Zombie Driver
Zombie Driver logo
Developer(s)Exor Studios
Publisher(s)Exor Studios
EngineOgre3D
PhysX
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Android (Tegra based devices)
Ouya
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
ReleaseAndroid
  • WW: December 4, 2009
Xbox 360
  • WW: October 17, 2012
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: October 17, 2012
PlayStation 3 (HD)
  • NA: December 18, 2012
  • PAL: January 23, 2013
  • JP: February 19, 2013
Ouya (HD)
  • NA: August 23, 2013
Xbox One (Ultimate Edition)
  • NA: June 24, 2014
  • PAL: July 1, 2014

(Immortal Edition)

Nintendo Switch
  • WW: July 25, 2019
PlayStation 4
  • WW: August 14, 2020
Genre(s)Vehicular combat
Mode(s)Single-player

Zombie Driver is a vehicular combat video game. Set in a zombie apocalypse environment, a chemical accident/secret government project has turned the inhabitants of a city into shambling, aggressive opponents. The player must undertake various missions to rescue stranded civilians, slaughter zombies and unlock/upgrade various vehicles.

It was later released as Zombie Driver HD on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Ouya game consoles and Steam, and on Xbox One as Zombie Driver: Ultimate Edition. A Nintendo Switch version was released as Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition. A PlayStation 4 version of the same name was released on August 14, 2020.

Reception

Zombie Driver received average reviews upon release. Critics noted the game for its repetitiveness, untapped potential, and length. "Good fun until the novelty wears off. Which doesn't take that long, sadly." reviewed Total PC Gaming.[1] The game has a Metacritic score of 60 and a user score of 6.2.

Zombie Driver HD received similar middling reviews upon its release for the first time on consoles. Gamingnexus compared the gameplay to a "cross between Grand Theft Auto 2 and Choplifter." and praised it for its cheap price point.[2] The game has a Metacritic score of 62 and a user score of 5.1 on the Xbox 360 platform. The steam version holds a 'very positive' user rating from over 2,514 reviews.

Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition reviewed well on its Nintendo Switch release in 2019. Switch Player commended the game for its longevity; "this petrol-fueled indie hit has aged extremely well, delivering a healthy mix of speed, blood and apocalyptic destruction." and favorably calling it a "tour de force of vehicular undead destruction." Even in its most uptodate form the game is still criticized for its repetitive nature, Cogconnected notes "Zombie Driver is bad. In almost every conceivable way."[3]

References

  1. ↑ Total PC Gaming, Issue#30, p.56
  2. ↑ "Zombie Driver HD". Gaming Nexus. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition Review - A Real Zombie Apocalypse Might be Better". COGconnected. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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