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The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is a do-whatever-you-need-to-survive first-person action game that brings the deep, character-driven world of AMC's Emmy®Award-winning TV series onto console gaming systems and the PC. The game follows the mysterious, crossbow-wielding survivor Daryl Dixon, brought to life by TV series star Norman Reedus, alongside his overbearing brother Merle, voiced by Michael Rooker, on a haunting, unforgiving journey across the Georgia countryside. Players will need to tread carefully on this desperate quest, scrounging for food, water, and ammunition to survive against nightmares both living and undead.
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68 out of 11659%of customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Review 1 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
People downgrade to much.
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8 out of 10
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Posted on:5/19/13
PowderKegIke
This game is perfect for: hardcore gamers
This game was really good by my standards. The graphics didn't bother me nor did the bugs and glitches. It was a all around good game by my standpoint. People down grade to much and expected more from it. The game was pretty good the only thing that kinda bothered me were the graphics and 1 or 3 bugs I found a long the way. If they patch all that stuff up and spend more time on the graphics it would have been in the running for Game of The Year easily. Not a bad game but there are a lot of haters out there who think they know how to make the perfect game. But anyways great game totally buy it.
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Review 2 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Horrible
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Posted on:5/17/13
Smokecity
Location: Texas
I love the series, but have to say this is one of the worst games I've ever played. So bad to the point I solely created an account just to prevent anyone from buying this terrible game. I've never played such a repetitive game. I ignored the reviews, and was like its Daryl Dixon killing zombies. How bad could it possibly be? It's that bad. A game like this could have had so much potential. But obviously it was rushed and not cared for, because it reflects in every way shape and form with this atrocity of a game. I rented it from red box and am so glad I did. I beat it in less than 3 hours, and truly feel sorry for anyone who threw there money away. It has absolutely no re-play value what so ever. But I'm done now venting, and was truly looking forward to writing this towards the end of the game, to help prevent people from wasting there time.
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Review 3 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Just What I thought
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Posted on:5/13/13
cyclone1234
Location: Philadelphia, PA
This game is perfect for: casual gamers
This was better then I thought because of all of the bad rattings. If you dont care all about the graphics then this game is perfect. It explains everything a true Walking Dead fan would need to know. If this compony made another game following someone else's path, then I would play it.
 
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Review 4 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Not a complete loss
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7 out of 10
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6 out of 10
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Posted on:5/8/13
PureEvil616
Location: AZ
First off, everyone should stop comparing this to Telltale Games' game, which we all know rocked socks. This is a different style entirely, based off the tv show, not the comic. On to the review. This game was pretty fun to me. As most licensed games tend to be mediocre at best, I didn't pop this game in with high expectations. I was actually pleasantly surprised at how fun it was. Gameplay is simple: explore locations looking for fuel, ammo, and food (the health for the game) while avoiding or killing walkers. How much depth can you really get there? I don't expect a deep story and riveting action sequences, I expect only that this is the beginning of a zombie apocalypse and that surviving is my primary goal. There are little things that make for interesting ideas as well. When driving between locations, you can pick either back roads, streets, or highway. Each has different benefits and consequences: gas consumption vs. chances to stop for supplies. Sending out survivors that you've picked up to scavenge runs risks of them dying, depending on some personal traits and what you arm them with. Little things like this add to the game. The controls are perfect and responsive. One of my favorite things about this game is that there is no set number of walkers per map. They keep showing up, even if you clear an area. Leave, and more will show up later. The graphics... well it was hit and miss. The walkers looked pretty good, especially when they are in your face snapping their decayed jaws, hungering for your flesh. The lighting was impressive, as your flashlight cast real time shadows off of everything, living, dead, or inanimate. This isn't seen in many games, and I was happy to see that it was in this one. The environments however are pretty plain. I've seen much worse, but they just didn't seem very textured. Environments at least look occupied by junk and empty cans, boxes and cars, so it seems like everywhere has been looted.There are plenty of weapons to choose from. The voice acting is good enough, with the shows voice talents returning for Merle and Daryl. Overall the game is decently fun, but it wouldn't hurt to wait for a price drop. Recent (and cheap) DLC added a Herd Mode and a slew of new weapons for the story and new mode. It adds some replayability, in addition to the collectibles you can find.
