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Gameplay trailer gives first real look at Activision's The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

Lydia Sung - Thursday, February 7, 2013 1:47pm (PST) Like +my favourites

Okay, so zombies are kind of gross

This isn't exactly the same as Telltale's stellar The Walking Dead episodic series, but Acti and Terminal Reality are giving the franchise a go with The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. Today, we get our first real look at the game in a gameplay trailer. No real gameplay, so much as in-game footage, however.

Survival Instinct is expected to hit stores in March, but you can start pre-ordering now, and GameStop and Amazon.com both want your money. If you're interested in reserving the game, GameStop pre-orders are rewarded with a Herd Mode, which is described as:

How many frenzied flesh-eaters can you survive against before joining their ranks? Take on endless waves of walkers, each more dangerous than the last, in the all-new Herd Mode. Each wave of undead held off brings with it a new outbreak of hungry biters and new opportunities to rack up an even higher score.

If you'd rather not give your business to GameStop, Amazon.com has a confirmed pre-order bonus too, the Walking Execution Pack. That entails a "unique" weapon kit that unlocks several melee items: a survival knife, sawtoothed machete, kukri, hatchet, and advanced machete. Works well, since ammo is going to be rare.

First gameplay trailer - YouTube

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ziemlaj Feb 9, 13

its like WarZ with better graphic;D

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bob8294 Feb 8, 13

I can already tell this is going to be nothing but a DLC cow for Activision.
The trailer looks like 90% of the game was ripped off of the Telltale Games' version of the Walking Dead.
Maybe Activision is run by the North Koreans, they seem to love ripping images from other games as well.

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Gligar Feb 8, 13

Despite the game not up to our 'generation' expectations, I'd give this game a chance. Sure its not the best of graphics and does lack a few things but a game doesn't have to have the best of graphics in order to succeed.

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ziemlaj Feb 8, 13

quote Aussie Legend
Congrats Activision, you appear to have made the first bad media relating to The Walking Dead. I'm somehow not surprised.

Trailer and gameplay didnt shock, Im just hoping it will be huge suprise and this game will be much better than it is presented;/ Otherwise they will destroy such as undefiled brand as Walking Dead:/

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Aussie Legend Feb 8, 13

Congrats Activision, you appear to have made the first bad media relating to The Walking Dead. I'm somehow not surprised.

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BlackLabel Feb 7, 13

This game looks bad. It looked bad when footage was shown off a month or so back and it looks no better now. In other words bad game is bad.

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Nightmare Samurai Feb 7, 13

The only way I can see a Walking Dead game working is if it followed some sort of Assassin's Creed or Dishonored mechanic. Stealth being recommended to avoid having enemies up the ass but you can go guns blazing if you're ready for the consequences.

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Zombie_Barioth Feb 7, 13

quote Peace-Child
I just hope this isn't Call of Duty Rooty Toody Point and Shooty: Zombie Edition. I really want this game to be good, to have both a Walking Dead game that is emotional and story-driven and a Walking Dead game that's action-packed would be great, but the fact that it's being made by Activision is, well, slightly concerning. The trailer looked... interesting at least.

Same here, I would love a full fledged The Walking Dead survival game thats actually good. But preferably has nothiblng to do with the main series, the thing I hate about licensed games is they usually follow the series to a T, which is boring since you already know what happens and any inconsistencies bug you.

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Forgot to say that I think having the game play like The Last of Us but with a bigger focus on survival, the characters, and normal zombies that are more like obstacles.

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Sasuke45 Feb 7, 13

^This.
That's what I was thinking when I was watching it. I doubt this'll be worth a rental either.

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DedValve Feb 7, 13

This reeks cheap, unoriginal, uninspired, low budget cash in. Pass.

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Peace-Child Feb 7, 13

I just hope this isn't Call of Duty Rooty Toody Point and Shooty: Zombie Edition. I really want this game to be good, to have both a Walking Dead game that is emotional and story-driven and a Walking Dead game that's action-packed would be great, but the fact that it's being made by Activision is, well, slightly concerning. The trailer looked... interesting at least.

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chaosdragonx Feb 7, 13

Been waiting for this game for a while now and its funny how everyone was claiming it was going to be like the last Walking Dead game. That's all I have heard for months and its looks nothing like the last game and more like a normal zombie game with Walking Dead feel from the looks of it.