World War Z Reviews

World War Z is ranked in the 48th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
AusGamers
AdrianHaas
Top Critic
5.8 / 10.0
Apr 29, 2019

Shotguns sound like small calibre rifles, grenades and C4 detonate with the force of a small firecracker, and the heavy machine gun sounds like someone spilled a box of tic-tacs on a wooden floor. They get the job done; multitudes are massacred, the world is a safer place, etc etc, but without decent sound effects to back up the zombie slaying it's about as satisfying as watching a Michael Bay movie on an iPhone.

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9 / 10.0
Apr 24, 2019

Overall, the game is a fast-paced team shooter, and it will take everyone working together to make it out alive. This game is very much like Left for Dead in its levels and gameplay mechanics. The game is available now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC for a price of $34.99 USD. For this game, I would say throw down the money and come enjoy the world that was brought to us in the movie. You won't see Brad Pitt in the game, but you will have one heck of a time either way.

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8 / 10.0
Apr 22, 2019

A capable coop shooter with a lot of potential and amazing swarm mechanics

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GBAtemp
Top Critic
8.9 / 10.0
Nov 17, 2021

Great fun blasting zombies that in turn became a go-to game to just pass some time during the review, and will likely continue as such.

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Ben Sellwood
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
May 11, 2019

A fun game while it lasts and I can't see it lasting more than around 7 hrs to fully play through with a decent team of seasoned TPS/FPS players. Disappointingly inorganic considering the premise, but if gunning down swarms of Zombies is your thing I think you will get a real kick out of it. Definitely worth a play.

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 20, 2021

World War Z: Aftermath must be living proof that there won't be much left after the zombie apocalypse.

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PSX Brasil
Rui Celso
Top Critic
75 / 100
Oct 18, 2021

World War Z: Aftermath has beautiful graphics and runs smoothly, but even with the new modes and maps it's not fun enough to play offline or in random matches with strangers. Wait for a sale to play with friends is the best alternative for those who like this kind of game.

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GameGrin
Neil 'Wedge' Hetherington
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Sep 30, 2021

World War Z Aftermath is a solid expansion to the game. While the new chapters felt disjointed between sections, the new chapter mechanics brought in a challenging element to our zombie slaying fun.

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GameSkinny
Mark Delaney
Top Critic
Sep 24, 2021

World War Z Aftermath doesn't drastically alter the 2019 horde shooter, but thanks to even more levels and a marquee new feature, it feels essential if you're already a fan.

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8 / 10.0
Aug 12, 2019

Simply if you are a fan of Left 4 Dead and Similar games, you can really enjoy World War Z. WWZ is a valuable co-op zombie-killing game that challenges you in every step of the game. It's a very well-made game and you can spend a lot of good times with your friends slaughtering zombies with team work and strategy. World War Z is one of the best choices to play in its genre.

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GameGrin
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Jun 19, 2019

World War Z is very competently made and has very few flaws, but it's just nothing we haven't seen plenty of times before.

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6 / 10.0
May 13, 2019

It will brighten up a few evenings, but it is unlikely you will stay here for a long time.

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7 / 10.0
May 20, 2019

The concept of making a co-op focused third-person shooter based on the World War Z movie is exciting in theory, but the execution here is clearly flawed. Nevertheless, it is a solid shooter that works out mostly in its co-op mode with a group of friends.

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7 / 10.0
May 8, 2019

Overall, World War Z provides a decent co-op zombie experience, despite some drawbacks. The weapons lack oomph, even when powered up, but they are still decent. The class system doesn't make anyone feel too different, but much like the weapons, there aren't any terrible classes

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3.5 / 5.0
May 14, 2019

The simplicity and the integration between the difficulty level and the progression system are the best thing about World War Z, and makes it has an excellent replay value. The multiplayer is less than it could be due to the overuse of the zombies horde in it, and how shallow it is.  

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PSX Brasil
Top Critic
74 / 100
May 10, 2019

World War Z has a lot of technical issues than could be solved with some updates. But if you have a group of friends to play with, the game can be very enjoyable.

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Drew Hurley
Top Critic
8 / 10
May 3, 2019

At first glance, there was little promise here. A movie tie-in to a pretty bad movie, so long after it, and clearly taking more than inspiration from another existing popular franchise? Yet, what at first seems like just another shallow Left 4 Dead clone reveals itself to be so much more, it feels more a true successor to its inspiration, definitely one to pick up for groups of friends looking for a new game to enjoy together, even more so for the Left 4 Dead fans out there. If the stability issues can be resolved, this is going to superb and needs to be on more people's radar.

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7.5 / 10.0
Apr 30, 2019

Not so cool as Brad Pitt in the movie, but still good choice in cooperation against massses of infected.

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65 / 100
Apr 27, 2019

Outside of the excellent co-op play, World War Z is a mixed bag of issues. With no story to get invested in, the progression system is a total drag and there's little here you haven't seen done better before. However, as long as you have friends willing to join in, this shooter can be an intensely enjoyable time.

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6.5 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2019

I started to have fun once I disentangled my mindset from much of what the game was trying to do to be unique and just played it like it was Gears or some other equivalent shooter. Running and gunning and paying little attention to objectives. It’s just too much of a pain to try and juggle so many things while the game is also throwing all of these weird constrictions at you.

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