作者：Georgiev Petar

僵尸游戏在世界范围内非常受欢迎，很多人都会深陷于这类游戏的魅力中。为什么呢？这类型游戏非常不同，并且杀死僵尸是一种非常有趣的体验。所有的这些都表明这类型游戏在不久的将来持续发展着。

相应地，大多数开发者将会开始尝试创造这样的游戏。以下便是帮助游戏开发者编写这类游戏的一些建议。

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不要使用复杂的谜题

为了长久吸引玩家的注意，游戏中总是会添加各种谜题，但这在僵尸游戏中却是不必要的。因为这会导致玩家因为烦人的谜题而停止游戏。出于某些原因，大多数开发者还是会添加谜题到这类型游戏中。但经过网上的一次调查认证，这是一种错误的做法。所以你必须接受这点建议，否则你便不可能创造出一款与众不同的游戏。

整合可收集的道具

如果玩家能在游戏中收集特定道具并使用它们的话，游戏便会更加特别。同时这也会让杀僵尸任务变得更加有趣。但是千万不要因为玩家完成了某个关卡或其它愚蠢的理由从他们那收回道具。因为这些道具能够激励玩家长时间待在游戏中游戏，所以请大方一点将这些道具留给他们。

别出心裁

僵尸是因为一些邪恶组织所创造的病毒而诞生的。通常情况下这便是这类型游戏的主要故事，并且在过去了这么久后这一故事还是未发生任何改变。简单来说对于许多开发者来说使用同样的故事并没有什么不好。但是别出心裁并创造出一些全新内容却是很有帮助的。例如因为陨石撞击地球而创造出了僵尸，或者吸血鬼创造了僵尸，再或者僵尸是来自地表中心并且他们的任务是杀死恐龙等等都会是很有趣的故事内容。

主角

这或许是这类型游戏中最重要的元素。开发者必须牢记并非所有玩家都喜欢那些看起来像英雄的大块头。有些英雄其实可以就像普通人一样。这反倒能够和玩家间维系起一种特殊联系并更有效地吸引他们的注意。所以你能够做的最好的事便是想办法去添加这样的角色。

使用不能打开的锁和门

有些这类型游戏会强调一些被上锁的门并要求玩家必须想办法去打开它们。但其实大多数这些门都是打不开的。通常这些门适用于引导玩家前往特定方向。如果你的游戏将使用这种方法，你就必须确保能够明确区分打得开和打不开的两种门。即你可以使用不同的图像或通过删除门把去做到这点。

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Tips For Developers Of Zombie Games

by Georgiev Petar

Zombie games are something that is very popular in the world of gamers and most people are addicted to them. Why? Well, they are different, killing zombies is fun and all of these games are a bit extraordinary. All of this means that the number of these games will be increased in the near future.

Correspondingly, most developers will try or develop a game of this type. As you already know, if you are a developer, only flash games can be made, so all the tips will be written for these games.

Don’t use complicated puzzles

Puzzles were added to games in order to keep gamer’s attention for a long time, but they are not needed in zombie related games. After all, most gamers will stop playing thegame, because it has annoying puzzles. Still, for some reason, most developers add them to these games. This is a mistake, confirmed by an online survey, conducted on the internet. This is the best tip, simply because you will finally create a game that is different.

Include collectible items

There is something special when you are able to collect certain objects in a game and use them. The more is always better in this case and it is something that should be taken into consideration. At the same time, this addition makes killing zombies more interesting and fun as well. However, do not take items from players just because they completed a level or for some stupid reason. These items motivate a gamer to play a game for a longer period of time, so the secret is, leave those items to a player.

Be original

Zombies were made by a virus that has been developed by some evil organization for good and noble applications. In general, this is the main story of most games of this type and after many years, it has to be changed. Simply said, there is no point of using the same story as many other developers. Be original, invent something new. For example, a meteorite hit the Earth and created zombies, vampires make zombies or they come from the center of the ground and they were responsible for killing the dinosaurs.

Main characters

This may be one of the most important features of a game. Keep in mind that not all gamers like amuscle, big people that look like heroes. Some of them like ordinary people to see ina game. This creates a special bond and it increases the gamer’s attention. Adding a few characters is the best thing you can do.

Use locked and doors that cannot be unlocked

Some games of this type feature locked doors and you must find something in order to unlock them. On the other hand, most of them cannot be unlocked. These doors are used to direct a player in a specific direction. If your game is going to use this feature, make sure you make a clear difference between these two, types of doors. Using different graphics or eliminating a door handle are useful tips.（source：Gamasutra）