Zombiewood

Hollywood overrun by zombies is the joke behind Zombiewood, a free-to-play twin-stick shooter Gameloft released on Google Play in late October 2012, timed for Halloween. Softpedia had reported beforehand that the game was expected on the store in late October, and Droid Life tied its arrival to the season as well. Zombiewood is no longer listed on Google Play, and its package was com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftZOHM.

What Is Zombiewood

You play a stuntman cast by a director to shoot zombie films, except the zombies are real. Levels are structured as movies, each split into scenes with several objectives, and finishing enough objectives unlocks the next movie. Each film borrows from a different genre, and along the way you can blow up military trucks and street cars to thin out the hordes.

Twin-Stick Controls Run The Show In Zombiewood

One thumb moves your character and the other aims and fires, the standard dual-stick layout. The sticks sit in fixed positions, which TouchArcade’s reviewer wished could float to wherever a thumb lands. Guns, armor and boosts can be bought and upgraded, and weapons you find during a scene let you change tactics mid-fight.

How Zombiewood Made Its Money

Zombiewood used two currencies. Coins came from normal play and from completed movies, which paid out again every few hours, while bucks were rarer and bought premium gear. Upgrades for weapons and armor came with waiting periods unless you paid, and TouchArcade’s reviewer criticized that as an obvious push toward spending. The same review still rated it 4 stars, noting that premium items worked more like shortcuts than requirements, though later movies get tough with standard weapons.

Is Zombiewood Still Playable?

Zombiewood is no longer available on Google Play, and Gameloft has not brought it back or remastered it. Performance was demanding for its time too, since reviewers noticed slowdown in busy scenes even on an iPhone 5. An old copy from 2012 also predates 64-bit Android, so installing it on a current phone is unlikely to work. We do not recommend modded or mirrored APKs to fill the gap.

Getting More Out Of A Zombiewood Run

The game’s own systems pointed toward a few habits. Finished movies paid out coins every few hours, so returning regularly to collect them funded upgrades without spending bucks. Weapon and armor upgrades mattered most before the later movies, which TouchArcade found tough with standard gear. Military trucks and street cars could be blown up, and using them against packed groups saved ammunition and time. Since each scene carried several objectives, replaying earlier scenes to finish missed goals was the steady way to unlock the next film.

Who Will Enjoy Zombiewood-Style Games Today

Anyone who likes quick twin-stick sessions with a sense of humor will see why Zombiewood got attention in 2012. Its Hollywood framing gave every level a theme, and the movie-and-scene structure suited short phone sessions, since a single scene could be finished during a coffee break. With the game itself gone, current twin-stick shooters on Google Play are the practical way to get that kind of play.

It also arrived during a crowded autumn for zombie games on phones, and TalkAndroid greeted it as another entry in that trend. What set it apart was the film-set gimmick, which turned every stage into a mock production with its own set dressing rather than another generic city street.