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"dimensional military" is a new series of columns created by the military sub-plane. our goal is to break the "dimensional wall" and explore interesting military knowledge in the "two-dimensional" fields such as games and animation. if you are also a two-dimensional enthusiast like us, then this is definitely for you!

have you seen a zombie tank?

when junwujun was still in school, he particularly liked to play a shooting game called "sniper elite". in the game, the player plays the role of carl fairburne, a sniper agent of the us strategic intelligence agency during world war ii. he often goes deep behind enemy lines alone and uses his sniper rifle to complete a series of impossible tasks.

raise your hand if you have played sniper elite

compared with contemporary shooting games, the sniper elite series has very distinctive features - the sniper rifle has an excellent shooting feel, and to a large extent restores factors such as wind deviation and fall that need to be considered when shooting in reality. players need to adjust the aiming position according to wind direction and distance. in the generally simple shooting games at the time, such a design is indeed quite amazing.

what's even more unique is that during the long-distance sniping process, sniper elite will also use the "bullet perspective" to show players how a bullet flies hundreds of meters and accurately hits the enemy's vital points, or even kills two or three enemies at once, giving players a full sense of accomplishment. coupled with the game's unique stealth combat system, the sniper elite series has always been widely acclaimed.

but behind this classic series, there is actually a less famous sister work - this work is derived from "sniper elite". the combat methods of the two are extremely similar, but the game style and form are completely different. the player's enemies have also changed from the german and soviet armies to more terrifying monsters - the undead army commanded by hitler himself - "nazi zombie army".

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nazi zombie army was originally an expansion pack for sniper elite v2, released by rebellion studios in february 2013. the protagonist is still karl fairburne, the agent in the sniper elite series. the story of the game takes place in 1945, when the nazis were already on the decline. facing the allied forces at the gates of the city, the frenzied hitler launched "plan z", resurrecting almost all the bodies of german soldiers through black magic research to form a zombie army.

the führer summons zombie troops

as an expansion pack of sniper elite v2, the game design and operation of nazi zombie army are almost exactly the same as the former, except that the game scene and enemies are replaced with europe and nazi zombies after the zombie crisis. faced with a large and continuous zombie army, the allied offensive encountered serious chaos, and karl fairburn, who was on a mission, was trapped near berlin. in order to survive, karl and three other survivors: soviet red army soldier boris medvedev, german wehrmacht captain hermann wolf and mystic dr. schweiger formed a team, escaped from the siege of zombies and black magic monsters, destroyed "plan z", and saved mankind again.

among zombie works, nazi zombies were once a popular theme. as early as world war ii, there were movies about the nazis secretly researching and creating an army of undead zombies. such content is obviously based on the nazi germany's research on human races, occultism, and supernatural imagination. hitler, himmler, goebbels, hess and other high-ranking nazi party officials once funded a large amount of occult research, and even sent out investigation teams to search for the legendary "spear of longinus" and "holy grail", attempting to use these "artifacts" to create an army to conquer the world.

the nazi symbol "black sun" is closely related to the occult

although with the development of the times, most modern people no longer believe in these legends, and there are fewer and fewer films and tv shows about nazi zombies. in particular, the popularity of the "resident evil" series has basically laid the tone for modern zombie-themed literary and artistic works - to be scientific. these undead creatures are no longer the product of black magic or witchcraft, but the product of some kind of virus, parasite or fungus. most zombies in video games use this setting. even "call of duty", which also uses the nazi zombie setting, still tries to explain the origin of zombies from a science fiction perspective.

but nazi zombie army is an exception.

the plot design of nazi zombie army is not only "old-fashioned", but even "classical" - hitler gained the ability to resurrect and control the zombie army with black magic through a mysterious ancient artifact "sagarmatha relic". the player's team needs to use various means to break the führer's control over the zombie army. in the end, the player weakened hitler's ability to control the zombies through another ancient artifact "book of souls" and took the opportunity to escape from berlin.

