To be honest, when I saw the name of this game, I was stunned for a moment, wondering which small company made a reskinned zombie game. As a result, I played it for two days with a nostalgic mentality. It was a bit surprising. It's not a joke. In today's environment where the screen is full of krypton gold gift packages, it is really not easy to encounter a zombie mobile game that is serious about gameplay and has zero entry barriers.
I have been playing zombie-themed games since the Symbian era. At that time, I was playing "Zombie Town" on a Nokia N73. I couldn't see a single pixel clearly, but I was stunned for a whole summer. Later, "Plants vs. Zombies" became popular, and then various mobile games such as zombie shooting, tower defense, and lawn mowing and monster spawning were launched, which can be said to be more or less. However, most zombie games are either too boring and must be played online, or they are so frustrating that you can't even get out of the game without recharging money. The biggest advantage of "Blast That Zombie" is that it knows how to take care of the time of elderly players. 😅
Let's talk about the advantages first. It has no complicated operations, you can automatically fight with a few clicks, and you can get resources by hanging up. It is suitable for experienced players like us who fish at work and take care of our children after get off work. The technology tree and skill system are very layered. From the beginning, you can only use ordinary firearms, and then you can unlock special warriors such as fire, ice, and lightning. With the defense layout, you will have a sense of accomplishment of "running your home bit by bit." The number of zombies is indeed "millions". Although I know this number must be exaggerated, but watching the dense tide of corpses being overwhelmed by bombs and bullets is indeed a relief. 👌
Let's talk about the shortcomings. To be honest, the depth of the game is still limited, and it may feel repetitive in the later stages. The main reason is the pleasure of numerical growth, and the strategic level is not too rich. Compared with those hard-core "Zombie Army" or "Dead Rising" on the console, the strategic dimension is quite different. But having said that, the positioning of idle games on mobile phones is inherently casual, and it would be unfair to compare them to Arknights every day. Moreover, it is free to download with zero threshold and no first-time deposit pop-up window. This is considered a breath of fresh air among Nanjing Moxie Network's games. 💧
By the way, let's talk about industry trends. Recently, zombie-themed mobile games have begun to rise again, probably because of the popularity of the "The Last of Us" series. However, many new games are made into card-heavy RPGs, with a frightening amount of krypton gold points. The return-to-basics idle idle gameplay like "Blast That Zombie" reminds me of the simple joy I had when playing the mobile version of "Dead Rising 2" ten years ago - no need to worry about the lineup, no need to calculate the physical strength, just open the game and click.
In short, if you are older like me, your hands are slower, your wallet is shrinking, and you want to find a place to vent your hatred of zombies, then this game is worth a try. At least it won't pop up like crazy asking you to top up money while you're sleeping. 🔫🧟♂️