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Factsheet

Developer:
shovelware games
Based in San Diego, California

Release date:
October 2015

Platforms:
iOS (iPhone & iPad)
Android

Website:
zombiematchdefense.com

Regular Price:

Description

Zombie Match Defense blends the casual match-3 genre with the strategic nature of a lane defense game. The resulting mechanics require the tactics and luck of both game types. Match-3 has been used in a variety of ways before, but never like this. Keep your eyes on the playing field the entire time. The game isn't divided into two sections where the matching is merely a mechanic to generate a resource that is used elsewhere. Zombies mindlessly trudge forward across the board, mindful to only take a step after you make a move. Do so by swapping the locations of two bordering brains. Remove zombies from play by matching the brain they are attached to with at least 2 others of the same type in a straight line. Keep the zombies from escaping into the world at large. Equip your scientists with items to defend themselves. The simple rules are easy to understand, but you can quickly become overwhelmed by the horde if you stop paying attention. As the game progresses, you will unlock new powerups and encounter zombies with special behaviors.

History

This game was designed on a dare from a friend to make a game out of "the most oversaturated genres on the app store." Back when the initial concept was born, the store was inundated with tower defense games and bejeweled clones (zombies have always been a mainstay). I laughed it off at first, but then I started thinking about unique ways to blend the tired mechanics into something that was interesting to me. I prototyped out some initial gameplay and surprised myself with how much fun I was having. 2 years later, the game was still kicking around in my head and nobody had made one similar, so I started my own company and decided to focus on it full time. After finding an artist to partner with and some friends to help with animation and sound, we've got a game that's almost finished!

Features

• New tactics on top of familiar match-3 gameplay.
• All the action takes place in the match field, no filling mana bars or missing action happening elsewhere
• No time pressure, play at your own pace. The zombies are very polite and only move after you do.
• It's really silly. One of the power-ups is a slurpee that gives the zombies brainfreeze.
• No in-app purchases. Buy it once and you can play it forever, as often as you like.
• It's got zombies. Zombies aren't played out yet, are they? Right? Guys? Crap.

Zombie Match Defense Credits

Jake Sones
Design

Dave Peixoto
Art

Puma Pants, LLC
Animation

Obadiah Brown-Beach
Music

Benjamin Kaplan
Audio/VO

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