Full review from my friend
Had a blast on my run using this app.
There really is a storyline to this thing. It's a little corny at times, but still fun and adds to the running bit. When you start the first "mission" you hear that you are in a helicopter going to a survivor "green zone" to help them out as a runner. RPG comes out of no where, and you go down about 3 miles from the town. The comms operater, Sam, in the city has radio contact with you and tells you which way to go to get to them and to stop by the hospital to pick up some supplies.
This is the kool part. When you first boot up the app it asks you if you want to have zombie encounters right off and to build a music playlist. During the first mission after sam tells you waht direction to head, your music starts up so you have music the entire time. After certain distances and times, a robot voice will say you found water or clothing or battieres. etc which is then stored for later use. Also after certain distances, the song stops and Sam comes back on; this happens periodically with updates from him on what direction you should go, what items you need and just progresses the story along. Other characters come on the comms as well, like the doctor who asked you to go to the hospital. You're walking/running the entire time.
Zombie encounters. Like I said earlier, the story said you needed to go in the hospital. While there, Sam comes on and pretty much tells you to run your ass off to the main entrance where backup because about 10 zombies followed you in. One of them was an ex-runner and still retains that ability. The kool thing about the app is it tracks you through the iPhones gps so it paces you so whenever zombies show up, the game says you have to run faster than you currently are. I didn't believe that and kept jogging because I was getting tired... The game's audio pretty much told me I needed to actually sprint. You can hear the zombies get closer and it really does sound like they are coming directly behind you. After a certain point your music dies down and a beeping starts going off and a robot voice starts saying "zombies, 15 meters away..... zombies, 10 meters away" and the beeping gets quicker and the zombie moans get louder. I literally had to sprint for about a minute and a half to get away from them and I eventually some dude came over the comms saying to run harder for al ittle bit longer and then I started hearing gun shots. -end mission-
I'll be honest, this was a lot of fun running with this. Good interval training and the story makes your runs different each time so it doesn't get as boring. A fun extra they added after you have completed a mision and are still walking back to your car or house is the zombie news radio. Sam will come on the radio and say that some other survivors have started up a broadcast and tunes you in to listen to them while you come back. It's 2 guys playing radio djs and it's their first broadcast. They give updates for safe zones, areas with heavy infestations, news around the area and they have some pretty funny back and forths with each other and play music. The best part; the music is your playlist you created. After each song they will come back on with some more updates or a joke and it's very well done. Then, they say something like, "we'll update you guys soon, here's some more music" and the next song on your list plays
Edited: 01/03/2012 at 08:01
