Stubbs the Zombie: Review [Archive]

bapenguin

10-15-2005, 07:36 PM

1UP has posted their review (http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3144774&did=1) of the XBox version of Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel without a Pulse.

In a typical scenario for Stubbs, you will release a gas cloud that stuns humans, eat a few of their brains (with one of the best animations in any game, ever) to turn them into zombie allies, pull a grenade out of your gut and explode it in mid-air by hitting the button again (something that was considered for Halo but ultimately not implemented), possess an enemy with your severed hand and control him for a few seconds, and then take off your head and roll it into the largest group of humans you can finish.
Can't wait to get my hands on this game, seems like something fresh out there.

TrackZero

10-15-2005, 08:27 PM

Hot damn! I've been looking for a new game all week (but not wanting to waste my money, I've just been checking review after review). Looks like I found a winner.

Zeal

10-15-2005, 08:33 PM

This is one of my most anticipated games in years, and it's obvious to see why.

1. Bungie's founder developed it.
2. Runs on the original Halo engine.

There's nothing else to say.

EternalGamer

10-15-2005, 08:42 PM

The Iron Weasel

10-15-2005, 08:48 PM

Yeah really this is going to be the best game no one played this year, just like Beyond Good & Evil before it.

Chagrinful

10-15-2005, 09:00 PM

This is one of my most anticipated games in years, and it's obvious to see why.

1. Bungie's founder developed it.
2. Runs on the original Halo engine.

There's nothing else to say.

1. You play from a unique perspective
2. Unique story

neither of those 2 you listed.

Orphiuchus

10-15-2005, 09:01 PM

You're all missing the real point of interest here:

1. Zombies.

The Iron Weasel

10-15-2005, 09:36 PM

You're all missing the real point of interest here:

1. Zombies.

Wow, wow, wow. Then technically Land Of The Dead: Road To Fiddlers Green is good, which it is not.

Oh and you missed this:

A number. Great sense of humor.

agentgray

10-15-2005, 09:53 PM

You're all missing the real point of interest here:

1. Zombies.
Add ninjas and pirates and we'd have the greatest game ever. :D

Heretic Machine

10-15-2005, 09:59 PM

Couldn't come out at a worse time. I'm buying a copy of Disgaea from a friend this week for $30, got a gift certificate for Amazon that I'm gonna use to buy Kameo, and if I can gather up anymore money it'll probably go toward either Saint's Row or Oblivion (the other will have to wait until Christmas).

Kelegacy

10-15-2005, 10:45 PM

Add ninjas and pirates and we'd have the greatest game ever. :D

Only if they were gay pirates.

KarmaGhost

10-15-2005, 10:53 PM

Only if they were gay pirates.Butt Pirates? No sir.

Anyway, sounds like an interesting game, but I wouldn't put "based on original Halo engine" as one of its selling points.

fozy

10-15-2005, 10:54 PM

Wow, gay priates, ninjas, and zombies, you're blowing my mind! This game does sound great, but Shadow of Colosus is higher on my list.

The Iron Weasel

10-15-2005, 10:57 PM

Butt Pirates? No sir.

Anyway, sounds like an interesting game, but I wouldn't put "based on original Halo engine" as one of its selling points.

Halo's engine is great.....for halo, not much else, well at least it wasn't good for much else in Gearbox's hands (I still loves BiA Gearbox don't worry)

sTubbs

10-16-2005, 12:35 AM

I for one am planning on suing the shit out of this company for using my name...after I play this game of course.

Seriously though, I have been waiting to get my hands on this since it first surfaced at E3 a year or two ago. I am glad to see that the positive buzz leading up to the release looks to have come true.

AversionFX

10-16-2005, 01:31 AM

This is one of my most anticipated games in years, and it's obvious to see why.

1. Bungie's founder developed it.
2. Runs on the original Halo engine.

There's nothing else to say.

