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ISSUE 06
FEATURE / THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE
The Pseudo-Physics of Zombies
By ray whitcher
Left 4 Dead, with its witticism-laden name,
is arguably the king of zombie games. There's
something terrifyingly wonderful about working
as a small team against unrelenting odds, cringing
at the cries of a 'Smoker' zombie or facing the
horde rush. Shambling zombies aren't all that scary.
Shaun of the Dead proved that - they just amble
like an old person in a shopping mall. Running
zombies, however, are fearless, inexhaustible
sprint-machines that will keep going long after
you've collapsed from exhaustion - how do you
fight something that doesn't know it's supposed to
be tired?
So let's say we have a zombie apocalypse, would
it a