Zombus

Zombus Walkthrough

In this horror-themed driving game, zombies are everywhere. They have taken over the world and all you have at your disposal is a heavily armored bus as well as different upgrades to beef up its shield; zombie crunching bumpers; guns and those are just to name a few. One more thing: the traffic enforcers are nowhere to be found so that means you can drive recklessly... and believe me, you need to drive like a mad man if you want to have any hope of saving the survivors. Created by Game Launch Project (the same guys who brought us Bunny Flags), Zombus is a top-down driving game that showcases A LOT of blood, myriads of angry zombies... and did I mention that this game has a lot of blood? And if you are worried about the controls, don't worry. For a browser and flash-based driving game, Zombus has a really spot on control scheme!

No zombie apocalypse hero who is worth his salt would try to save survivors without any sort of weapon. In Zombus, you will find an upgrade store that allows you to beef up your ride and burst zombie heads like nobody's business. You can equip your school bus with guns, upgrade the bumpers, and more by assigning spots using a limited number of points. You can buy shields, roof mounted guns, and more... all of these are designed from the ground up to demolish those zombies who are smart and agile enough to escape your mad driving techniques.

This is one of those driving games that have A LOT of strong points. The level design is one of them as it's a rather open-ended game... allowing you to take on tasks if you think you are brave and good enough to win them. You will start off on a piece of road that has arrow pointing in multiple directions. The yellow arrow indicates where the survivors are located. The green arrow, on the other hand, indicates where the end part and safe zone of the level is. The more survivors you pick up, the more points and more awards you will get. As long as you get to the goal, you are going to be fine. BUT let me remind you: the roadways are not straightforward. You have to do a lot of creative driving and backtracking if you want to make it to the safe zone in one piece.

Another design success of the game is the control scheme as well as the general feeling of driving the bus. You see, driving a massive 20-ton vehicle is rarely represented with any accuracy in flash-based driving games. HOWEVER, Zombus did a good job. Moving the huge chunk of metal has a struggling feel even if you are just holding down a keyboard button. Turning, slowing down, smashing zombies all over the place - all of these come across as very visceral... something that other driving games can't brag of.

Summing things up, Zombus gives you A LOT of great game play for that simple mouse click. With the upgrades included in the game, you can customize your school bus to suit your personal preference and playing style. The difficulty of the levels ramps up really smoothly as well... challenging you just about enough and making you want to continue until you finish the game. Topping it all off, the game has some really GREAT visuals. The ever-popular zombie theme squeezed together with a driving game - this is Zombus, a great action packed driving game that will get you hooked RIGHT from the onset.