That is the GREATEST reason for wanting a game EVER. Who cares that it's a breath of fresh air in an overcrowded action genre! To hell with originality! It runs on the HALO ENGINE, OMGWTFBBQ.

/sarcasm

You fan boys make me sad.

Orphiuchus

10-16-2005, 01:38 AM

Wow, wow, wow. Then technically Land Of The Dead: Road To Fiddlers Green is good, which it is not.

Oh and you missed this:

A number. Great sense of humor.

Point of interest not quality. I'm facinated by this game because of the zombies, but if I play it and its a steaming pile of shit I'll still hate it.

Zombies get me in the door, quality zombies keep me for the show.

TrackZero

10-16-2005, 01:46 AM

Point of interest not quality. I'm facinated by this game because of the zombies, but if I play it and its a steaming pile of shit I'll still hate it.

Zombies get me in the door, quality zombies keep me for the show.

That's why I've got high hopes for Dead Rising on the 360. Let's just hope it pans out.

Groo

10-16-2005, 01:59 AM

Yeah really this is going to be the best game no one played this year, just like Beyond Good & Evil before it.

Exactly. Prince of Persia and Mechassault 2 were also victims of this trend. But every year the same thing happens: a glut of quality games in the 3 months leading up to Christmas.

Now, if they had released Stubbs back in July or August, I would have been all over it. Now, it's towards the back of the GameFly queue.

Kefkataran

10-16-2005, 07:23 AM

I'm definitely checking this one it. It's coming to PC, correct?

Sl1pstream

10-16-2005, 07:33 AM

That is the GREATEST reason for wanting a game EVER. Who cares that it's a breath of fresh air in an overcrowded action genre! To hell with originality! It runs on the HALO ENGINE, OMGWTFBBQ.

/sarcasm

You fan boys make me sad.

They still made stuff like Marathon. But wait, Halo 2 was sooooo overrated, we'll just keep reminding people how Bungie sucks because the community hyped Halo 2 which eventually destroyed any idea that Live was a place where no cheaters were found.

The Halo 1 engine wasn't bad at that time.

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 08:56 AM

Exactly. Prince of Persia and Mechassault 2 were also victims of this trend. But every year the same thing happens: a glut of quality games in the 3 months leading up to Christmas.

Now, if they had released Stubbs back in July or August, I would have been all over it. Now, it's towards the back of the GameFly queue.

Prince Of Persia: Sands of Time sold more than a million copies......

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 08:59 AM

They still made stuff like Marathon. But wait, Halo 2 was sooooo overrated, we'll just keep reminding people how Bungie sucks because the community hyped Halo 2 which eventually destroyed any idea that Live was a place where no cheaters were found.

The Halo 1 engine wasn't bad at that time.

Halo 2 was great, and there was cheaters on live way before halo 2, i'm sorry your just scraping the bottom of the barrel for reasons to hate halo 2. Its one of the best games ever.

I hope stubbs is great, and i say this because i dont like 1up for reviews. They always seem to give everything such a high rating, like the IGN.

Kefkataran

10-16-2005, 09:08 AM

i'm sorry your just scraping the bottom of the barrel for reasons to hate halo 2. Its one of the best games ever.

True, he was scraping the bottom of the barrel, but one of the best games ever? That's a streeeeeeeeeeeetch.

Sl1pstream

10-16-2005, 09:17 AM

Halo 2 was great, and there was cheaters on live way before halo 2, i'm sorry your just scraping the bottom of the barrel for reasons to hate halo 2. Its one of the best games ever.

I actually liked playing Halo 2, both Multiplayer and singleplayer. It's not one of the best games ever though.

ldi222

10-16-2005, 09:31 AM

Does this game have multiplayer? I would be interested in a zombie themed blood gulch. As far as the HALO bashing, I think its pretty fair to say at this point that the intense reaction from the haters has to do with their knowledge that they missed out on one of the biggest gaming phenomenons of our time still on the rise. Its like a party they werent invited to and now they are sitting on the curb bitching about those who are having a great time.

