Don't Play: Pixel Z Review—This Human-Annihilation Game is My New Addiction

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As silence reigned through the idyllic coastal town, all signs of the hustle and bustle amidst the local market gradually vanished. 

Rushing out of the house, I make my way to meet up with a close mate of mine, just as I had always done all those years ago. 

For some unknown reason, the first thing my mate uttered (after not meeting for quite a while, might I add) was to 'coerce' me to succumb to the addiction of Don't Party: Pixel Z (DPPZ) with him. Boy, have we fallen gloriously.

As I type this, I'm currently working with a mysterious stranger, 'Ghost,' who is from a resistant organisation, 'The Lighthouse,' to overthrow the human government.

What's more, I have over 30 thousand blood and brains in my inventory, which will buy me a couple more upgrades for my zombies and research. By all zombie-scale accounts, I am the greatest magnate across the entire apocalyptic civilisation, but by DPPZ standards, I'm barely halfway through. Maybe even less.

Created by Wingjoy Games, DPPZ seems like a decent distraction to fill our downtime. Unbeknownst to me, it turns out to be so much more than that. It seems one of the most unique and well-designed mobile games I've ever played, even if it doesn't require the player's great deal of skill. All in all, it just wants me to give a damn about zombies and lay their wrath upon the humans. With that, it rewards my loyalty with an extensive array of unlockable zombies and upgrades.

At the outset, all you get is the ability to summon a couple of zombies and an open area to do research. However, as you summon zombies to vanquish more humans—done by tapping on the selected zombies, obviously—and gather more resources, a vast array of upgrades make themselves available to buy. Before long, you'll have sufficient in-game currencies to upgrade and build more research devices.

Though you're required to balance your currencies and upgrade your undead army, so vanquish more humans, gather more resources, rinse and repeat ad nauseam. Yet, you'll never be bored of it.Anyway, the genius of this game is not in its mechanics, which consist of tapping on the screen. No, the addictiveness comes from the endless pit of upgrades and unlockable zombies available and the sense of satisfaction you get whenever you complete a stage. 

Oh, did I mention that you'll be controlling your very own army of the undead? It all starts simple enough with a single tap on the screen (I mean, after selecting the zombie you'd love to summon, of course). 

As you progress through the game, you'll venture into an orphanage, a laboratory, a prison, a cookie factory, and even a music festival. You'll have to keep growing with each venue until you basically uncover the truth behind the occurrences and how it all got started. Or so I presume since I have yet to make it that far.

Honestly, this f2p game is well-designed, and the only real danger is that you'll fall for it just as I have. Well, you know what they say, the more the merrier. So, why don't you give it a try and drag more folks here to the dark side?

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