The production is so good you really get immersed in the story (especially if you have “Zombie Chases” turned on). “Step Counting” will use your phone’s sensors as a pedometer, tracking the number of steps you take and estimating distance and pace. The screen will track the distance you’ve covered, the time elapsed, and if you have step counting turned on you’ll also see the number of steps you’ve taken.Įach storyline lasts about 30-40 minutes, the duration of an excellent workout. “Constant Pace” assumes a constant pace throughout your run. “GPS” will use your phone’s location services to track distance and pace, the best option if you’re moving outdoors. You can configure the app to track your motion in a variety of ways. As you move, you’ll collect supplies and rescue survivors. Optionally, you can turn on a feature called “Zombie Chases”–if you do, then in the middle of the story you may encounter a pack of zombies which you’ll need to outrun by increasing your speed–get caught by the Zombies and you’ll lose some of your supplies.
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The first story (“Jolly Alpha Five Niner”) immediately pulls you in, where you’re involved in a helicopter crash that puts you in the middle of a dangerous location full of zombies.īy running, walking, or jogging, you can imagine yourself as part of the story. In audio you’re immersed into something reminiscent of an old radio drama (think Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds) complete with narration and sound effects. Once you start the mission the screen goes blank with nothing but the Zombies Run logo, the elapsed time, the distance run, and your pace. When they first launched the game it consisted of 23 missions, but each subsequent year for the last 5 years they’ve added many more to the point where as of this writing there are over 200 missions to choose from. They need your help to gather supplies, rescue survivors, and defend their home.
You are a Runner en-route to one of humanity’s last remaining outposts: Abel Township. Only a few have survived the zombie epidemic. In the opening screens of the game you’re told the premise.
The entire “game” is played through audio. There was always the option of putting in a playlist of music to run to, or regular “tracking apps” that charted your progress, but those only went so far in terms of taking your mind off your exertion as a true fitness game could.īut an obvious challenge to making a fitness game for walkers, joggers, and runners is that while you’re moving it’s difficult to stare at your screen without tripping over yourself or bumping into people or things.Īnd so the creators of this game came up with an idea that’s pure genius–they took the screen out of it. Those who wanted to walk, jog, or run outside had to leave their TVs. One drawback to video game workouts using consoles was always that as you exercised you were stuck in front of your TV. There’s also a special version called Zombies, Run! 5k Training for people that helps train and condition runners who are complete beginners through the point where they can run 5km (3 miles) without trouble.
As of this writing, it has an average rating on the iTunes store of 4 1/2 stars from more than 5,700 ratings and a rating on the Google Play store of 4.3 from over 11,000 ratings. And the rave reviews continue to roll in from the over 3 million runners using the app.
One of the most popular exercise games for smartphones is Zombies, Run! for iOS and Android, published by Six to Start in 2012, but continually updated since then with fresh updates.
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