Not content with showing off more of Rayman Legends for Wii U, Ubisoft's also lifted the lid on ZombiU, a Wii U-exclusive zombie-based survival horror.
It's actually an evolution of last year's Killer Freaks from Outer Space, but with zombies instead of aliens.
The publisher showed off a very lengthy trailer showing Dead Rising-style action set in the UK: zombies are decapitated in front of Buckingham Palace. Just like this week with the Jubilee, then.
Ubisoft®’s Infectious ZombiUTM Coming Exclusively to Nintendo's Wii UTM
Survival-Horror Shooter Showcases Nintendo Wii UTM GamePad, Delivers Intense and Terrifying New Gaming Experience
LOS ANGELES — June 4, 2012 — Today, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Ubisoft challenged gamers to find out how long they can survive in the dilapidated, infected world of ZombiU – a new survival-horror shooter that will be released exclusively for Nintendo’s Wii UTM. ZombiU headlines a group of eight titles from Ubisoft that will be available for the Nintendo Wii UTM.
Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, the studio behind critically acclaimed titles like From DustTM, Beyond Good & Evil® and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter®, ZombiU puts players in the middle of London circa 2012, where an outbreak has infected the population, destroying their humanity and turning them into mindless monsters preying on the flesh of the few remaining survivors. This fear-fueled first-person shooter takes all the terror, chaos and tension found in the best of the horror genre and adds original interactive elements, including a unique death mechanic that puts players in the body of a different survivor each time they die, allowing them to track and take down their old, infected characters, recover their equipment and see if they can stay alive just a little bit longer this time.
ZombiU showcases the innovative features of the Nintendo Wii UTM GamePad and creates new game experiences not possible on other consoles. The Nintendo Wii UTM GamePad serves as the player’s ultimate survival kit, called the “Bug Out Bag.” The Bug Out Bag is a backpack containing all the maps, tools, weapons and supplies that players can scavenge from the limited resources available in the devastated cityscape. ZombiU also uses the Nintendo Wii UTM GamePad’s touch screen, gyroscope and camera to create a tactile connection between gamers and the in-game world. Finally, ZombiU features a distinctive multiplayer adversarial mode that allows one player to take on the role of “Zombie Master,” spawning and controlling enemies from a top-down view on the Nintendo Wii UTM GamePad while the second player fights for survival on the big screen in first-person shooter view with the Nintendo Wii UTM Pro controller.
“ZombiU is a dark and daunting game that gamers will love to play again and again,” said Guillaume Brunier, producer at Ubisoft. “ZombiU takes advantage of the Nintendo Wii U’s one-of-a-kind capabilities and will be a launch title that every gamer will want to sink their teeth into.”
For more information on ZombiU, please visit the official ZombiU website (www.zombiu.com) and facebook.com/zombiugame
ZombiU also can be pre-ordered at UBIShop® by visiting: www.ubishop.com/zombiu
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I wonder if this means overhaul of the multiplayer.
Looks hardcore! Kinda surprising for some reason...
@nimH37 I agree. It's nice to see Nintendo finally embracing the more hardcore side of the gaming spectrum, while still being linked to the casual side.
This must be the zombie game that the weird guy was playing in yesterday's Nintendo Direct. I would prefer Killer Freaks, but this still looks pretty good.
Guess I better upgrade my scanner...
It's Ubicrap people. Nothing to get excited about here. Move along.
A really, really fantastic teaser. I'm cynical about gameplay, we'll see!
@XCWarrior: Ubisoft games include the Assassin's Creed, Rayman and Prince Of Persia franchises. And a little game called Beyond Good & Evil. Yes, they have a ton of crap, but Ubisoft is worth paying attention to for Michael Ancel alone.
Looks ok....sad they changed it to another Zombie game though...what is the obsession with those?
Like the idea of jumping into another character and hunting your former self.
holy crap that looks real!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aKRWubusKBU
around 47:17 for ZombiU
thats pretty awsome...but poor girl
Liked the trailer much.. Curious how the gameplay will be like
@C-Olimar yup, i called it when i saw it!!! @Pro-n-gamer i think the developer said we will see more of the game tomorrow soo here hoping we'l see it again!!!
Looks like a must-have. Here's hoping it will be released near-launch
Gameplay graphics didn't look too good in Iwata's presentation. Hopefully that was an early build.
@tealovertoma I personally thought Beyond Good & Evil was awful, and Assassin's Creed represents everything that's wrong with the videogame industry today. You're right that they do occasionally put out something worth paying attention too, though.
That death mechanic sounds GREAT. VERY good thinking, Ancel, once again.
But is there a story???
Sounds very cool, but why the change from alien critters with huge heads and a ton of teeth to generic zombies?
@Ras your talking about the Nintendo Direct vid right? @ acccc u dont like Assassin creed?
@Assassin87 Yesterday's Iwata presentation featured an unidentified zombie game. It featured Royal Palace guards, so it has to be the same game. As analyzed here, I think (maybe Nintendo World Report), the graphics looked more Wii quality than "next gen."
Too bad we already know how to beat that zombie boss.
@WaveBoy: Actually, if you see the trailer carefully, it seems the guy is aiming with the gamepad ala wiimote.
Let's do this Non-Specific Action Figure!!
@Morpheel: Nope. He's just using a scanner.
I may have to check this out, Ubi got some good stuff comin.
So, do you upgrade the scanner to look for antibodies on the zombie boss' swollen glands?
"...including a unique death mechanic that puts players in the body of a different survivor each time they die, allowing them to track and take down their old, infected characters, recover their equipment and see if they can stay alive just a little bit longer this time."
This sounds like it could be really interesting.
ZombiU, awfull title. Hopefully it has good gameplay and good graphics! At Nintendo's conference we will see some real gameplay!
@XCWarrior ..........
Wow, what a terrible title.
They should have a kept the aliens Zombies are so overused.
@MetroidMasher17 But this is not a nintendo made game. So unless nintendo make a M game internally (not happening), nothing surprises me with what is released on the system. Remember nintendo had Rare once upon a time and they made some of the best mature games of all time. Also wii had bloody games like madworld and no more hero.
Here we go again with the played out FPS crap. These games actually turn innocent people into zombies, like Wavesta if it lacks Wiimote + Nunchuk support then no buy, maybe if we can use the gun cradle with U gamepad on top it might be cool.
This looks interesting. I like the name ZombiU, its catchy.
@dark-insanity (Watches Dead Island trailer) That's pretty awesome....but poor girl
Dosen't everybody remeber the Dead Island trailer? Didn't everyone say it would be awesome when they watched the Dead Island trailer? Didn't most people wonder why the hell they said that when they played Dead Island? Calm down! I much preferred it as Killer Freaks From Outer Space anyway.
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