<s>
Zombies	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
popular	B-Device
tile-based	I-Device
board	I-Device
game	I-Device
by	O
Twilight	O
Creations	O
Inc	O
,	O
publisher	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Rooster	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
possible	O
versions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
only	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	O
7	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
versions	I-Application
have	O
been	O
confirmed	O
after	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
resumed	O
by	O
Babaroga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
is	O
closely	O
modeled	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
move	O
their	O
"	O
shotgun	O
guy	O
"	O
(	O
player	O
piece	O
)	O
around	O
the	O
board	O
trying	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
helipad	O
tile	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
ever-growing	O
zombie	B-Application
horde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternately	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
win	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
killing	O
25	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	O
7	O
version	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
of	O
the	O
device	O
for	O
all	O
control	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
players	O
tap	O
a	O
die	B-Language
graphic	O
to	O
roll	O
for	O
character	O
movement	O
,	O
zombie	B-Application
movement	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
touchscreen	B-Application
gestures	I-Application
to	O
zoom	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
scroll	O
to	O
view	O
different	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	O
7	O
release	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
supports	O
single-player	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
on	O
one	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
developer	O
Babaroga	O
,	O
on-line	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
Zombies	B-Application
is	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
future	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
may	O
also	O
include	O
play	O
"	O
across	O
multiple	O
hardware	O
setups.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Single-player	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Zombies	B-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
Survival	O
Mode	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
"	O
shotgun	O
guy	O
"	O
is	O
placed	O
in	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
town	O
full	O
of	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
move	O
their	O
"	O
shotgun	O
guy	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
helipad	O
tile	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
a	O
standard	O
multi-player	O
game	O
)	O
or	O
kill	O
all	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
in	O
the	O
town	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
by	O
Big	O
Rooster	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
further	O
word	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
appeared	O
until	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
Xbox	O
Live-compatible	O
titles	O
for	O
their	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	O
7	O
platform	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Babaroga	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	O
7	O
version	O
of	O
Zombies	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
version	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
has	O
been	O
confirmed	O
and	O
was	O
in	O
active	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
