Stick Together: In addition to the arena-style horde fights, World War Z also features more traditional corridor shooting.Communication is key if a well-armed team delegates responsibility over each portion of the fence, the situation can be resolved with only a minimum number of zombies making it into the mall. In the very first level, the concept is introduced via the battle at the mall atrium, in which the team must set up defenses and hold the line against a swarm of zeke who are trying to climb a fence and enter the mall. Stay In Formation: Most levels in World War Z feature numerous encounters where the team is placed in a wide open area and tasked with defending a position from an onslaught of hundreds of zombies.Trying to conquer levels on Hard difficulty or above can be blisteringly difficult without proper communication, and that's best handled with friends. Like Diablo, Borderlands, Destiny, Army of Two, or, honestly, any co-op game, it's best played with friends. Bring Friends: World War Z is an online multiplayer co-op game.
It sounds obvious, but it's best to learn how to play before trying to conquer Insane difficulty. For an initial playthrough, it's best to just enjoy the light storytelling and get a feel for the levels and which weapons work best for you. The natural instinct might be to start on Normal or Hard, but it's better to start on Easy.
Related: Here's What Left 4 Dead 3 Could Have Looked Likeįor beginning players, as well as those who've already cut their teeth in World War Z's first week (at least after overcoming the game's continuing problems with connectivity and crashing), we've assembled some pro tips on how to survive World War Z.
A four-person squad may seem like an unstoppable force, but the tough zombies will exploit any weakness in their quest for yummy brains. Especially on harder difficulties, it's easy to get overrun by the horde. World War Z isn't a cakewalk, and even the most hardened players might have hard time trying to survive the endless waves of zombies hungry for the taste of fresh flesh. Saber Interactive's zombie apocalypse co-op shooter, World War Z, is finally out in the wild, and players are having a blast with the game's non-stop barrage of high-octane action and class-based co-op multiplayer. There's a mailing list on the official website, so if you want to stay tuned in for future updates on the game you can.Before you take on the zombie apocalypse in World War Z, prepare yourself with these tips and tricks.
The zombies look absolutely overwhelming, so it will be interesting to see how that turns out in the full game when it launches in 2018 for the PS4, Xbox One and on Steam for PC. Fans of Left 4 Dead and Killing Floor will likely feel right at home. We eventually get to see other players shooting at the hordes in Russia, and what looks like New York.
Across the bridges, through the ravines, and over the walls, the horde of the infected are identical to how they were portrayed in World War Z the movie from back in 2013. Helicopters fly overhead while surveying the area.Īnother shot, showcasing what looks like a Middle-East town being overrun with zombies is put on display. Not only that, but they race all throughout the city streets and can even be seen leaping from the top of the building to the ground below. For the group that are unable to make it through the gate opening, they begin climbing over the wall.Īnother impressive shot features an overhead flyby of the city streets that are filled to the brim with zombies.
We see hundreds of zombies running aggressively toward the camera.
The game is identical to how it was portrayed in the movie. What's interesting here is that the zombie behavior in World War Z. Things eventually get a lot more intense when we get a scene of a snow-covered train station where the camera moves through a tunnel that eventually gets flooded with the infected, almost looking like something out of 28 Days Later.