Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies app for iPhone and iPad
Fighting Fantasy, the world famous interactive gamebook series returns for its 30th Anniversary! Ian Livingstone and Tin Man Games present Blood of the Zombies on iOS!!
"Insane megalomaniac Gingrich Yurr is preparing to unleash an army of monstrous zombies upon the world. He must be stopped and his undead horde defeated. In this life-or-death adventure the decisions YOU make will decide the fate of the world. Can YOU survive or will YOU become a zombie too?"
** REVIEWS **
“Blood of the Zombies is a hugely enjoyable, brilliantly presented, hilariously violent romp. If this is your first gamebook or your 30th, you’re going to have a whale of a time.” – POCKET GAMER - 9/10 - GOLD AWARD!
“…its speedy combat and inbuilt adversity make it a great candidate for the app treatment. A skilled app designer and an experienced author have collaborated and managed the rare feat of creating something greater than the sum of their individual talents.” - GAMEZEBO - 4.5/5
“Ultimately, fans of the old stories should enjoy Blood of the Zombies. It delivers an authentic Fighting Fantasy experience while updating the gameplay and style in its own way. ” – STARBURST - 8/10
“…for those looking for an interesting storyline and a delightful walk down memory lane, it’s a sterling effort and one that very much deserves its asking price. I’m already looking forward to other Fighting Fantasy/Tin Man Games collaborations.” – 148 APPS - 4.5/5 – EDITOR’S CHOICE!
“Beautifully presented, a little campy but oh-so-worth that walk down memory lane, Blood of the Zombies will not go amiss in your library of interactive iOS-based tales.” – TOUCH ARCADE - 4/5
** FEATURES **
Blood of the Zombies is a digital Fighting Fantasy gamebook, an interactive adventure in which YOU are the hero! You can only win through by choosing the correct path, finding equipment, avoiding traps and surviving combat.
Exclusive new features in the app:
• All new death endings, written by Ian Livingstone. Not available in the print book!
• Kevin Crossley’s amazing illustrations colorised for the app, making full use of the high-resolution retina displays.
• Alternate artwork to unlock by Fighting Fantasy favourite, Martin McKenna.
• Achievements to find throughout the gamebook with full Game Center connectivity.
• Make the gamebook as easy or hard as you like and even turn on a special cheat mode to read it old-school!
• An animated Greg Staples cover – the zombie comes to life!
Blood of the Zombies has been brought to iOS using Tin Man Games’ critically acclaimed Gamebook Adventures Engine featuring:
• Universal iOS support. Buy the app once and it works on all your devices!
• Read the book horizontally or vertically on your iPad.
• An automated Adventure Sheet to keep track of stats and inventory.
• Realistic physics based dice rolling. Shake your iOS device!
• Artwork gallery. Find an illustration in the gamebook and be able to access it full-screen forever.
• Bookmarking system which saves your position in the gamebook, much like putting your fingers between the pages to remember your previous page when reading the paperback!
• Specially composed soundtrack and sound effects.
Tin Man Games have signed a licensing deal to release the Fighting Fantasy series on iOS, so expect to see more of your favourite adventure gamebooks appearing on the App Store!
Available Now: The Forest of Doom, Starship Traveller, Island of the Lizard King, Caverns of the Snow Witch, House of Hell and Bloodbones!
Coming Soon: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain!
Pros and cons of Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies app for iPhone and iPad
Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies app good for
Recent update addresses crash at load screen for iTouch 5. Havent verified if this works on iPad 2. Kudos to Tin Man for taking the time to optimize an old game for old devices. Likely not going to add much to the devs bottom line, but a classy move nonetheless.
As for the book: A super slick version of the Fighting Fantasy series. I dont miss the pencil and paper!
This game is pretty good as a fighting fantasy game. Its plot is well written enough for what its trying to do and it does give you the feeling of isolation and fear. I was kinda tense making decisions and the only real problem I can think of (outside of a few glitches) was that there were some decisions that immediately kill you despite the game hinting that it is the right answer. For example there is a box that you cant open. I had a shotgun. I was told that the only way to open it was to shoot it. It exploded and killed me when I did.
Finally another gamebook on ios. This still makes there under 10 total. A sad fact because this game (as other tin man games) is excellent. A huge number of decisions are available in this game, and although Frustrating at times, its well worth it. Wish it was a little cheaper than it is though.
Do green spined books and 6 sided die remind you of your childhood? If you answered yes, this app is for you!
Having just picked up a copy of my favourite Fighting Fantasy book, Robot Commando, at the local used book store over the weekend; I inevitably wanted to see if the Fighting Fantasy series of books had made it to this generation. I was not disappointed.
Put your paper, pencil and eraser, and your dice away; this app does everything for you! Your adventure sheet is auto-updated as you go. You even have a second chance to jostle the dice if they arent looking favourable. Bookmarks make it easy to save your progress, which is especially important when the dice are in your favour.
Set against a zombie-survival storyline, this classic has hours of fun and nostalgia. This app will not disappoint and was worth my six bucks. Cheers.
The art is beautiful and the game system itself makes for a fantastic choose-your-path story experience, huge Improvement on just using a book. It only gets 4 stars because the story is only so-so. Most of the choices are "look in the thing or dont look in it", I would have liked to see more characters and personalities. The results also can feel arbitrary in a way that doesnt improve the experience. I would buy another one of these at full price if the story was well-reviewed.
Some bad moments
I love the other books but cant get past the very first blood and gun load screen. Please fix!
I have iPhone 5s and it wont open uninstalled many times and installed and still nothing.,please fix.,I would rather play this than get my 6$ back
Died early in game probably at first chance to do so, went to reload a bookmark and now text wont appear. Tried restarting game and restarting storybook no text shows up anymore... For a game i played for about 5 minutes that now doesnt work i cant reccomend it
...aint what it used to be.
This was highly reminiscent of reading the FF books as a kid. (I had about 20.) The problem is they still feature the same uninspired writing and the same dull, repetitive graphics. Taking away the mechanics of the book (inventory, dice rolling) is convenient, but saps the last of the joy from an otherwise fun experience.
Given all the other great games available at this price, Im not sure why anyone would bother. I got it at $3 and still regret it.
What a great idea! Take the old choose your adventure books from our youth and mix in DnD style combat (and some zombies for good measure).
This is basically an Rpg. So you read through the story. Then along the way youll find items (such as health kits) and weapons. Occasionally you encounter zombies or other bad guys that youll need to fight. The game uses the stats of the weapon you have and dice rolls to decide combat.
This game is designed to be played solo, but we were enjoying mapping out our adventure and reading aloud together in a group of three (with one designated hero at a time and sometimes switching roles after a failure). The writing and unique social opportunities are interesting enough for even non-participants to want to listen in and cheer on the successes of of the protagonist. If you want to play this game socially, I recommend having one person read, one person make decisions, and another person draw a map.
The only problem is that the story has a number of typos and syntax errors. It could use a good edit, but the fun is not dampened by the mistakes. I am so glad we got this game!
