Top 10 Zombies in a Video Game

Top ten Zombies in a video game

10. Left for Dead - common zombie
            Left for Dead both the first and second have great creatures to fight. However when it comes to the realism of the zombie it starts to fade away. They have some of the qualities of a good zombie but have a major flaw that puts them at number 10. Like all zombies they are devoted to going after you and trying to kill you. they are found in hordes which is always good but they run. Some zombies can be acceptable with a small run but these ones are far from that. They full on sprint towards you. A decaying body should not be able to move that quickly. Other zombies below this one may run but these out rank them due to the fact that these are sprints that may or may not be faster than I am.

9. Borderland regular zombies 
      In borderlands' Island of Doctor Ned you encounter several different types of zombies. These zombies are not the ideal zombie in most cases. The one zombie that does make it to the top ten list though is the common zombie. They are slow moving which is always good when looking at the quality of a zombie but they have one quality that bothers me enough to put them at number 9. After killing one of these zombies they drop a brain! I know it’s just part of the game but still why is this zombie dropping a brain. Zombies are not supposed to only go after the brain, it’s actually one of the parts of the body they normally would not touch its to protected by the skull. These little details and the fact that they are not decaying enough as a zombie in a swamp environment put them at number 9.

                                                8. Dead Island Thug

          In Dead Island you play as a survivor trying to well survive on this undead island. The zombies in this game are very well done with the graphics. But, one in particular makes it to number 8. The thugs in this game show many good zombie qualities that make them pleasing to a zombie fanatic. They have that decaying body look that is always a plus when looking at zombies. It’s the worst when you go to kill a zombie and the only difference from him and you is that he has a little red under his eye. These zombies share the perfect zombie quality of being slow. In my eyes that is so much creepier than a fast zombie. As well as their monstrous roar they give off a feeling of danger and death. However they do have some mutated qualities that make them different from most of the ideal zombies out there. They are much larger than the normal zombie due to a bone growth from infection. They are also much stronger than their normal human life. Zombies due not change any physical abilities when they turn. They now have no care about their body and they will do anything to get to you. Because of this they will stretch their physical abilities to their limits which sometimes will harm themselves. But, gaining a massive amount of strength is not one of the characteristics that makes a good zombie.


7. Undead Nightmare Bruisers

      A true zombie will not do anything to you if it does not see you. They can smell you very well but if they do not see you they will not go after you. In Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare the Bruisers share these same characteristics. You can avoid them just by keeping away from their line of sight. But, if they see you the will do everything to kill you so be careful. They also have a very well done decay to them. Not too much to make them gory but enough to distinguish them from a living person and easily classify them as a zombie. Their strength makes sense due to the fact that these zombies were, in their living form, fat. So, when becoming a zombie they were now a two hundred pound walking dead flesh eating blob coming after you. And the only sufficient way to kill them is to shoot or destroy the brain. This is a huge characteristic that many games do not use that should be done. The only true way to kill any zombie is to attack the brain. The only problem I have with these bruisers is the fact that they will charge at you. Not just a run but a full on sprint. The dead are supposed to be uncoordinated they cannot sprint!

6. Call of Duty Nazi Zombies    

In the add-on to some of the Call of Duty games they have the option to play Nazi Zombies. The zombies here have potential to be great zombies but some characteristics persuade me to put them as number 6. At first the zombies are slow. They go after you in a shambling pace. Slow enough where you can walk up to them and knife them and get out of the way quick enough so they will not touch you. When shooting their legs or blowing them up with a grenade they will go down to the ground and now crawl towards you. This makes perfect sense. When a grenade blows up it shoots shrapnel everywhere and a shock wave that will hit only targets in a short distance from the origin. The shrapnel is usually what kills a person, tearing into their vital organs and losing too much blood. Zombies do not care if they have a missing liver or heart they will keep going on. But, if the explosion destroys the legs making it impossible to use they will just crawl. The best way to kill these zombies is by shooting the head. Again a perfect characteristic of a good zombie. It is possible to kill them otherwise but it is much more difficult. With these zombies the only concern I have is that they know exactly where you are at all times and the higher you get in the levels the more they will run. But, just looking at the slow ones they are almost perfect. Except for that little fact that they will find you no matter where you are.

