Zombi
Zombi is an action-adventure video game for the Amstrad CPC. It was published in 1986 as the first game from Ubisoft. Programmed by Yannick Cadin and S. Coemelck, with graphics by Patrick Daher and music by Philippe Marchiset. Ports to Amiga, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and ZX Spectrum were released in 1990.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Zombi • Developer — Ubi Soft • Publisher — Ubi Soft • Designer — Patrick Daher • Released — Amstrad CPC'Other versions • Genre — Action-adventure • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum
Documentary record
Zombi appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France as a work (dated 1986). Zombi is dated 1986 in the authority records.
Gameplay
Gameplay
A first-person action adventure, it borrows heavily from the George A. Romero film Dawn of the Dead (which itself was released under the title Zombi in some European territories) being set in a zombie-filled shopping mall blocked in by articulated trucks. The player controls four protagonists exploring the mall. If a character's health is depleted, he turns into a zombie, which then roams the room they died in. Zombies can be killed either by numerous body shots or a single shot to the head. Characters are named after the creators of the game.
Ports
Ports
The game was re-released in 1990, with ports developed for the ZX Spectrum (by Geoff Phillips, Chris Jones and Steve Chance), Commodore 64 (Jean Noel Moyne, Laurent Poujoulat, Jean Francois Auroux), Amiga (Alexander Yarmitsky), Atari ST and MS-DOS (Yannick Cadin).
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1986
Zombi published.
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- France
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Zombi is associated with France.
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Legacy
Legacy
Another Ubisoft title ZombiU was release for the Wii U in 2012 and later ported to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2015. It is debated whether or not this game is a remake/reboot of the original.
Reception
Reception
The ZX Spectrum version was awarded 87% by Sinclair User magazine and 77% by Your Sinclair, both reviewers were impressed with the immersive atmosphere. CU Amiga awarded the Amiga version of the game 85%, whilst German magazine Amiga Joker scored it at 69%. Zzap!64 awarded the Commodore 64 version of the game 72%. The reviewer said that the gameplay is outdated and is very similar to Catch 23, a 1987 ZX Spectrum game.
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- 1."Games, Games and More Games" article from Start magazine volume 3 issue 8, March 1989; retrieved from Atarimagazines.com
- 2.Zombi at Lemon64.com
- 3.Zombi at Hall of Light
- 4.Game review, Computer & Video Games issue 101, April 1990, page 80
- 5.Sinclair User issue 98 at World of Spectrum
- 6.Your Sinclair issue 52 at World of Spectrum
- 7.Amiga Joker March 1990 and CU Amiga May 1990 reviews at Amiga Reviews (archive.org copy)
- 8.MobyGames. Zombi for Amiga (1990) MobyRank.
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