Handbrake turning through a gurning crowd of zombies, leaving red tire tracks marking your way is always fun, and the game is capable of cranking up the tension вЂ“ from about mission four onwards the big mobs of zombies can easily overwhelm you if you slow down, and one wrong turn can lead you into some desperate scrapes. And letвЂ™s not underestimate how much fun petrol-powered carnage is. ThereвЂ™s not much to it, but then itвЂ™s a game called Zombie Driver. Collect the passengers, and do the same thing on the way back.

ItвЂ™s simply a case of drive to the objective, shooting, burning and splatting zombies as you go, then killing the horde outside the hideout. There are no boss battles, and thereвЂ™s no mini-map once you leave the base, so thereвЂ™s no real way to plan your approach. Which leaves only one question, really: is it fun? Yes, it is вЂ“ in short bursts. ThereвЂ™s no multiplayer and only one game mode to speak of вЂ“ playing through the 17 levels вЂ“ but the devs are getting ready to add some DLC to the game which includes a survival mode with endless waves of zombies. Nvidia PhysX is used to enable well-modelled destruction of parts of the city such as fences, lamp posts and benches to occur when you blast through in your car. It runs briskly on modest hardware, too вЂ“ a GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB was fine for 1,680 x 1,050 with 2x AA. The graphics are 3D and surprisingly decent for such a leanly priced game. Other reviews have complained about the camera movements inducing nausea, but we found it generally fine вЂ“ if prone to being a little too zoomed in. Graphically, the game is viewed from a top down perspective, meaning itвЂ™s most reminiscent of the first two Grand Theft Auto titles.

ItвЂ™s a little like Crazy Taxi, only without that gameвЂ™s perfect time and fare structure. Once youвЂ™ve spent your cash and chosen which car to take вЂ“ you begin with a taxi, and later find a sports car and a bus вЂ“ you set off through the city, driving through the zombie hordes as you attempt to get to your destination. No, weвЂ™re not sure why youвЂ™re not just given them, other than the fact the game needs some structure.Д«aby you can drive my car. You can then spend this on vehicle upgrades and weapons. The more zombies you kill, the more cash the mayor/general (itвЂ™s not entirely clear) whoвЂ™s in control gives you. There are 17 levels, although in reality, theyвЂ™re all the same: drive to a variety of points in the city, rescue survivors, bring them back to base. By bringing your car together with the zombies, at speed, you can plow a path to safety for survivors holed up throughout the wrecked city the game is set in. So, first up, we usually discuss what the game is about. When it comes to Zombie Driver though, even two pages, I think, would require serious padding вЂ“ such as some speculation on the iPad and the future of the human raceвЂ¦ and how its lack of multi-tasking means weвЂ™re all going to turn into zombies.ДonвЂ™t worry though, this review will still answer all the questions a bit-tech review usually does.

Game reviews on bit-tech are usually at least two pages long, stretching to double that for epics such as Mass Effect 2. Zombie Driver Review Publisher: Exor Studios

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