History VideoGame / ZombiePanic

** AnAxeToGrind:

** ZPO_Aquatica takes place in an underwater facility which gets flooded near the end. The setting and the facility's name are both homages to ''Film/DeepBlueSea''. In addition, the plot about going down in a secret laboratory to retrieve the anti-virus is pretty similar to the premise of [[Film/ResidentEvil2002 the first Resident Evil film]].

* AbandonedAsylum: ZPS_Silence and ZPS_Asylum. Both maps are centered around asylums.

* PathOfMostResistance: paths directly into the zombie spawn, especially in survival mode, typically have better weapons. It's risky, but tempting.

* BerserkBoardBarricade: Justified. Survivors can push existing objects such as couches and cabinets into a doorway to block it, but due to the limits of the Source engine, there is no way to dictate where they land, resulting in comical but nonetheless effective ([[AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade sometimes]]) zombie blockers.

* DeadpanSnarker: Paul.

* YourHeadASplode: Happens when BoomHeadshot is a kill shot.

* PowerUpMotif: when zombies lunge or rage, the moan and gargle, respecively.

* ZombieApocalypse: The point of the game, Although it's hard to tell how long its been since the world went to hell.

* [[AuraVision Zombie Vision]]: Can be toggled during gameplay. In exchange for perhiperal vision, zombies can see the heat signatures of survivors, making hiding tricky under most circumstances.

->''[[MemeticMutation Get Them Brain Dawgs!]],''\\
-Crackbone

** ZPS_Ruralpanic is an almost 1:1 recreation of the layout of the 1990 remake of ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead''

* YourHeadASplode: Happens when BoomHeadshot is a kill shot. Coupled with a magnum, it becomes a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

''Zombie Panic'' is a VideoGame/HalfLife mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and has released a SpiritualSuccessor to Zombie Panic titled ''[[VideoGame/ContagionMonochrome Contagion]]''. Both ''Contagion'' and its first remake ''Zombie Panic: Source'' use the Source engine.

The plot is [[ExcusePlot fairly generic]], and in many ways it Lampshades many BMovie horror films. As a result of an odd NoodleIncident, zombies roam a destroyed earth. A group of survivors needs to fend off a zombie attack until none remain or, alternatively, complete a mission before they are overrun. ''Zombie Panic'' allows players to take either the side of the humans or the zombies, and survivors that are killed respawn on the zombie team. Zombies begin with a "pool" of lives, which allow them to respawn. Once the pool is empty, zombies cannot respawn until more survivor lives go into the "pool".

* LudicrousGibs: This IS a zombie game, after all…, [[AvertedTrope only the other zombie incarnations after Marcus don't]].

''Zombie Panic'' is a VideoGame/{{Half-Life}} mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and has released a SpiritualSuccessor to Zombie Panic titled ''[[VideoGame/ContagionMonochrome Contagion]]''. Both ''Contagion'' and its first remake ''Zombie Panic: Source'' use the Source engine.

** Servers also tend to have one or two CrazySurvivalist players who will not allow other survivors behind their barricades. This is generally discouraged however, as the denied entrants usually get killed and return as zombies, leading the rest of them back to the barricade. Unless the occupant is either CrazyPrepared or a complete BadAss, their chances of survival are slim.

The plot is [[ExcusePlot fairly generic]], and in many ways it Lampshades many BMovie horror films. As a result of an odd NoodleIncident, zombies roam a destroyed earth. A group of survivors needs to fend off zombie attack until none remain or, alternatively, complete a mission before they are overrun. Zombie Panic allows players to take either the side of the humans or the zombies, and survivors that are killed respawn on the zombie team. Zombies begin with a "pool" of lives, which allow them to respawn. Once the pool is empty, zombies cannot respawn until more survivor lives go into the "pool".

* BoringButPractical: The pistols. If a survivor is in a suitably defended position(say, behind a secure barricade,) they can do quite some damage with the pistols as long as they aim for the head. Ammo is common, and the guns themselves are lightweight. Handy when you've already used up most of the shotgun/magnum/rifle ammo on the map but still need a gun to cap zombies with.

** A recent update added barricade hammers that can place boards across doorways to further impede the zombies' advance. Interestingly, Diagonal boards are often more effective at blocking a doorway than horizontal boards. These boards can only sustain a few hits before breaking, but a well-maintained barricade can last indefinitely.

* EliteZombie: The carrier zombie, AKA "Whitey", due to his deathly pallor. He moves a little faster than other zombies, has a little more health, is able to infect survivors, can "call" for other zombies to make them spawn close to him, and an uncanny ability to make your pants as brown as his.

* GenreBlindness: Occasionally...
** Eugene: "There's gotta be supplies around here, let's split up and find them"
** Though it's a gameplay element, one must wonder at the savviness of a person hiding from zombies in a dark corner when they start muttering to themselves or coughing uncontrollably. Probably justified though, as they're likely to be going insane by that point.

** CrowbarCombatant:

** Servers also tend to have one or two CrazySurvivalist players who will not allow other survivors behind their barricades. This is generally discouraged however, as the denied entrants usually get killed and return as zombies, leading the rest of them back to the barricade. Unless the occupant is either CrazyPrepared or a complete BadAss, his chances of survival are slim.