Groo

10-16-2005, 09:42 AM

Prince Of Persia: Sands of Time sold more than a million copies......

I realize that sales eventually picked up. However, when it was first released, it didn't sell well at all. It got overlooked because of all the other great games coming out at the same time. But through word of mouth, it eventually achieved some of the success it should have.

But a million copies? Where did you get that from?

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 09:43 AM

True, he was scraping the bottom of the barrel, but one of the best games ever? That's a streeeeeeeeeeeetch.

Its an opinion, for me I havn't put more hours into a game ever, the multi is supremely balanced, it has a game mode for everyone, theres always someone to play with (retarded or not), also the story is the best in a FPS if you ask me, i loved every second of HL2 but i felt nothing was really resolved, and nothing really happened, but thats what the xpack will resolve i bet . In terms of SP theres better like HL2, and RE4. But no FPS has had the complete package like Halo 2 for me. (hmmmm all the games i listed there had shitty endings, aswell as Halo 2).

I realize that sales eventually picked up. However, when it was first released, it didn't sell well at all. It got overlooked because of all the other great games coming out at the same time. But through word of mouth, it eventually achieved some of the success it should have.

But a million copies? Where did you get that from?

From Ubi Soft. But it didn't sell nearly that many till they packaged Splinter Cell with it. Thats when it hit a million

Does this game have multiplayer? I would be interested in a zombie themed blood gulch. As far as the HALO bashing, I think its pretty fair to say at this point that the intense reaction from the haters has to do with their knowledge that they missed out on one of the biggest gaming phenomenons of our time still on the rise. Its like a party they werent invited to and now they are sitting on the curb bitching about those who are having a great time.

I think that it more has to do with that a FPS that wasn't on PC, is getting the praise, respect, and sales, that only PC FPS's have got before, and it signals that unfortunatly thats one more thing that makes developers want to develop for consoles, and give the PC a assy port, also people might still be sore about the switch of Halo to xbox from pc, originally it was going to be the next big series on PC (FPS wise), and it was getting rediculous amounts of hype and then Bungie was bought and it was shifted to Xbox, that mayh have something to do with it. I could be wrong though. Am i the only one that can play on either without really hating the experiance. I mean honestly i would RATHER play FPS on PC, but thats not always the case, i don't get my testicles in a naught though i just play whatever on either platform based on things like Multi, number of people on multi. Space on hard drive, how many cds, is it on a DVD, if it has Starfuck.

Kefkataran

10-16-2005, 10:12 AM

Its an opinion, for me I havn't put more hours into a game ever, the multi is supremely balanced, it has a game mode for everyone, theres always someone to play with (retarded or not), also the story is the best in a FPS if you ask me, i loved every second of HL2 but i felt nothing was really resolved, and nothing really happened, but thats what the xpack will resolve i bet . In terms of SP theres better like HL2, and RE4. But no FPS has had the complete package like Halo 2 for me. (hmmmm all the games i listed there had shitty endings, aswell as Halo 2).

Sounds like you're scraping the bottom of the barrel for reasons why Halo 2 is "one of the best games ever". ;) Nah, I dug Halo 2 alright, I think it's perfectly solid, I just don't think it's that great.

Chagrinful

10-16-2005, 10:30 AM

How about bungie gives us Halo, you know the old one that was a revolutionary RTS, maybe they could spice the idea up a bit, that'd give us something to really jerk 'em off for.

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 10:46 AM

How about bungie gives us Halo, you know the old one that was a revolutionary RTS, maybe they could spice the idea up a bit, that'd give us something to really jerk 'em off for.

Dude, check out the DVD that came with Halo 2's Limed Edition. It has the many forms of Halo (including the RTS stuff), they also admit that the versions of Halo they showed for PC at E3 never had any AI. They just sent it to a post-preduction company and got them to do stuff with te engine. I thought that was really funny.

