There seems to be a regular epidemic of Anti-Zombie games on Apple devices of late!

Case in point, the new title ‘Zombie Life’ (from the makers of apparently-smash-hit ‘Zombie Farm’):

The Playforge clearly aren’t keen to sit back, though, and have released a new zombie social gaming title: Zombie Life. This time round, players take the role of a young zombie as they stumble their way through life in the real world. Comedic opportunities are abound thanks to the zombies needing to work in places like Burger Kong or the local grocery store, while staying consistently fresh and safely disguised.

‘Comedic’ opportunities? Zombies who always have to life disguised and in hiding from the Living?

This doesn’t sound like a very Zombie Friendly game at all.

Indeed, the trailer makes clear that you’re supposed to be laughing at, not with, the Differently Animated:

Yes it’s the old ‘Zombies have no idea how silly and uncoordinated they appear’ gag, which when done properly can illustrate the difficulties and travails some Undead face in their daily Unlives, but here doesn’t appear to rise above the level of a cruel Living in-joke.

A longer gameplay video, which cannot be embedded for some reason, shows that players are also encouraged to have their Zombies randomly attack passersby on the street for points – which aside from conflicting with the whole ‘hiding’ thing, is an ugly stereotype in and of itself.

The ZRC is not amused! As with Plants vs. Zombies it appears that the idea here is to get a foot in the door with cartoony graphics and a lack of gore, then plant seeds of hateful discrimination in the minds of entirely new demographics — and we won’t stand idly by while that happens!

For shame, The Playforge. You are in very poor company indeed.

Tags: Videogames

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