Remember Slither.io? His fame led to the creation of a good number of games with more or less quality and little success with this format. It was the germ of the Battle Royale. But what if we mixed that .io concept with Fortnite, the latest in Battle Royale? The creators of ZombsRoyale.io must have thought something like this, a free title for Android and iPhone (as well as PC) that puts 100 players on the same map but with much simpler mechanics and development than the Epic Games game.
Imagine a simplification in the playable and graphic aspect of Fortnite or PUBG down to the most basic point. So much so that you and the 99 other players are circles on a flat, gridded map with square houses. No shadows, no explosion effects, no smoke, no mountains, nothing like that. Of course, all the complexity involved in planting weapons throughout the map and enclosing the players in an increasingly smaller area remains intact.
In fact, what is surprising about ZombsRoyale.io is that they have copied the mechanics and complexity achieved in Fortnite or PUBG, but in a very simple way. There's a Free-For-All mode, pairs or four-person squads They even have a temporary 50v50 event, just like in Fortnite. In addition, the title can boast all kinds of customizations such as character designs (yes, you can customize your circle), parachutes, graffiti... Of course, all of this is unlocked with in-game money, which you get by staying on the map for as long as possible and finishing off the rest of the players.
The mission is still to stay until the end of the game and be the only man or point standing Something really complicated given the situation . To do this, the first step is to land by paragliding from a plane that crosses the map. Keep in mind that the mapping has different layouts and populations on it. From a closed forest to a kind of small town with several houses in it. All packed with weapons and ammunition, as well as shields and bandages. Yes, just like in Fortnite. So the main thing is to land quickly, preferably in a place with few players, and collect all the goods you can as quickly as possible. From here the "hunger games" begin. You can choose a more passive or camper stance, or raid houses and attack anything in front of you.
Meanwhile, a circle on the map shows the advance of a lethal gas that is approaching that position You have to be aware of the map to know if you are inside or outside the safe zone. If the poison gas traps you outside of the safe zone, it will progressively deplete your he alth until you are finished. Of course, it will also surround you in an increasingly smaller place full of increasingly better-armed players. Kill or be killed is the key.
The gameplay is simple, although in our experience not entirely comfortable. Beyond the fact that it is a kind of shooter or shooting game on a touch screen, we must speak of a system with two virtual joysticks that is not very resolute The left one It allows us to move the character, while the right one offers the shot or the option, but being able to indicate the direction with a simple slide of the finger. A normal button would have sufficed to simplify things.In ZombsRoyale.io you don't build like in Fortnite, but you can destroy houses and vegetation, and there are many types of weapons of different categories. All this means more buttons on the screen, which can be too confusing for the frenetic nature of these games.
The experience is bittersweet. The mechanics are just as fun and exciting as in Fortnite. But control is somewhat frustrating. Not to mention the lag, which prevents any of the games from flowing at normal speed. But it is a fun option, especially to invite friends to play and make it more social. Do not forget that it is totally free, and that it can replace boredom while Fortnite arrives on Android.
