Zombie Army 4: Dead War

Unlike the direction the Zombies mode from Call of Duty has taken in the past few iterations, Zombie Army 4 offers a cohesive and fun experience that doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s engaging from start to finish and with its weekly challenges, the arcade-like setup of the chapters and leaderboards, and with Horde Mode, there’s a bunch of replay value here. Zombie Army 4: Dead War has finally broken free of its Sniper Elite shackles and will hopefully give rise to a lasting franchise of smiting out Nazi zombies.

Zombie Army 4: Dead War brings the Sniper Elite experience to the zombie world. Rebellion's sequel is a considerable upgrade, featuring a gripping storyline, satisfying gunplay, and unique visuals for every city in Europe. Outside of the occasional bugs and glitches, Zombie Army 4: Dead War offers an entertaining experience that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Sitting comfortably between Zombie Army Trilogy and Strange Brigade, Zombie Army 4: Dead War is an entertaining rollercoaster ride of horror and co-op zombie slaughter. It doesn’t really bring anything truly new to the table, but that shouldn’t put you off as it undoubtedly provides some of the best fun you can have killing zombies alone or with friends right now. Throw into the mix the usual pinch of British humour and oodles of character customisation, and you have a worthy follow-up to 2015’s compendium of undead mulching, and yet another opportunity to shoot Hitler in the face. You can’t g...

Zombie Army 4: Dead War offers fun, mindless zombie slaughtering co-op excitement without pretending it's anything else. An absolute blast with friends, it's brutal, disturbing, and you get to kill Nazi zombies. What's not to love?

I probably should have swapped to one of the other characters, who your friends will inhabit if you play in co-op. I didn't get the chance to, but it's clear to me that you should. Every game is better with pals, but the mindless stretches of Dead War yearn to be filled with patter. There are even occasional voice lines that forget you might be alone, where my Russian-accented protagonist used a "we" to refer to his non-existent companions. That's a sloppy way to say 'you really should be playing co-op'.

Republished on Wednesday 31st March, 2021: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of April 2021's PS Plus lineup. The original text follows.

A solid zombie shooter with plenty of replayability that struggles at time with pacing

There’s just something deeply satisfying about mowing down waves of the undead. Like a Zen rock garden full of groaning corpses. Rebellion’s Zombie Army 4: Dead War walks a fine line between indulgent and exhilarating, with only a few stumbles along the way. It’s tough and grounded, but also crammed with ridiculous violence. While there isn’t a ton of depth to crushing Hitler’s zombie hordes, I still had a lot of fun doing it.

A fun co-op shooter with a few too many empty calories.

You could very well copy-paste the conclusion to our Strange Brigade review when summing up the up-and-down nature of Zombie Army 4: Dead War and in one respect that does draw attention as well to this game's general relevancy. Even so, the short, and many, bursts of fighting back the hundreds-upon-hundreds of the undead remain a simple but satisfying loop that doesn't tire. With what appears to be a clearer focus on maintaining combos, the game does just enough to avoid the repetition -- though present -- turning stale. Instead, to a point, embracing the ridiculousness of its set-up if not fu...

The Italian tourist board may consider litigation.

Here's our Zombie Army 4 Dead War review. Does it improve upon the previous iterations and make for a worthy successor?