Stryfe01

10-16-2005, 11:23 AM

There is one other thing to say... it comes out the same week as Shadow of Colossus and only a few weeks before 360 hits. I'm afraid this is one that is going to slip through the cracks for me and many others.

Dan

How is it "slipping through the cracks" for you if you know about it and want it ? If you can't afford it because of other desires then I can understand, but why use a statement that implies secrecy or no knowlege of the formentioned? :confused: :P

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 11:51 AM

How is it "slipping through the cracks" for you if you know about it and want it ? If you can't afford it because of other desires then I can understand, but why use a statement that implies secrecy or no knowlege of the formentioned? :confused: :P

He ment that the game is already not all that popular, and that with other games comming out people will miss this release and therefore an original IP goes unoticed going the way of BG&E

GodFather

10-16-2005, 12:09 PM

Ill wait and see on this one. The pre-hype on games lately and how they havent delivered is incredible. Most reviewers gush over games before there released and then after they come out it ends up medicore. A grain of salt is the key word with any review unless your one of the lucky ones to have found a reviewer who shares the same taste as you.

Paltry

10-16-2005, 12:30 PM

You are stupid AversionFX

AversionFX

10-16-2005, 12:54 PM

You are stupid AversionFX

I'm stupid because I think it's retarded that a person would deem a game worthy simply because it uses the Halo1 engine? That is stupid.

And Halo 2 is nowhere near one of the "best games ever."

Maybe one of the best games of the month it came out, but nowhere near the best of all time. Not even in the top 100.

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 12:58 PM

I'm stupid because I think it's retarded that a person would deem a game worthy simply because it uses the Halo1 engine? That is stupid.

And Halo 2 is nowhere near one of the "best games ever."

Maybe one of the best games of the month it came out, but nowhere near the best of all time. Not even in the top 100.

How so, what is so much better, seriously. Name one FPS that is that much better then Halo 2. And one person sighted the Halo engine as being a plus, one person. I didn't I think it'll be great because one of the Halo designers worked on it, and that its a Unique game, and uniqueness is in short supply these days.

TrackZero

10-16-2005, 01:24 PM

Dude, check out the DVD that came with Halo 2's Limed Edition. It has the many forms of Halo (including the RTS stuff), they also admit that the versions of Halo they showed for PC at E3 never had any AI. They just sent it to a post-preduction company and got them to do stuff with te engine. I thought that was really funny.

Actually it was at Macworld demo that part was faked. The later demos (once it was moved platform-wise, were real). Same difference, but just me being anal.

AversionFX

10-16-2005, 01:42 PM

How so, what is so much better, seriously. Name one FPS that is that much better then Halo 2. And one person sighted the Halo engine as being a plus, one person. I didn't I think it'll be great because one of the Halo designers worked on it, and that its a Unique game, and uniqueness is in short supply these days.

What makes Halo 2 good? Honestly, I don't know what made Halo 2 so great. My good friends were so amped for Halo 2, and then after it hit, we had Halo night every night for a month. And we haven't had a Halo night since.

One FPS better? Half-Life (1 and/or 2, but mainly 1). Starsiege Tribes. Q3A. Pariah. Star Wars: Republic Commando. Battlefield 2. (it has alternating camera, but) Hitman: Silent Assassin and also Contracts. Timesplitters: Future Perfect. Thief - Deadly Shadows (even though it also has a third-person camera).

I enjoyed all of those games much much more than I enjoyed Halo 2.
Halo 2 is a decent shooter. But it doesn't offer anything special.

ldi222

10-16-2005, 02:04 PM

Why does every FPS thread have to turn into a HALO2 sucks debate? Who are the haters desperately trying to convince?

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 02:14 PM

What makes Halo 2 good? Honestly, I don't know what made Halo 2 so great. My good friends were so amped for Halo 2, and then after it hit, we had Halo night every night for a month. And we haven't had a Halo night since.

