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Do Zombie Vikings die?
When playing in Co-op, if your energy depletes your head pops off and you’ll need another player to retrieve it so you can be revived. Sadly this isn’t an option in single player, meaning it’s back to the last checkpoint for you. I would have liked it if Zombie Vikings gave you the chance to switch characters during play in single player, like you can in Trine, but unfortunately it doesn’t. This is a co-op game after all, so I can forgive this little gripe.
I did find that hit detection wasn’t accurate in the Maggot Prince fight. It’s the first boss you encounter. You quickly find out that even if he isn’t facing you when attacking the game still registers a hit and you lose energy. Thankfully I didn’t encounter this issue again and at the time of writing these was a patch on its way that will hopefully fix the problem.
"If you enjoy beat ‘em ups, witty dialogue, great voice acting, fantastic characters and a bonkers storyline you will love Zombie Vikings."
Zoink Games have given Zombie Vikings the same look and feel as Stick It To The Man and why not! If I’d come up with a winning formula I’d run with it. Hell you will even get to play as Ray with the upcoming Raybjörn DLC character. While it will feel familiar if you know Zoink’s previous game it plays differently and never comes across like you are playing an exact carbon copy.
The controls are what you’d expect from a side scrolling beat-em up. You move with the left stick, block and dash with the shoulder buttons and have a button for jump, throw, attack and the signature move. Both the signature move and attack can be charged by holding the buttons down. Also, everyone needs to pause the game and listen to the Pause Song.
For the trophy hunters it is good to see that Zombie Vikings has a Platinum trophy. The list contains a few trophies that can only be obtained with 4 players so they will take some organising to achieve. Other than that the list seems pretty straight forward.
Conclusion
If you enjoy beat ‘em ups, witty dialogue, great voice acting, fantastic characters and a bonkers storyline you will love Zombie Vikings. A lot of work has been put into this game and it even has a pause menu song, and how many games can we say that about? Don’t think about it, just buy it and enjoy some co-op button-bashing fun with friends.
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