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Voyage of the Dead adequately delivers another zombie rail shooter but is elevated slightly by entertaining mini games and 4 player local co-op.
ocean trip of the Deadis first - person rail shooter by all odds inspire by theHouse of the Deadserieswhich found much love on theNintendo Wii . Although the humor is n’t as well - executed and the combat is n’t quite as smooth as other game in thezombierail fool away writing style , Voyage of the Deadoffers an equal story mode and a variety of mini games which leads to a fun but occasionally frustrative experience .
One of the biggest problems withVoyage of the Deadis the secret plan ’s on - filmdom graticule , which is a normal007 Goldeneye - esque target dress circle during the main bill of fare and mission choice blind but then inexplicably changes into a glow Zen once the gameplay begins . This glowing Lucy in the sky with diamonds apace becomes indistinguishable from the surround during the intense shoot - outs which make up for a legal age ofVoyage of the Dead’sgameplay , especially when take on in multiplayer mode . This can be changed in the preferences card but the other crabby - hair option is equally indistinguishable thanks to its too - thin border .
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The main storey mode inVoyage of the Deadcan be played with up to four players in local co - op and encounter players taking on the theatrical role of stereotypical characters such as Arsonists or Fisherman during a quickly - escalating zombie plan of attack aboard a cruise ship . Each character has a particular alternate weapon system ( flamethrower for the Arsonist , harpoon gun for the Fisherman ) in addition to their start pistol , and other weapons , ammunition , and power - ups can be obtained by shooting them once their glowing icon come along in the zombi - filled background . The experience of play with friend is spoil somewhat by the game ’s sound recording decision , which see the on - screen character repeat the same catchphrases over and over again with an almost metronome - similar frequency every few seconds . In undivided - player modes this problem is noticeable but not irritate enough to guarantee fixation , but when more than two player are attempt to shoot zombie together it can post everyone clamour to the sound menu to test and picture out how to mute character quips .
Thankfully , much like the otherMARS Lightcon gameQubit ’s Quest , Voyage of the Deadoffers a hoi polloi of mini games alongside the game ’s story way to keep players think of . In addition to the prerequisite horde mode which sees role player try their skills against an ever - originate issue of zombi , there is also a trapshooting shoot mini biz forebode " Crash Site , " a helicopter - chaingun shark attack prevention mode , and a rather addictive version of pinball . These mini games can be quite fun , specially when played with a group of friends , and greatly help to offer the title ’s enjoyment recollective past where it would end if the game just contained the normal campaign .
The problems found inother MARS Lightcon titlespersist here . While comparatively quick and easy to set up , the telly - facing MARS camera seems to offer up a little lag between cause , hold it seem as if the instrumentalist ’s reticle indicator is always just a one-half - second behind where the player is point . During slower sections of gameplay this is not a job , but when dozens of zombies are throng around the CRT screen it makes for a frustrating experience of trying to line up head shots cursorily with a stuttering aim , especially when partner off with the antecedently mentioned glowing pane issue . Also , as with the introduction of any raw control method , the carte du jour feels more or less cumbrous to navigate via the MARS Lightcon ’s button , specially when the gun ’s world power button is unintuitively used as a suspension samara .
Voyage of the Deadis not the most absorbing experience , but it is both adequately made and fill with enough extra content that most players will find something about it to relish , at least until thenextHouse of the Deadgamecomes out . While nothing peculiar , it efficiently cede another zombie rail shot experience and elevates it slightly with entertaining mini games . If only those character would just shut up and tear .
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Voyage of the Deadis out now for the PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , and PC . A PS4 code was provided to Screen Rant for the purposes of this followup .
