I am not a brave man. I’ve hidden under my bed after playing such horror games as Dead Space, Resident Evil 2 and The Kim Kardashian Game. But I don’t think there’s a game out there, that has managed to transform my underwear from prisitine white to brown quicker than ZombiU. And sweet Romero, it may be getting a sequel.
If Amazon France is on the money, then it looks like the Ubisoft survival shooter is making a comeback. Jeuxvideo grabbed some screens of the listing, which Amazon France quickly removed. But this is the internet after all. Hasty edits are no match for alt+print screen:
The strange thing here however, is that Ubisoft isn’t listed as the publisher, with that honour going to Bandai Namco instead. Which is double strange seeing as how ZombiU was developed and published by Ubisoft. And I highly doubt that such a publisher would be interested in selling off a property, no matter its success. October 17 2015 is also a very specific release date, which would be perfect for the Halloween season.
When it was released, ZombiU received reviews that were typical of the divide in opinions between American and European reviewers. The USA reviewers savaged the game, calling it a clumsy and awkward launch game for the Wii U, while European writers praised the tense atmosphere and challenging gameplay. We loved it.
It was my very first Wii U game as well, which Gavin got for me as a gift. At that point, I was convinced that the boss actually respected me and wanted to reward me for a year of solid work. A few hours later, as I was quaking under my bed covers, I realised that I had been the victim of a most cruel and unforgiving “gift” from that jerk. If you’ve got a Wii U and have a hankering for a proper, hard as nails and scarier than the taxes on your 13th cheque kind of game, I can’t recommend ZombiU enough. It should also be cheap as chips right now.
Last Updated: November 26, 2014
I'm really feeling it! (Umar)
November 26, 2014 at 07:38
I would get behind Namco taking this game on. It just needs a bit of poilsh to be an amazing game. Lets hope this is true
Mark Vincer
November 26, 2014 at 07:58
Yes, poilsh makes everything better
I'm really feeling it! (Umar)
November 26, 2014 at 08:29
Ha ha………………….Whoops
Mark Vincer
November 26, 2014 at 08:32
Poilsh sounds borderline Russian
I'm really feeling it! (Umar)
November 26, 2014 at 08:45
LOL Okay okay, I make a mistake jah, all I vanted to do vas say thees game needs more poilish.
Mark Vincer
November 26, 2014 at 08:48
From now on, POILSH is my new cheers while drinking. POILSH!! (translation: may your significant other allow you significant gaming time!)
Hammersteyn
November 26, 2014 at 07:39
What’s this? Darryn is evolving? He’s turning into…
http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/batsman.jpg?9098e0
Mark Vincer
November 26, 2014 at 08:51
Huh? Darryn stopped evolving!
Mark Vincer
November 26, 2014 at 08:52
(This is the only place I feel safe enough to make references like that)
RinceThis
November 26, 2014 at 07:55
Tinfoil hat, engage!
Rock789
November 26, 2014 at 08:04
I would love to try out ZombiU – it’s one of those games that, for me at least, make me think about getting a WiiU. One day Nintendo… One day…
Admiral Chief Wang
November 26, 2014 at 08:09
I tried the game on a friend’s WiiU once, it was quite the fun fest!
Wyzak
November 26, 2014 at 09:34
Loved the first game, would definitely be interested in a sequel.
Nintenjoe82
November 26, 2014 at 19:21
The well known US reviewers didn’t enjoy ZombiU because Sony didn’t pay them to review it…… 😉
There were such bizarre complaints about ZombiU from people who loved the Condemned games for the same reasons they hated ZombiU.
I wish this rumour was true.
Greg Weaver
November 29, 2014 at 04:56
Bandai/Namco bought up the Demons Souls franchise from Atlus; maybe they’ve got the idea to target “not quite niche, but not $$$ mainstream” market. This would be awesome; they did a great job with Dark Souls and kept true to the original (granted, From Software was the developer for all versions; I doubt Ubisoft Montpelier would develop for a third party.)
My guess is that while ZombiU didn’t sell a ton at launch (because the console didn’t sell a ton at launch) it’s been a steady seller–it’s been two years and there’s still plenty of people playing it. It’s a ‘must-have’ title for the WiiU. I’d be interested to see a sales chart of the Wii U compared to ZombiU indexed to other big-name titles. Maybe Ubi is reconsidering–it’s not like they’ve had a whole lot of original ideas lately (Assassin’s Creed 11: we give him a steamboat.)
I’m STILL pissed at Ubi for XIII–it ends abruptly, with references to the sequel…which they never released.