OMG-Z

{{Short description|2011 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title = OMG-Z |image = OMG-Z.png |image_size = 200px |caption = |developer = Laughing Jackal |publisher = Laughing Jackal |engine = |released = {{vgrelease|NA|August 2, 2011}}{{vgrelease|EU|August 3, 2011}} |genre = Action |modes = Single-player |platforms = PlayStation 3<br />PlayStation Portable<br />PlayStation Vita<br />Microsoft Windows }}

'''''OMG-Z''''' is a zombie-themed action puzzle video game developed by UK-based studio Laughing Jackal. It was released as a PlayStation mini on the PlayStation Network in North America on 2 August 2011 and Europe on 3 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamershell.com/news_120660.html|title=Gamershell report OMG-Z release date|publisher=Gamershell|date=2011-07-15|access-date=2011-09-12|archive-date=2011-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718205750/http://www.gamershell.com/news_120660.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Gameplay== Set in the fictional city of Redfield during a zombie apocalypse, the gameplay of ''OMG-Z'' focuses on causing chain reactions to eliminate the zombies. The player's weapons fire a 'zombie-exploding pathogen' which causes zombies to explode and those nearby to also explode in turn. Through the course of the game's 81 levels, the player is able to upgrade various abilities to improve their performance and achieve higher scores.

==Zombies== There are five different types of zombies. * Normal - Explode when shot, affecting a small area * Fat - Explode when shot, affecting a larger area * Police - Fire one shot through anything in front of them * Acid - Melt into a puddle of acid that deals damage over time to other zombies * Soldiers - Fire three shots at random angles

==Reception== Reviews of ''OMG-Z'' have been generally favourable with a Metacritic score of 89 out of 100,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/omg-zombies/critic-reviews/?platform=psp|title=Metacritic All-Time High Scorers - PSP|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=2011-09-12}}</ref> making it, as of 12 September 2011, the fourth highest scoring PSP game on the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/psp?sort=desc&tag=supplementary-nav;item;6|title=''OMG-Z'' Metacritic Page|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=2011-09-12|archive-date=2012-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727014755/http://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/all/psp?sort=desc|url-status=live}}</ref> Kristan Reed of ''Eurogamer'' viewed ''OMG-Z'' as "a monstrously addictive quick-fire affair that utterly nails what on-the-go handheld gaming should be about."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-05-download-games-roundup-review |title= Eurogamer Download Game Roundup Review|publisher= Eurogamer |date= 2011-08-05}}</ref> However, it has been noted by reviewers that releasing the game on the PlayStation mini format has limited the scope of the title and prevented the inclusion of features such as online leaderboards.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://playstationer.net/2011/08/10/omg-z-review/|title=Playstationer.net review of ''OMG-Z''|publisher= |date=2011-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2011/08/review-omg-z-psn-mini.html|title= Digitallydownloaded.net review of ''OMG-Z''|publisher= |date=2011-08-11}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[http://www.laughingjackal.co.uk/games/omg-z/ ''OMG-Z'' Official Developer Page]

Category:2011 video games Category:Laughing Jackal games Network Category:PlayStation Network games Network Network Category:Single-player video games Category:Video games about zombies Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom Category:Windows games