10 best zombie games of all time, ranked

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Those who played Resident Evil back in ’96 knew they were experiencing greatness. Discovering that first zombie eating away at a dead body is definitely up there when it comes to the most iconic moments in gaming history. The rest of the game, despite—and sometimes due to—some pretty C-tier writing and voice acting, also left a mark.

While there were plenty of zombie games before Chris Redfield stepped foot into the Spencer Mansion, Resident Evil changed the industry and ushered in a resurgence of the genre across all forms of media. Movies like Shaun of the Dead and 28 Days Later carried on the concepts pioneered by George Romero for a new generation, while properties like Left 4 Dead and The Walking Dead propelled zombie media to pop culture mainstay status.

No matter how many times you shoot it in the head, the zombie genre just won’t die. It’s ok to start to feel a bit tired of the undead, but we can’t let the absurd number of copycats out there make people forget that this genre features some of the greatest games ever made.

This game gets a lot of crap for its hilarious voice acting, but we believe it deserves a lot of love for just giving us exactly what we want in terms of a fun zombie experience. Tired of the tank controls from the Resident Evil series? Then why not just go on something akin to a zombie-killing-themed train ride?

We don’t know if that was the pitch for The House Of The Dead 2, but that’s what it feels like—and it rocks. With some relentlessly quick action and some of the best graphics we’d ever seen by the time of its release, The House Of The Dead 2 remains one of Dreamcast’s greatest and most underrated statements.

Strengths: Pew-Pew zombie action perfected. And it also inspired The Typing Of