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Review 5 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Waste of money!
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Posted on:5/2/13
Birdman44
Location: Spartanburg, SC
This game is perfect for: party gamers
I preordered this game so I at least got a key chain out of it, but I played it for a couple of hours and just got bored with it! I put it on eBay after those two hours and ended up making most of my money back! For some reason every time you have to get gas the town is the exact same... how dumb and annoying is that! I love the Walking Dead and the comic game, but this was junk... yes it had the real voices but that was the only good thing about it!!!
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Review 6 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
if you like killing zombies this is for you
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7 out of 10
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Posted on:4/26/13
yomamaandme
this game is not as bad as people put it out to be, it has its flaws like all game and there are things that I personally don't like but that's me, but I like how it makes you think twice before using a gun for sure but its also fun to use guns and see your skill in this game with lots of zombies chasing you. its also a thinking kinda game, think stealthy stay healthy.
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Review 7 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Great Game
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Posted on:4/20/13
DixonFan
Location: New Jersey
This game is perfect for: casual gamers
If you are a dead island fan, then you will love this game. There are main missions, side missions, hidden items, great weapons and so much more. I liked the story line, however the ending could have had a little more to it. I like that you can play the game over and over because when you beat the game with different survivors, you unlock relics (or little cheats) to play the game the next time.
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Review 8 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
play this game if u like the show
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Posted on:4/17/13
travertine
Location: florida
This game is perfect for: casual gamers
I like the show ,so I bought the game despite the critics. For me I think it's better then the telltale game. If u like a game that's more then just running around and shooting everything,this game will challenge your patience in a fun way.trust me its a good game.
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Review 9 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Could have been worse
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7 out of 10
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Posted on:4/15/13
MaximusTheBreton
Location: Arkham City
This game is perfect for: hardcore gamers
The Walking Dead to me feels like Call of Duty and Left for Dead but much worse. This is just my opinion but it could have been much worse, besides the terrible graphics and annoying controls this game take the concept of one shot head shots perfectly. If you want to play a walking dead game with good story play Tell Tales The Walking Dead, if you want to play a good zombie game with action play Dead Island or Left for Dead.
 
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Review 10 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
junk,trashcan,omg
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Posted on:4/13/13
dustin17225
Location: pennsylvania
I was fooled this is not a good game at all. wonder why they even bothered to make the game. it sucks that bad.
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Review 11 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
good game
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Posted on:4/12/13
Gees626
Location: California
This game is perfect for: casual gamers
This game to me was very fun and enjoyable the graphics were not good but i still liked playing the game and just killing zombies the story line to me was good
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Review 12 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
What were they thinking
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Posted on:4/11/13
ftw365
Location: canaseraga,ny
This game is perfect for: casual gamers
I had high hopes for this game because I'm a hardcore the walking dead tv show.
all the zombies look the same, there is no free roaming enviroment,
pointless killing at times
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME11111
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Review 13 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
not so good
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4 out of 10
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Posted on:4/11/13
Joekewl
Way too short
Game play is ok.
Replayability: not so much, gets real boring real quick. Very linear and not much difference each time through. Plus once you've played it through to the end getting there again is quick.
Very few easter eggs, side quests, awards or perks or anything to spice it up.
The only reason to play this is if you are a fan of the show and even then you may be disappointed... If you are an uber zombie fan you may want to check it out but either way I would recommend buy used not new... maybe even just rent it... if you are a gamer you'll finish it quickly.
I played Dead Island and would recommend that over this every time.
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Review 14 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME
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Posted on:4/10/13
BronxGurl813
Location: New York, NY
The game sucks, plain and simple. The killing mechanics are ridiculous, you have to hit a zombie 4 or 5 times in the head before it will go down and you have to really be able to manipulate your fingers very awkwardly to do the specialized kill. You can't run very long before you slow down panting and the zombies can run as fast as you. The inventory system is atrocious and the beginning of game tutorial does not explain at all how it works. You're left to push all the buttons to find out what they do. Once you clear an immediate area to do the task at hand, you are immediately swarmed and can't get away. After being killed about 8 times before I even made it out of the first area, I gave up. I won't even trade this in because I don't want to subject anyone else to such a terrible game. Don't waste your money.
