World War Z, Saber Interactive's zombie shooter that launched on PS4 and Xbox One a couple of years ago, has made its way onto Nintendo Switch today. A launch trailer (which is age-gated and therefore sadly can't be embedded on the site) is viewable here.
Inspired by Paramount Pictures’ film of the same name, the game has players fighting for humanity's survival against the undead either alone or in up-to-four-player co-op. You'll get to play through story campaign episodes set in New York, Moscow, Jerusalem, and Tokyo and take on all the zombies you could ever wish for across multiple game modes. Other modes, like the 'Horde Mode Z', will arrive later as a free DLC update.
Saber Interactive says that this is "the biggest zombie game on Nintendo Switch" and promises a "thrilling action experience". Here's a feature list to tell you a little more:
World War Z on Nintendo Switch features:
Battle the Terrifying Zombie Swarm: Face hundreds of zombies on screen for the first time ever on Nintendo Switch, all brought to life in gruesome detail with incredible set-piece battles featuring explosive firepower and action.
Story-Driven Co-op Campaign: Outlive the dead through intense campaign episodes around the world set in New York, Moscow, Jerusalem and Tokyo. Play solo with AI teammates or in squad co-op for up to four players.
Get Stronger & Never Surrender: Choose from seven distinct character classes, unlock powerful weapon upgrades, and take on even greater battles in Challenge mode.
You can grab the game either physically or on the eShop for $39.99 starting today, and a digital Deluxe Edition throws in extra content such as the Lobo Weapon Pack, Biohazard Weapon Pack, Military Weapon Pack, Last Aid Weapon Pack, Signature Weapon Pack, War Heroes Character Skin Pack, and the Professionals Character Skin Pack.
We'll have a review of the game for you soon if you'd like to read our verdict before spending your cash, but let us know if you're thinking of giving this one a go with a comment below.
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Hope we get a review soon. Dying Light is absolutely amazing on Switch (didn't think the humble console had it in it lol!) This looks just as impressive
Really looking forward to the review.
But what kind of game is It? Open World? Level/mission based? Is there offline single player? Is there online multiplayer?
Saw some performance and game review on YouTube and also the comments. Apparently this port is pretty good. Another great job from Saber Interactive
@Paulo The biggest comparison I've seen is Left for Dead. With special zombies and a focus on co-op. I haven't actually played it though.
@Paulo It's pretty much like Left 4 Dead but in third person. I played with friends and I had a lot of fun!
From what I have read, most of these zombie shooters seem to be designed for online multiplayer mode.
When playing games like Zombie Army Trilogy, the difficulty isn't adjusted for single players making it almost impossible.
I would love to know if this game or any other zombie shooters with horde mode have decent single player options.
Will be interesting to see Digital Foundry's coverage of this.
Moscow in zombie shooter video game?! Wow!
@WallyWest Yeah, agree.
This game is amazing, but you can get it on other platforms for 40 dollars as well and with more content.
I'll get it cheap on my PS4.
Good to see more games like this on Switch though.
I just picked up Dying Light but this seems less stealth and more shoot em up so it may be worth buying later for me.
I’ll be interested in seeing how the two games compare. The little I’ve played of Dying Light has been fun and really impressive so far.
I’ve been having a blast with this today. Really intense, and it has tons of replay value with different classes to level up.
My copy won't arrive until tomorrow 😭.
I guess I'll continue playing Dying Light & Back 4 Blood today! Also I wish World War Z for Switch had gyro support. Oh well, handheld mode on my Switch oled with the Hori Split Pad Pro it is...
Have this on Xbox so don’t need it a second time , but hope they did a good job. This game is really awesome and quite fun online with co-op and VS modes.
@DTfeartheBEARD Does the Hori Split Pad work for the OLED model?
I'd be all over this if it had couch co-op - but apparently that isn't a thing anymore. I guess they decided to have more zombies on the screen instead...!!
Really sick of developers releasing modes and other things later in free updates. It’s now the norm to push out an incomplete game and patch it later
I have this on PS4/5 with the Aftermath expansion. I was tempted to get it on Switch, but the fact it lacks Horde mode at launch and isn't crossplay makes this a hard pass for me. I may consider it later once it's more complete.
Saber interactive are some wizards or something! Whatever they are, they deserve a raise for the great ports.
Can't wait to try it once I got the money to download it later this week.
@JustMonika It sure does, and wonderfully might I add 😁.
Im thinking of getting this too
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