5. Zombie Infection common Zombie

       For those of you who like to play the games on your phone Zombie infection has great zombies. They are only killed if shot in the head. They even give you the satisfaction of always blowing the head up completely when shot. This is not a good characteristic of a zombie mainly because that will never happen unless the gun is of a very high caliber or a shotgun at a close distance and that goes for a living person’s head as well but that is only a small problem that the enjoyment makes up for. Almost all of the zombies are slow they make pick up some pace when they get close to you but that is normal, it’s only a shambling fast walk. For a smart phone game the zombies have a very well done dead look to them. There is obvious bight marks and blood and decay on the zombies that really lets you know that these things are not alive. You can even tear off their limbs and still have them being dead or undead as I should put it. This is fantastic in the mind of a zombie fanatic. They will even grab onto you and try to BITE you. Not scratch or slap or punch but bite like a zombie should. My fault for them however is the fact that they are too animalistic. They will roar when they go after you. Not moan but roar like a lion would. These are still humans just their dead and have become cannibalistic. The roar is too threatening and like I keep saying animalistic. The only reason why a zombie would moan is because there is still some air going into their lungs and out it’s just not doing anything. They almost have no control over it. But, roaring like a lion that is going too far.

4. Undead Nightmare Traditional zombie

       Most zombies are found in games of more recent history like that of the zombies found in Left for Dead. The oldest that has been seen was that in Call of Duty World at War. But, now Red Dead Redemption has its own version of a zombie game called Undead Nightmare. Again this is a game with many Zombies but the best of them all would have to be their Traditional zombie. Their best feature is the fact that they have to be shot in the head. There is no other way of killing them. They do run sadly but at least this run is more shambling than a real run. This is the only thing that makes them from being any closer to the number one zombie. These zombies are freshly made so in that case they do not need to be torn apart too much. Like I just said they are not torn up but when you do see them they are obviously zombies with blood all over their body shambling around with no purpose when they do not know your there that is.

3. Resident Evil 3 common Zombie

    One of the most renowned zombie games is Resident Evil. There are countless versions with even more different types of zombies. From all of these zombies one really stands out from the rest; the common zombie in Resident Evil 3. They are almost the perfect zombie. Walking slowly never fast, slow enough that you can actually walk past them. They are definitely zombies when you see them. The blood and overall demeanor is very zombie-like. The graphics are not too good due to the time period so that has to be put in consideration but the graphics does harm to the zombies enough to make them at number 3. Other than that killing them is great, having to shoot the head and the way they attack is fantastic! They actually bite your character’s neck! They do not punch you or slap or anything like that. Just if they are close enough they will dig their teeth into your flesh.

2. Dead Island Walker

     In a more recent game, Dead Island, they have a zombie that is close to perfect, the walker. Almost every aspect about it is perfect. They all have some sort of mutilation going on and they have different appearances. It’s not all the same looking walker. Some have their ribs showing others have torn arms or legs and they are not always found just standing around. After falling a zombie may not get back up if there is no need. With that in mind some of the zombies may look dead but when you get close they SLOWLY get up to attack you. When they do so their coordination is terrible and it’s brilliant. A dead body should not be able to have balance and these zombies do not have any. Just kicking them in the chest may knock them over or at least push them back so they almost fall. If you do not kick them your weapons can still give you an advantage. Hitting their arms may not knock them over or make them stop attacking you but it may disarm them, literally so they cannot use that arm or maybe hitting their legs with disleg them. These zombies also have the characteristic that makes it so the surest way to kill them is by smashing their heads in. From the game’s story line the zombies are set up amazingly. They stay in groups but not right on top of each other. They are spread apart from each other. When there are not too many zombies in an area they are not going to bunch together if there is no desired human to attack. But, when there is a human they all go together. Again such a brilliant zombie characteristic that is present in this game. Even there speed is good. Like the coordination mentioned above they do have a shamble and will only speed up when they get close to you. And at that point it is not even a super-fast speed. It is mostly a quick burst of reaching for you. A zombie characteristic that is found almost everywhere. They are not that difficult to avoid either. A quick kick or hit will move them out of your way and your now golden and free to go about your business.

1.     Dead Rising zombies  

        The number 1 zombie in a video game with the most zombie characteristics and presence is found in Dead Rising. Unlike all the other games with many types of zombies this game’s zombies are all number 1. Located in a mall there are hundreds of zombies which is understandable considering a mall gets crowded. The mall is filled with them. Yet maneuvering around them is no problem. A zombie is not supposed to be fast the only speed they have is when they are right next to you and that is the deal here. If they see you they will slowly walk over to you but quickly throwing a trash can at them will stall them enough to walk by them yourself. Really that is not even needed. They are slow enough to walk around them with ease. This should always be the case for a small group of zombies. They should not be a problem at all. One or two or even six zombies is not going to kill you if you know what to do. A zombie is the strongest when they are in huge hordes. Which again is found in these zombies. You can encounter them in small groups and be fine or you could go to places like the parking garage where the zombies are piled wall to wall. In that situation it is almost impossible to make it out alive. Shooting them in the head always kills them nicely and they never get harder. The more you level up in the game these zombies will stay the way they are. There may be more of them but they do not mutate or change into a faster stronger zombie they just stay as the slow zombie that only attacks when they are latched onto you making them the best zombie in any zombie game. 

author: Luke Rivers