The high prevalence of all things zombie has created a new category of interest, one that blends with other genres for today’s modern audiences.
Zombie apocalypse stories are inescapable; they’re contagious, spreading rapidly from their origins in early 20th-century literature and film to completely invading modern popular culture. Robert Kirkman’s “The Walking Dead” comic books spawned AMC’s series of the same title and the successful zombie flick “28 Days Later” resulted in a sequel, a graphic novel, and a comic book series.
Popular culture has become undeniably fixated upon the zombie phenomenon for a reason: zombies are the ultimate enemy. They’re frightening, and while they start out as normal humans, the loss of their humanity renders them pitiable.
With Halloween right around the corner, we are reminded of just how intriguing zombie tales can be, and why their popularity and diversity have only grown. To stand out these days, anything zombie-related has to be something special. One way the genre has evolved is by incorporating other areas of interest into storylines expanding the zombie experience.
One movie example of this is “Warm Bodies,” a 2013 movie that even turned a zombie apocalypse into a surprisingly well-received romantic comedy. That same year, “World War Z” went beyond gore, and explored the insight behind unraveling the zombie disease and averting total human extinction. Viewers got a snapshot into the minds of those entrapped in this terrifying experience, putting themselves into the shoes of Brad Pitt’s character Gerry Lane, as he fights for survival in a relentless zombie onslaught.
Clearly, gaming can transport audiences into the action in a way that movies or even books never could. The digital world has taken advantage of this, also combining enthralling genres into one complete out-of-this-world experience. A perfect example of the successful marriage of exciting elements is JE Software AB’s Last Hope Zombie Sniper app….
- Creepy, zombie interactivity just in time for Halloween? Check.
- A challenging, harrowing adventure through an altered world? Check.
- Shooting and surviving based solely on your skills? Check.
Last Hope, now enabled for All in One devices powered by Intel® Core™ processors, is an arcade Zombie Sniper 3D Shooter game placed in the desert. The story takes you on a journey through a changed world, exploring soccer fields in the desert, a sad wilderness, small villages, and infected canyons. It’s all about surviving the zombies as much as earning high scores and reaching new experience levels. Players need to find out which combinations of skills and items work best in order to survive and climb the ranks in becoming the best sniper in Last Hope. It’s easy to catch onto, but hard to master.
A character named Burt guides players through using a sniper rifle by first practicing on cans and bottles. When ready, they can venture out in the cold, lonely desert facing the Zombie menace, trying to find the reason why civilization ended. While battling in the land owned by the dead, gamers will meet tougher zombies. With wide variations of gameplay modes and goals, upgradable weapons, and rich and colorful shooting grounds, Last Hope remains fresh and challenging for hours of play. The zombie phenomenon meshed with a whole lot of action makes for endless spooky, skill-required enjoyment this Halloween season.
Start your zombie combat adventure now by accessing the app here:
https://appshowcase.intel.com/en-us/allinone/node/9264