Overlive Review
Price: $1.99
Version Reviewed: 1.7
App Reviewed on: iPad
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Overlive is a survival-horror game that asks players to choose their own adventure in the midst of the zombie apocalypse. Instead of feeling like the "cheap cash-in" type of zombie game, Overlive actually manages to stand out thanks mostly because of its writing and sense of exploration.
Playing Overlive is very easy, mostly because most of the game is simply menu navigation. Locations are represented as a piece of background art with many different points of interest players can tap to reveal a certain aspect of this environment. This includes events like finding supplies, combat scenarios, and speaking with other survivors among other things. The only real trouble with Overlive's control scheme is that combat feels overly clunky, but this isn't a huge problem since losing in combat doesn't automatically mean game over.
Overlive is definitely a refreshing title that manages to stand out among the endless waves of other zombie games on the App Store. It isn't perfect, but it is certainly interesting and worth checking out.