State of Decay

The story of State of decay, a community-based survival game, is based in a little town suffering with a zombie apocalypse. The storyline includes many survivors, which you are able to rescue and integrate into your community, and use to collect resources, perform missions for other survivors and to find ways to escape the dreadful zombie town, Trumbull valley.

The graphics of State of decay is quite impressive for an arcade title. Sometimes the game does tend to lag slightly, especially when driving cars. The music in State of decay is the least impressive feature, as nothing special is offered in that aspect of the game. The gameplay in general is like an everlasting loop of the fearful, yet satisfying moment of Marcus Phoenix and Dom Santiago doing what they do best. However, the loop does seem to end when one takes too long to finish the game, then it reverts to a total contrary loop of a Two Worlds sequel, a hypothetical "Just kill me now", which makes one groping for synonymous phrases.

The plot is not original, but it does offer some interesting rewards, such as the satisfaction of fighting with the army or gaining the ability to use artillery strikes. The most important part of the game is to grow your community and character skills, and also to get rid of infestations and hordes, after all morale is very important... You don't want some of your survivors running away and getting killed. Utilise resources, such as food and ammo, to improve your chances of survival. Additionally, use stealth or brute force to search for resources or alternatively kill various superiorly adapted zombies to clear your path.

Reason(s) to get this game: It's probably the best survival game on Xbox. It rivals most top rated zombie apocalypse games and keeps one entertained for days.

Reason(s) not to get this game: It has a real time system, which requires one to play regularly. The hordes aren't that large. The strength of the zombies are largely underestimated, so it's easy to get killed. Also, if your character dies, it dies permanently and doesn't respawn.

RXG Star Rating: 7/10 Stars