One of the best aspects of modern video games is how players can enjoy video games as a hobby. Many players enjoy the most cutting-edge graphics and visual effects, while others may choose art style and design over any other facet. However, for many players, if a video game happens to be a blast to play, nothing else matters.

Despite being a sequel and having possibly the most generic title of all time, Zombie Army 4: Dead War is just that. Zombie Army 4 is a game that uses humor, tight gameplay and a helping heaping of style to deliver a game that is not only criminally overlooked but an absolute treat for fans of tongue-in-cheek horror-action adventures.

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Released last year as a sequel to developer Rebellion's 2015 release of Zombie Army Trilogy, Zombie Army 4: Dead War is a marked shift for the series. Rebellion aimed to deliver a continuation of the alternate World War II story introduced in the original Zombie Army standalone DLCs, but this time with a much bigger budget and more polish.

Zombie Army 4: Dead War brings its motley cast of characters deeper into the Dead War, a conflict brought about by  Hitler executing "Plan-Z," a last-ditch effort to resurrect dead German soldiers as zombies to wrestle victory from the hands of defeat. The undead overrun the world, and it is up to the Resistance to take the occult-powered army down. Zombie Army 4: Dead War features a narrative that is pure B-movie horror schlock, and it capitalizes on this aspect in different ways.

In fact, one of the main ways that Zombie Army 4 comes together is the way it presents itself. Zombie Army 4 understands that it is ridiculous, and instead of taking a self-serious tone, it leans into the absurd. With its campaign and accompanying standalone horde-mode missions, the entire game is presented to players as a grindhouse-style movie experience. Cutscenes feature copious film grain, each mission has its own tattered and fantastically realized movie poster and the narrative goes completely off the rails into the occult world in the best ways.

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Zombie Army 4: Dead War is equal parts Wolfenstein's alternate history future tech and Call of Duty's Nazi Zombies thrilling scramble all wrapped up into one. At its core, Zombie Army 4 still retains the Sniper Elite series' familiar gameplay, with each character able to equip one sniper rifle, one sidearm and one secondary weapon like a shotgun or submachine gun. While each mission's objectives are fairly standard affair, such as restarting generators and collecting objects, the game's real draw is exploding zombie heads with the signature Sniper Elite X-ray camera that shows the destruction a sniper rifle can do in all its skull shattering glory.

Zombie Army 4's most common enemies are the slow shambling variety, but the game throws them at the player by the hundreds. As the campaign progresses, Zombie Army 4 introduces TNT-wearing sprinters called Suiciders, giant Elites wielding powerful weapons, zombified tanks and even Nazi officer zombies who can resurrect fallen enemies with occult powers. The gameplay alone is thrilling, with threats often coming from every angle and players constantly scrambling to get a moment's respite to reload or line up a headshot.

Married to the fun gameplay is Zombie Army 4's complete dedication to its cheesy horror aesthetic as well. Players can complete special challenges to upgrade their rather conventional firearms into flame and electricity spewing super-charged killing machines. Furthermore, each massive level is packed with horror movie easter eggs and nods to horror fans. Some might be puzzles involving creepy demon-possessed dolls and typewriters that can be interacted with to ghostly produce lines from classic horror movies like "All work and no play" from The Shining. Another example is that of the Elite zombie that wields a massive buzzsaw, who spins and swings around just like iconic slasher Leatherface did at the end of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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Zombie Army 4: Dead War might have the dual hindrances of being another Nazi zombie game with a generic title, but for horror fans and those who enjoy a great lighthearted gameplay experience, it is an incredible game worth checking out. By leaning into its silly setup and pairing a great aesthetic with fun gameplay, Zombie Army 4 succeeds brilliantly in creating a unique experience that stands alone.

Zombie Army 4: Dead War is available this month for all PlayStation Plus subscribers for no additional fee, and also just got a next-generation update for the new consoles, giving even more of a reason for horror fans to check out this stylish and thrilling horror-action title.

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