* LudicrousGibs: This IS a zombie game, after all..., [[AvertedTrope only the other zombie incarnations after Marcus don't]].

* {{Stripperific}}: In the delightfully rare male case, one of the male survivors wears jeans that are absolutely ''covered'' in ragged holes. With enough holes in certain areas to make it pretty clear [[VaporWear that he isn't wearing much under the jeans]].

** ZPO_Harvest references NightOfTheLivingDead
** ZPS_Cinema is full of them. Movie posters for ''Film/TheBlob1958'', Fido, and Days of Darkness, among others, adorn the walls.

** ZPS_Cinema is full of them. Movie posters for ''Film/TheBlob'', Fido, and Days of Darkness, among others, adorn the walls.

Zombie Panic is a VideoGame/{{Half-Life}} mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and has released a SpiritualSuccessor to Zombie Panic titled ''[[VideoGame/ContagionMonochrome Contagion]]''. Both ''Contagion'' and its first remake ''Zombie Panic: Source'' use the Source engine.

The plot is [[ExcusePlot fairly generic]], and in many ways it Lampshades many BMovie horror films. As a result of an odd NoodleIncident, zombies roam a destroyed earth. A group of survivors needs to fend off zombie attack until none remain or, alternatively, complete a mission before they are overrun. Zombie Panic allows players to take either the side of the humans or the zombies, and survivors that are killed respawn on the zombie team. Zombies begin with a "pool" of lives, which allow them to respawn. Once the pool is empty, zombies cannot respawn until more survivor lives go into the "pool".

* BerserkBoardBarricade: Justified. Survivors can push existing objects such as couches and cabinets into a doorway to block it, but due to the limits of the source engine, there is no way to dictate where they land, resulting in comical but nonetheless effective ([[AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade sometimes]]) zombie blockers.
** A recent update added boards that can be placed across doorways to further impede the zombies' advance. Interestingly, Diagonal boards are often more effective at blocking a doorway than horizontal boards. These boards can only sustain a few hits before breaking, but a well-maintained barricade can last indefinitely.

* EliteZombie: The carrier zombie, AKA "Whitey", due to his deathly pallor. He moves a little faster than other zombies, has a little more health, is able to infect survivors, can "call" for other zombies to make them spawn in a specific area, and an uncanny ability to make your pants as brown as his.

** DropTheHammer: Sledge and handheld

** Ammo sharing tends to be open to abuse as well, to an extent.
* LudicrousGibs: This IS a zombie game, after all.

* OhCrap: when all hope is lost, a survivor can [[TitleDrop panic]], causing him to drop anything not currently in his hands and allowing a temporary boost in stamina. Survivors can use this to escape a bad situation, run back to the group if scouting, or put distance between the zombies and himself, allowing more time to aim if the zombie is almost dead. Comes with an appropriate audio clip.

** ZPS_Cinema is full of them. Movie posters for ''Film/TheBlob'', Fido, and Days of Darkness, among others, adorn the walls.

** The dev team seemed to understand that headshots are a primaary staple of zombie mythology, and so there are close to half a dozen different ways in which a zombie skull can fracture, depending on where the bullet impacts.

* ZombieGait: Averted. The zombies move at a fast walk, and have the ability to "lunge" for a couple of seconds in order to close the distance. They can also jump and have been known to move objects and try ridiculous schemes to get past a barricade.

Zombie Panic is a VideoGame/{{Half-Life}} mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and has released a SpiritualSuccessor to Zombie Panic titled ''[[VideoGame/ContagionMonochrome Contagion]]''. Both ''Contagion'' and its first remake Zombie Panic: Source use the Source engine.

Zombie Panic is a VideoGame/{{Half-Life}} mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and has released a SpiritualSuccessor to Zombie Panic! titled ''[[VideoGame/ContagionMonochrome Contagion]]''. Both ''Contagion'' and Zombie Panic: Source use the Source engine.

Zombie Panic is a VideoGame/{{Half-Life}} mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and has released a SpiritualSuccessor to Zombie Panic titled [[VideoGame/ContagionMonochrome Contagion]]. Both Contagion and Zombie Panic: Source use the Source engine.

Zombie Panic is a VideoGame/{{Half-Life}} mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and has released a SpiritualSuccessor to Zombie Panic titled [[ContagionMonochrome Contagion]]. Both Contagion and Zombie Panic: Source use the Source engine.

Zombie Panic is a VideoGame/{{Half-Life}} mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and has released a SpiritualSuccessor to Zombie Panic titled [ContagionMonochrome Contagion]. Both Contagion and Zombie Panic: Source use the Source engine.

Zombie Panic is a VideoGame/{{Half-Life}} mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and is working on a retail zombie game called Contagion. Both Contagion and Zombie Panic: Source use the Source engine.

** ZPS_Cinema is full of them. Movie posters for TheBlob, Fido, and Days of Darkness, among others, adorn the walls.

** "Oh yeah,[[SarcasmMode perfect spot guys]]! If you wanna DIE AND S**T! Whatever dude."

Zombie Panic is a HalfLife mod created by the Zombie Panic team. Recently the team has been redesignated Monochrome Games and is working on a retail zombie game called Contagion. Both Contagion and Zombie Panic: Source use the Source engine.