User blog comment:TheBlueRogue/Nintendo Wii U Giveaway/@comment-67.49.58.157-20121116033457

I am most excited for ZombiU. It's not only the first exclusively orignial and mature game on Wii U, but it adds a compelling twist to the survival horror genre due to being tailor made for the GamePad's  asymmetical gameplay  to provide a  unique, immersive, and challenging  experience to overcome the ravenous undead. With so many shooters out, this game provides a refreshing take on survial horror, FPS-style.

I like how the GamePad and TV are put to good use to help create a sense of tension as players are forced to switch between the two screens. For example, you're tasked with searching for useful equipment to aid you in your quest for survival while exploring dark streets and dim-lit rooms of abandonded facilities of London. You'll need to focus your attention over to the GamePad's touchscreen display when prompt, but the catch is you're left vunerable as zombies can creep up on you  while your preoccupied with acquiring loot from wherever you can find it. Players will need to remain alert and get what they need and be prepared to dispose of zombies at a moment's notice or you'll become zombified yourself!

Another cool idea ZombiUI offers is how the game's death system is implemented. Instead of just punishing the player for simply failing to survive, you're essentially given infinite lives( playing as randomly generated characters), picking up where your last character left off. Preparation seems to be crucial since its inevitable that you will die. A big part of what makes failure feel rewarding, however, is when you're able to go off in  attempt to retrieve your backpack from where you last died, only to encounter the character you last played as a zombie now. On top of this, you'l have to relearn all of the individal player skills again (but other skills will remain active for future characters). This addictive risk-reward system appears to be at the core of  ZombiU's gameplay and what will be pushing players to attempt to do their best to survive for as long as they can, just like in a real zombie apocalypse.

As a long time Nintendo fan, I am looking forward to Wii U and the interesting capabilities it has to offer. I appriciate how ZombiU is a game that attempts to  use its concept and the GamePad controller in ways that compliment the exploration and horror aspects of what has become a  subgenre that has lost of sight of what made it fun in the first place. Maybe ZombiU has what it takes to ironically revive a dying genre, one   that has largely abandoned its roots  in favor of a more action-oriented direction.