Zombie Infection 2
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It’s been two long years since Zombie Infection first blasted onto our mobiles in a shower of gore and gristle, bringing a much-needed kick to the action-adventure genre with its interesting plot, great graphics, and fantastic controls.

Can its sequel possibly live up to the Platinum Award-winning predecessor?

Infecting

The game opens with the player taking control of ‘NY hero’ Anderson, as he and his attractive biographer Keysha find themselves surrounded by zombies in the jungles of Brazil.

As with the original game, you get to control both characters (plus a native called Jeremi who takes over the close-combat role held by Mike), at certain predetermined points during the story.

When I say ‘story’, I actually mean it, as Zombie Infection 2 has some of the strongest dialogue seen in a Java game.

From genuine laugh out loud moments to some enjoyable jostling between Anderson and Keysha, it’s almost enough to drive you onwards through the game on its own.

Infectious

Not that you’d need much persuading to play through to the end, as Zombie Infection 2 also inherits its predecessor’s knack of combining engaging gunplay with ever-changing action sequences and fun boss fights.

The moving crosshair system that allows for placing shots while simultaneously moving to avoid the attention of decaying hands has been tweaked a little so that it’s a lot tougher to just pick off zombies’ heads without thinking about it - adding an extra degree of tension to the constricted fights.

This added tension is welcome as the rest of the game has decided to go down the Resident Evil 5 route in that there’s a whole lot less of the shocks (bodies no longer suddenly leap up off the floor when you least expect it), and more for the gun-ho blasting of an action title.

Disappointingly for those who enjoyed the original’s Survival Horror moments, ammo and health is in abundance, with a shop on hand at any point accessed through the menu and a seemingly limitless supply of money rolling in with every shot.

Infected

Zombie Infection 2 barely puts a foot wrong otherwise, managing to pack in a wide range of familiar, yet fun, set pieces, fantastic graphics, and even a fair bit of exploring and puzzle-solving as well.

Whether it's leaping on top of a truck to engage in a mini-zombie massacre with a mounted machine gun or lighting up the torches to solve a puzzle in an ancient temple, the game maintains the excitement almost right through to the gory conclusion.

But not quite all the way. The Alan Wake-inspired mine sequence where you use a torch to ‘unsmoke’ zombies before shooting them is a little clumsy in practice, despite the initial wow factor, and there was the odd occasion where a bug forced me to quit out and back in, which was a little frustrating.

However, these are minor blips in what is one of the best action games on mobile.

Zombie Infection 2

Exciting and packed with action, Zombie Infection 2 is a fantastic action title
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Will Wilson
Will Wilson
Will's obsession with gaming started off with sketching Laser Squad levels on pads of paper, but recently grew into violently shouting "Tango Down!" at random strangers on the street. He now directs that positive energy into his writing (due in no small part to a binding court order).