the four protagonists of zombie army

in combat, the stealth and assassination factors that players used to pay attention to have basically disappeared, replaced by continuous shooting at the zombie army. since zombies and other monsters in the game need to be shot in the vital parts to be completely killed, sniper rifles are still the most important weapons.

the weapons in zombie army trilogy are quite rich, and all kinds of famous guns from world war ii can be found in the game. in addition to the 98k, mp44, mosin-nagant, and ppsh-41, players can also use some unpopular weapons, such as the single-shot wilrod mark i silent pistol and the "lightning" submachine gun made by the polish resistance organization. what's more outrageous is that although the plot of the game takes place entirely in europe, players can actually use the japanese type 99 rifle!

but unlike "sniper elite", sniper rifles such as 98k and mosin-nagant, which have high accuracy, long range and straight trajectory, are basically not used. instead, they are replaced by semi-automatic rifles such as m1 carbine and g43 rifle with fast firing rate and large ammunition capacity.

the m1 carbine has become a "sniper weapon"

in addition, in order to deal with enemies at different distances, players can also carry secondary weapons and pistols in the game. the types of secondary weapons include submachine guns and shotguns, which are suitable for killing a large number of zombies at close range. the use of pistols is not very large, and they are basically only used when there is a shortage of bullets.

boss zombie holding a chainsaw

in addition to firearms, explosives are also an important means of eliminating zombies. grenades, trip mines, dynamite and other weapons that appeared in the original work are equally important in "nazi zombie army". players can attract groups of zombies to a narrow area, then detonate explosives and eliminate a large group of zombies at the same time.

of course, if the enemies are just ordinary zombies, it would be boring to play. in the game, the enemies that players will encounter are not only nazi zombies, but also skeleton soldiers that can be resurrected continuously, zombie snipers that jump on high buildings, zombie bosses that use mg42 machine guns, nazi generals who summon and command zombies, etc. compared with other zombie games, it is indeed much richer.

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at that time, there was already a mature cooperative shooting zombie game "left 4 dead" on the market, and the game design of "nazi zombie army" obviously imitated the former. in the game level, players will encounter several safe houses, where they can replenish ammunition, change weapons, and enter the next level, and zombies cannot break through the safe houses. however, "nazi zombie army" is not a game that can be passed by strafing. players must have accurate shooting skills to defeat dangerous enemies at high difficulty.

the wolf's lair was breached by zombie troops

due to the great success of nazi zombie army, rebellion studio released the sequel nazi zombie army 2 just a few months later. at this time, the zombie army has gone out of control and attacked the "wolf's lair" bunker, killing hitler. moreover, the team led by the player returns to berlin with the support of the allied intelligence department to investigate the ancient relics that can control zombies and evacuate berlin before berlin is "nuclearized".

mastering superpowers

at the beginning of its release, "nazi zombie army" was just an expansion pack, but after seeing how popular this theme was, rebellion studios began to change its sales strategy. in 2014, "sniper elite 3" was released, and then rebellion launched the sequel "zombie army trilogy" in 2015. since then, "zombie army" has gotten rid of the prefix of "sniper elite" and finally became an independent game.

zombie army trilogy is not a simple sequel to the nazi zombie army series, but a complete remake of the previous game. in order to support the size of the game, rebellion studio remastered the first two works of nazi zombie army in high definition as the first and second chapters of the trilogy, and the third chapter is a brand new story.

the third chapter of the game takes place three months after berlin was bombed by a nuclear bomb. it turns out that hitler did not die completely, but was transformed into a zombie and became the leader of the zombie army. he accumulated strength to make a comeback and resurrected the zombie army. therefore, the player's team must continue to attack and defeat the conspiracy of the powerful zombie leader.

compared with the previous game, the changes in the third chapter are actually quite big. in the game, you can not only see zombies, but also encounter groups of human survivors. in order to survive, whether it is the us and british army, the soviet red army, the german army or civilians, the remaining humans have united together to fight against the zombies.

in the previous game, players could only choose their own characters from the preset 4 team members, but in "zombie army trilogy", the official also added 4 female characters, including allied agents, red army female snipers and female soldiers of the resistance.

left 4 dead character crossover zombie army

what’s even more outrageous is that in an update, the game officials also cooperated with “left 4 dead” and sent 8 modern protagonists of the “left 4 dead” series to the battlefield of the magical world war ii to continue fighting zombies!