One FPS better? Half-Life (1 and/or 2, but mainly 1). Starsiege Tribes. Q3A. Pariah. Star Wars: Republic Commando. Battlefield 2. (it has alternating camera, but) Hitman: Silent Assassin and also Contracts. Timesplitters: Future Perfect. Thief - Deadly Shadows (even though it also has a third-person camera).

I enjoyed all of those games much much more than I enjoyed Halo 2.
Halo 2 is a decent shooter. But it doesn't offer anything special.

Oh wow ow wow, Pariah sucked ass, lots of ass, Thief is a god damn stealth game, same with hitman. Future Perfect, just, just no. Quake 3 i think not, its not even as good as Unreal Tournament 1, and even then its multi wasn't nearly as fun or vaired as halo 2. Half-Life 1 & 2 are a bit better single player games, but the Mulit has nothing on halo 2, and dont even mention counter-strike because thats a mod that Valve bought because they can't make a multiplayer game, seriously how long is TF2 taking. And Yeah i'll give you BF2 on mulit but the single doesn't even have half the AI halo 2 does. Thats another thing that pissed me off about Half-Life 2, the AI was worse then HL1. And its really really scripted. The combat in Halo 2's single player was way, way, way, way, way, way, more dynamic, F.E.A.R. is the only FPS with better AI as far as i can see. Republic Commando was a Halo rip off, so was Pariah. Now Republic Commando was an awesome game, but it didn't have good AI, and had assy multi. But it did have a good cast of characters. But none of them were half as cool as Sgt. Johnson ("Don't make me take off my belt"). When your trying to prove that Halo sucks don't you dare mention Halo ripoffs.

Why does every FPS thread have to turn into a HALO2 sucks debate? Who are the haters desperately trying to convince?

I dunno, but the gaming community really needs something better to argue about then Halo 2 vs X game and why Halo 2 sucks or doesn't suck, and the Nintendo Revolution controller.

Also it has something to do with Fanboys of certain games and the mention of said games that just makes them go off. Be it for or against said games.

AversionFX

10-16-2005, 02:22 PM

Okay, how is Halo 2 multiplayer "varied" at all?

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 02:28 PM

Okay, how is Halo 2 multiplayer "varied" at all?

Because it has an ass load of gametypes, weapons configs, vehicle configs. The only game that is more varied then it is Unreal Tournament 2004.

(Although i must commend you for arguing maturely and without saying, "I hate halo, and your stupid because you do", or "the same people that play halo, are the people who buy madden every year, god damn frat boys". Its sort of refreshing.)

AversionFX

10-16-2005, 02:32 PM

I don't think "deathmatch," "team deathmatch," and variants of capture the flag constitute "an ass load of gametypes."

ldi222

10-16-2005, 02:33 PM

Okay, how is Halo 2 multiplayer "varied" at all?

That tells me this guy never even played matchmaking on Xbox Live! I get the impression that almost all criticism about this game come from people who barely played it.

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 02:33 PM

I don't think "deathmatch," "team deathmatch," and variants of capture the flag constitute "an ass load of gametypes."

Oddball, king of the hill.....and user made ones like zombie, this one i played with a cool british guy called crazy capture, and theres a whole bunch more. It one ups most PC multiplayer games.

Kefkataran

10-16-2005, 02:44 PM

Why does every FPS thread have to turn into a HALO2 sucks debate? Who are the haters desperately trying to convince?

Or more accurately:

Why does every FPS thread have to turn into a HALO2 rules debate? Who are the fanboys desperately trying to convince?

Half-Life 1 & 2 are a bit better single player games, but the Mulit has nothing on halo 2, and dont even mention counter-strike because thats a mod that Valve bought because they can't make a multiplayer game, seriously how long is TF2 taking.

Half-Life 1/2 one-ups Halo for multiplayer for me because of the modding scene. Sure it isn't the official stuff that's built into the game at release, but I can count on it for consistent, great, FREE releases for years later.