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Review 15 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
THIS GAME IS FREAKIN AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted on:4/10/13
Jlame
Location: hartford conneticut
This game is perfect for: hardcore gamers
What the heck is all the comotion about!!! I got this game the 2nd day it came out and i instantly fell in love with it.When i started the first mission i never wanted to quit.Now i will admit that they could have done alot better.I beat this game in 4 hours.I may only be 12 but 1 thing i know how to do is kill my zombies.I luv the tv series and my favorite person is rick.sadly he is not in the game.u play as daryl and he is definetly my 2nd favorite.I reccomend this game to anyone who likes the walking dead!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Review 16 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Good, but short
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Posted on:4/9/13
Cato
Location: Nashville, Tenessee
This game is perfect for: casual gamers
Ok let me start off by saying I am a huge TWD fan. The gameplay was fun and similar to Dayz. The game should have a better rating but the downsides are that it is a really short game, the levels feel the same and the graphics arent that great. I gave it a 9 because I still had a blast playing through it and felt that I was indeed playing as Daryl Dixon.
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Review 17 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
good walking dead game for a true fan
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Posted on:4/8/13
Magicman64
Location: salina kansas
This game is perfect for: casual gamers
you guys are fans at all tis great game if you watch the dam show.you guys should give this game a chance its great for the price fun game to own if your a fan fun to play if your a fan
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Review 18 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Big Let Down
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4 out of 10
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Posted on:4/7/13
apple9999999999999999
Graphics are terrible, took 4 hours to beat. Missions are repetitive and almost exactly the same. Big Let Down. No features at all
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Review 19 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Walking Dead series is the best!
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5 out of 10
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Posted on:4/7/13
Mack227
Location: nc
This game is perfect for: party gamers
The walking dead is the best just not this game! To start off the graphics are terrible. I have seen better graphics on the original Xbox! The Tell Tale game the Walking dead is way better than this! People who say this game is realistic are truly stretching the truth here. How is that a group of walkers can catch up to you while you are running? I understand that walkers don't need a rest break but I have never seen a walker in the show run either! If I am running I should be able to blow by the walkers just like the characters on the show do. In this game you sprint for a very short amount of time and then the walkers are right up on you..lol Not realistic at all! Lets take it a step further. I a walker is grasping you and all up on you there is a prompt to press the RT button when the mark goes over its head...lol That is easier said than done. You go into this one by one motion of stabbing walkers in the head and its very mundane and so unrealistic! I should have a reticle that goes where I tell it to go not a hit or miss shot on the head of a walker. Then if you successfully killed that walker there will be about 4 or 5 more that will grab you after you kill the first one and so on and so on...Its really a pathetic attempt to make the game realistic. I have never seen anything like that on the TV series. If you are in a closed in space than yes its possible but not out in an open field. Then if you by chance get away you can just play this run around game and spin and spin around the walker to get up behind them to stab them in the skull for a death blow or silent kill..lol This is not realistic in the least bit. There are parts of the story that shine but there are not many of them. As a walking dead fan I am very disappointed! I should of known not to get this game when there was zero reviews anywhere the day before the game released..lol Then the day it came out it was evident why there were no reviews! This game was a quick sell to exploit the good name of the AMC walking dead series and that's it. Its obvious by the way it was put together and poor graphics that Activision spent hardly any time on this game. If you can pick this game up for 15 bucks it may be worth it and may give you a good two days worth of playing but that's it! Other than that I honestly would not waste my time buying this game! True walking dead fans will find this game lacking in every regard! The only good thing is the voice actors are the same characters in the show and that's about it!
 
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Review 20 for The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Amazing
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Posted on:4/7/13
Roberts97
Location: Philadelphia
This game is perfect for: casual gamers
If your a Walking Dead fan you will love this game i beat it about 3-5 times and got all the Achievements for it and its still a fun game
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