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I Made a Game with Zombies in It!

2009 video game

I Made a Game with Zombies in It! (officially stylized as I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1), is a multi-directional shooter video game for the Xbox 360 available through the Xbox Live Indie Games service. It was developed by Ska Studios and was designed entirely by company founder James Silva.[5][6] The game's stylized title is clearly in leet-speak. About a decade later, the game was re-released on Steam in November 2021 and through Xbox Store in October 2022.

I Made a Game with Zombies in It!
Developer(s)Ska Studios
Publisher(s)Ska Studios (Xbox Live)
Microsoft Studios (Windows Phone)
Designer(s)James Silva
Programmer(s)James Silva
Artist(s)James Silva
Composer(s)James Silva
Platform(s)Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7, Windows, Linux, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
ReleaseXbox 360
August 16, 2009[1]
Windows Phone 7
November 29, 2011[2]
Windows, Linux
November 11, 2021[3]
Xbox One, Series X/S
October 31, 2022[4]
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

Gameplay

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The player shoots waves of attacking zombies while collecting power-ups. The goal is survive until the background song ends.[7][8] The song in question is rock-style background song sung by Silva (the developer of the game)[9] with lyrics about the game itself.[10] The background song (which is literally named after the game) was made available to download on the official Ska Studios website.[11] The song was also released through the Rock Band Network, about a year after the game's release.[5][7] Silva said Xbox Live's indie game price point inspired him to make "a $1 experience that delivers." He did not expect it to be a success, and that he was "half-expecting it to fail for being too stupid of a game."[6]

Reception

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The game surpassed 160,000 copies sold by January 2010 on its original store, it was unexcepted success for the ceatore. The game was noted for its quirky sense of humour and theme song.[5] IGN ranked it the best independent game of 2009.[12] IGN writer Erik Brudvig said the game was extremely entertaining and "somehow about as insane as its title," despite the simple controls.[7] I Made a Game with Zombies in It! won the 2009 Inside Gaming Award for Best Indie Game.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1". Xbox Live Marketplace. Microsoft. August 16, 2009. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Z0MB1ES (on teh ph0ne)". Microsoft Store. Microsoft Store. November 29, 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ "I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1". Steam. Valve. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Z0mb1es! Remastered". Xbox Games Store. Microsoft. October 31, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hatfield, Daemon (January 25, 2010). "I MAED A #1 IND1E GAM3". IGN. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Reynolds, Matthew (October 21, 2009). "James Silva ('Dishwasher', 'Z0MB1ES')". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Brudvig, Erik (August 28, 2009). "The Best Way to Spend a Dollar". IGN. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  8. ↑ Acevedo, Paul (17 February 2012). "Z0MB1ES!!1 (on the phone): Xbox Windows Phone Review". Windows Central. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "James Silva talks dishwashing, Zombies and XNA". Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "2009 Inside Gaming Awards - Best Indie Game Winner". Machinima. YouTube. December 14, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  11. ↑ Silva, James (August 26, 2009). "Download I MAED A S0NG W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1". Ska Studios. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Best Indie Game: I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!". IGN. December 14, 2009. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
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