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 02:51 PM

Or more accurately:

Why does every FPS thread have to turn into a HALO2 rules debate? Who are the fanboys desperately trying to convince?

Half-Life 1/2 one-ups Halo for multiplayer for me because of the modding scene. Sure it isn't the official stuff that's built into the game at release, but I can count on it for consistent, great, FREE releases for years later.

First off, Halo 2 sucks was said before I started to defend its honor I don't just walk into every thread prepared to defend it at the mention of its name, and secondly yeah i do like the modding scene, although the only mod i'm looking forward to right now on HL2 is Dystopia, and hopefully a Source version of Natural Selection. It would be neat if Halo 2 came out on PC with a good editor, and wasn't ported by Gearbox (still love BiA gearbox, but you cant work an engine). I would like to see the mods for Halo 2. But yeah the ability to make an entire new game, out of one you already own is why PC gaming is still king.

carneconcarne

10-16-2005, 03:50 PM

who... the fuck... cares
how bout that stubbs the xombie game, huh? looking pretty tite m i rite?

Kelegacy

10-16-2005, 03:55 PM

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 04:00 PM

who... the fuck... cares
how bout that stubbs the xombie game, huh? looking pretty tite m i rite?

Yeah its looking great, and unique! PC or Xbox though? PC possiblity for mods, and it'll be prettier. Or Xbox which its designed for and might have larger multiplayer base....decisions decisions...i sopose if necissary i could get both!

Kefkataran

10-16-2005, 04:03 PM

PC elitist catch-rag!

Hey, how did you know my nickname from high school?!

No surprise: I plan on buying the PC version.

Ludoc

10-16-2005, 04:08 PM

What makes Halo 2 good? Honestly, I don't know what made Halo 2 so great... One FPS better? ... Pariah.

There are more balanced games, games with better graphics, modable games, better engines and games that can beat Halo 2 in just about every quantifiable category but at the end of the day Halo 2 wins in the only catogory that matters: it's more fun to play. It may not be the best at any one particular thing but it is just good enough at everything to make it really, really fun. There is some kind of gestalten variable at play that makes Halo 2 great.

When it comes right down to it what makes a good game is very subjective. All I know is, nearly a year after it came out, I can load up Halo 2 and know I'll have a blast. Bungie must have done something right because, evidently, a lot of people feel the same way. If you don't that's cool but don't hate on the game because some people enjoy it.

And Pariah?! Did you even play that game? Every time I look up at my collection of games and see that box staring back at me I swear under my breath.

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 04:19 PM

Hey, how did you know my nickname from high school?!

No surprise: I plan on buying the PC version.

You caught me off guard on that one!
My nickname was my last name...yours was....a little different....

rubek

10-16-2005, 04:41 PM

GOLDENEYE FOOLS!
Multiple-game types, insane ammount of weapons, etc etc.
Stubbs looks like a lot of fun though, it's been a long time since I've played a comedic Shooter type thing, I think the last one I played was NOLF.
Good to see it from the Zombie point of view for once

The Iron Weasel

10-16-2005, 04:46 PM

Verocity

10-16-2005, 05:02 PM

I think the whole "hate Halo/love Halo" thing is a disguised version of your usual PC vs Console bashing... To me, Duke3D was the most kick ass SP/multiplayer game. Sure, it took a friggin miracle to get a 7 or 8 person game going for more than a minute but god damn that was some fun stuff. It had elevators, jetpacks, trains, trip mines, shrink gun, etc. One reason why it may be my favorite is because it was the first online game I had played. Well, there was Doom that was always installed on every PC in the Lab at college but I'm talking multi over the internet.

Perhaps a lot of people will always love Halo the most because it was their first online game they played? I believe Live brought online to the masses which is a good thing.

But I digress, Stubbs looks very cool in that it is unique and we can all use some fresh gameplay this day and age. I may pick this one up for the PC after I tackle F.E.A.R. (2 days baby!)