Undead outbreak scheduled to invade your table August 5, 2010

Zombies are a whole genre of movie entertainment and have certainly been a part of computer games (Left 4 Dead) but have never had more than a supporting role when it came to role-playing games.

Considering the fundamental equation [Zombies + Guns = Fun!] and the profits to be had from a successful game, it’s downright odd that no such game exists.

All that changes with Outbreak: Undead, a pen-and-paper role-playing game/simulator that will allow players to test their survival skills in a variety of zombie scenarios, from evil necromancers messing with graveyards to a full on zombie apocalypse.

While many games focus on physical abilities, character creation here features heavy emphasis on psychological factors, like empathy and will. This is necessary since real life elements, such as panic and pain, can force player decisions, making for a unique gaming experience. Outbreak: Undead’s website even has a psychological questionnaire so a player can create a character of himself based on his own profile.

Hunters Books and Apparel, makers of the game, have made every effort to achieve realism, by consulting real life experts in firearms, survival, and search and rescue. The 460 page hardcover book, containing a player’s section, zombie guide, and gamemaster section, is scheduled to go on sale in early August 2010 at the Gen Con gaming convention.

Site [Outbreak: Undead]