	B-Application
has	O
only	O
the	O
solo	O
campaign	O
,	O
without	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
or	O
online	O
single-player	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
scores	O
ranging	O
from	O
4/10	O
given	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
to	O
9.2/10	O
awarded	O
by	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Sterling	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
wrote	O
that	O
ZombiU	B-Application
zombies	B-Application
were	O
intimidating	O
by	O
comparison	O
with	O
other	O
zombie	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Stanton	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
zombie	B-Application
titles	O
which	O
lived	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
survival	O
horror	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollander	O
Cooper	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
agreed	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
ZombiU	B-Application
"[honed]	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
'	O
survival	O
 '	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
survival	O
horror	O
 '	O
genre	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
release	O
in	O
recent	O
memory	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Mitchell	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
praised	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
compared	O
favourably	O
with	O
Condemned	B-Application
:	I-Application
Criminal	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sterling	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
system	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
scarier	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
emotional	O
impact	O
on	O
players	O
is	O
more	O
significant	O
than	O
the	O
typical	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
player	O
character	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
mute	O
monument	O
"	O
to	O
player	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Klepek	O
,	O
seeing	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
become	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
was	O
depressing	O
and	O
"	O
soul-crushing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
agreed	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
ZombiU	B-Application
did	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
strong	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
melee	O
weapon	O
as	O
unsatisfying	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sterling	O
found	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
"	O
hit-and-miss	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
scanning	O
and	O
radar	O
functions	O
are	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
annoyed	O
by	O
the	O
lock-picking	O
and	O
barricading	O
minigames	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
players	O
to	O
press	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
rapidly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klepek	O
called	O
most	O
of	O
GamePad	O
features	O
well-implemented	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
gyroscope	B-Application
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sterling	O
compared	O
its	O
graphics	O
to	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
title	O
and	O
noted	O
technical	O
flaws	O
,	O
including	O
glitches	O
and	O
slow	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sterling	O
called	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
King	O
of	O
Zombie	B-Application
being	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
;	O
playing	O
as	O
King	O
Boris	O
was	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
than	O
playing	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
survivor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larry	O
Frum	O
from	O
CNN	B-Architecture
listed	O
ZombiU	B-Application
in	O
their	O
top	O
10	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
story	O
"	O
dark	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
captured	O
"	O
his	O
attention	O
for	O
"	O
its	O
unique	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
gritty	O
scenarios	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Zombi	B-Application
version	O
also	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
was	O
the	O
17th-bestselling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
bestselling	O
third-party	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZombiU	B-Application
helped	O
shape	O
the	O
asynchronous	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
2014	O
game	O
,	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
;	O
its	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
prompted	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
turn	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
(	O
an	O
announced	O
2013	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
exclusive	O
)	O
into	O
a	O
multi-platform	O
game	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
larger	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
