Like Unreal Tournament, you start a game on a particular map and spawn when ready. I don't want to discredit the hard work put into this game, as I'm sure they have a hard enough time living under the shadow of Left 4 Dead - but the similarities are there and they're hard to ignore. That said, Killing Floor does have an eclectic selection of mutants, nine in total, each with their own special ways of being a nuisance. You've got your Bloat (or Boomer), your Fleshpound (or Tank) and, your Crawler (or Hunter). Most noticeable are the selection of ‘special' mutants, which bare almost uncanny resemblances to Valve's counterpart. Let's face it, Left 4 Dead is a behemoth of a game and it is therefore inevitable to note the similarities between the two. I would like to say Killing Floor was here first, and thus they designed it without inspiration - but I don't know the truth of it. I apologise in advance for the obvious comparison. You have free reign over the levels, choosing where you go and where to make your stand, possibly meaning the difference between success and failure.
Each game consists of a certain number of waves of mutants, with each wave becoming progressively harder and ending with a ‘boss' mutant battle. Your character is one of a limited number of body models, from Special Forces soldiers to riot gear policemen. It is your job as the player to take care of these masses of mutants in whatever way you see fit. A military experiment gone wrong causes the human test subjects to undergo physical deformations and turn violent. The premise of Killing Floor is simple enough. However, it flourishes in its roots and is a commendable effort from a group of modders working on their first retail game under Tripwire's publishing. Killing Floor started out as a mod for Unreal Tournament 2004, and anyone who's ever played five minutes of an Unreal game will notice this. Now, technically, the game's adversaries are not zombies - they're mutants. Wisely or not, Tripwire Interactive have followed suit with the zombie-hunting game, Killing Floor. However, we have recently seen a boom of zombie-killing games with the likes of Left 4 Dead, Resident Evil 5, a special mode in Call of Duty: World at War and even zombies invading gardens in Plants vs Zombies. Arguably, zombies have always been a popular subject with games their limited intelligence and movement make them perfect for cannon fodder. The games industry, like any industry, goes through phases and fads. Reviews // 28th May 2009 - 12 years ago // By TimmyShire Killing Floor
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