Zombie Army Trilogy Review: More of The Same

Playing through the Nintendo Switch port of Zombie Army Trilogy (the zombie-themed spinoff series of the Sniper Elite games) is exciting at first, but loses steam as players are subjected to the the same repetitive gameplay over and over again. The trilogy includes a remastered versions of 2013’s Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2 and a third entry that didn’t release as DLC.

The problem with Zombie Army Trilogy’s re-release on the Switch is that it comes with no additional features compared to the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One version from five years ago. Zombie Army Trilogy looks dated on the Switch too and players will notice a performance decrease from the prior versions. Most of the game is visually dark, and players trying to play outdoors or in the car may experience too much glare. The best way to play is with the Switch docked or with all of the lights turned down.

The action-heavy third-person gameplay of the Zombie Army titles is fun even if it can get repetitive after awhile. Players who have played the Sniper Elite games a lot, will still find the X-Ray headshots immensely satisfying. Nazi zombies may be an overused trope, but it is hard to deny that its fun to run around killing as many of them as possible. Sadly, killing zombies is the only thing that Zombie Army Trilogy offers, and it becomes repetitive to have to do the same tasks throughout the whole game.

There’s not much in the way of puzzles or objectives in the Zombie Army Trilogy. Players are generally tasked with going from point A to B while killing anything in their path. This is a little more enjoyable with friends, but players will need a WiFi connection for that since Zombie Army Trilogy does not support local cooperative play, wasting an opportunity to take advantage of a console well-built for couch co-op.

There are a few boss fights that try to break up the monotony, but these fights aren’t very complicated either and boil down to players having to shoot specific weak points while avoiding damage. The tricky part though is that players usually wind up having to fight waves of normal zombies during these fights.

The repetitiveness of Zombie Army Trilogy is what holds it back in the end. By the time the first campaign is over players will have seen everything that Zombie Army Trilogy has to offer. The only interesting mechanic that the game sports is the X-Ray visual gimmick, but that has been seen in every Sniper Elite game to date. Zombie Army Trilogy is sadly nowhere near as fun as Zombie Army 4: Dead War. With no enticing new content or features, players who don’t have a friend to play online with will probably lose interest in Zombie Army Trilogy fast.

Zombie Army Trilogy is available on Nintendo Switch now.

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