The public’s appetite for zombie games amazes me. I’ve enjoyed playing these games, too, dispatching the terrifying zombie hordes as they close in on me from all directions. But in memory of other fads that peaked and came crashing down to earth, I wonder if zombies will run their course in video games. Having just played Company of Heroes 2 from Sega, I also wonder if zombie games will go the way of the oversaturated World War II game market — and hope that games based on the Second World War will make a comeback.
Company of Heroes 2 reminded me what it’s like to play a game filled with strategic thinking, pitched battles, and a combined arms approach to tactical combat. It was a refreshing dip back into the underrepresented spaces of historical combat and real-time strategy. These categories have died out with the push to make games more immediately relevant to today’s young gamers who have twitch reflexes and feel like the weapons of World War II just don’t let them reflect their inner selves properly.
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