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as a fusion of two previous games, the story of zombie army trilogy is frighteningly long and repetitive. coupled with the game's own "hell filter", terrifying zombies and black magic monsters, many players can't play it halfway through. but as a cooperative shooting game that supports 4 players online, if you can find three friends to play together, zombie army trilogy is definitely worth playing.

in 2020, rebellion studio launched the brand new "zombie army 4". if "zombie army trilogy" still has a strong shadow of "sniper elite v2", then "zombie army 4" has basically undergone a complete transformation. the game has added a complex weapon and character transformation and upgrade system. each character and each weapon has unique skills and upgrade routes. some characters from the previous game are retained in this game, and the new characters added are also very creative.

there's even a zombie pilot who's on the human side!

compared to the previous game, zombie army 4 obviously tries to enhance the thrill of shooting, adding more new weapons, such as the fg-42 automatic rifle, the nagant revolver, etc. the pistols that were useless in the previous game also have a better performance in zombie army 4, and the most important thing is perhaps the addition of a new shooting mode. players can use pistols to perform "american iai", lock multiple zombies at close range, then draw the gun and shoot quickly to knock down all the zombies that are close to them.

of course, the enemies in this game have also been greatly strengthened. in addition to zombie snipers, zombie bazookas have also been added! the zombie machine gunners in the previous game have also been significantly upgraded - the mg-42 has been replaced with a twin-mounted mg-15 aircraft machine gun.

boss zombie holding a twin-mounted aircraft machine gun

however, what is even more outrageous than these "infantry" is that the zombie camp actually has heavy weapons! in the first level of the game, players will encounter the transport planes of the zombie army dropping zombies into the city, and the resistance organization will use anti-aircraft guns to shoot them down.

when dealing with zombie portals, players will use a missile similar to the hs 293 anti-ship missile, and use the "arcane warhead" carried by the missile to destroy the magic portal.

wwii black technology vs nazi zombies

in the subsequent levels, players will also encounter "zombified" german half-track vehicles and even a type 3 tank! it is very difficult to use firearms to deal with these enemies, but fortunately, you can still find the classic "tank killer" rocket launcher in the map, which is enough to destroy the zombie tanks. but if you use these tank killers to blow up ordinary zombie soldiers before that... then you can only rely on your own skills.

destroy zombie tanks

the price of the zombie army series is not expensive. with a discount, you only need 30 yuan to get the latest zombie army 4, and the trilogy is only a dozen yuan. obviously, as a game that supports 4-player cooperation, the cheaper the price, the easier it is to get friends to play together. this pricing is still very conscientious.

many of the classic weapons in the previous game have to be paid for.

but rebellion studio has learned its lesson. zombie army 4 has nearly 100 dlcs, each costing from a few dozen yuan to more than 10 yuan. the content is basically some independent levels, guns and skins. for example, the springfield m1903 needs to be purchased separately. you know, this is the standard weapon of the protagonist in the previous work! fortunately, apart from the independent levels, not buying these contents does not affect the player's normal experience of the game.

overall, the experience of zombie army 4 is indeed much more enjoyable, but for an old player like junwujun who has experienced the trilogy and even earlier works, the taste of the game has changed a bit. the horror and depressing atmosphere of the previous work has been almost swept away, and it has become a work that attracts attention with novel elements, which is a bit disappointing. however, if you are interested in this kind of unique theme game and have friends who are willing to play with you, junwujun still recommends it.