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Combat Arms patched with zombies

by: Sean Colleli -
More On: Combat Arms
Nexon America's free to play multiplayer FPS, Combat Arms, has gotten the zombie bug that's been biting shooters these days.  The new Quarantine mode adds a new map and a handful of weapons, and includes the soldiers vs. zombies scenario we've gotten used to.  The gameplay allows infected soldiers to join the other side and play as a zombie, something similar to Zombie Panic source.
I know Left 4 Dead has made the zombie shooter wildly popular (I'm still not sold on L4D--seems like a glorified Half Life 2 mod to me) but do we really need zombies in everything? I mean, putting them in COD World at War was kind of silly, but I guess Nazi zombies had to happen eventually.  Well, Combat Arms is free, so I guess I'll just check it out and see.
Nexon America Infects Combat Arms with zombies in new major content update

New Quarantine Mode includes a new map, weapons and has players
turning into zombies, running amok and spreading their contagion to
other players

Nexon America today announced Quarantine Mode, a new content update
for its popular multiplayer online first-person shooter (FPS), Combat
Arms. The new play mode introduces player-versus-zombie combat where
players compete as soldiers or as infected zombies. The mission for
players: to either survive and destroy the infected or infect as many
humans as possible. Players can acquire the updated game now at
http://combatarms.nexon.net.



Quarantine Mode is introduced as “Operation: Overdose,” on a new map
to Combat Arms. On this map, players are randomly selected at the
start of each match to become a zombie. Players chosen for the
“infected” team must try to infect anyone that crosses their path.
Zombie players will use a melee attack to infect other players. Infect
all players and zombies win. Humans have two ways to win – survive the
mission timer or destroy all of the infected.



For the uninfected, it won’t be easy to fight off the zombies, who are
immune to poison, extremely resistant to bullets and moderately
resistant to fire, explosives and melee attacks. Zombies are also not
affected by critical hits. Infected players have double the normal
stamina and have an increased amount of health. Players will need to
use their weapons to keep the zombies away with the weapon knockback
feature and work with teammates to use strategy to defeat the hordes
of walking dead.



“This isn’t the usual zombies invading, eating your brains type of
scenario,” said Min Kim, Nexon America’s vice president of marketing.
“In Quarantine Mode, the fun doesn’t end with fending off zombies.
Even if you get infected, you can continue playing as a zombie and
spread the zombie bug to your friends and other soldiers.  This makes
for a messy, gooey fun fight with only the stoutest soldier able to
avoid becoming a chew toy.”



The new Combat Arms update also includes a variety of new deadly
weapons including a flame thrower, new assault rifles and shotguns to
its roster of deadly armaments. Quarantine Mode is the latest major
update Nexon America added to Combat Arms, which has seen more than
three billion kills since launching last summer.



Go to http://combatarms.nexon.net for more information.



ABOUT COMBAT ARMS

Combat Arms is a free to play, online multiplayer, first-person
shooter game that was officially launched in July, 2008 and already
has enlisted over two million registered players. Combat Arms enlists
players into various battlefields across the globe delivering gamers a
high-quality FPS with an extensive arsenal of weapons, no locked
areas, and no monthly subscription fees. Players earn their keep
through precise marksmanship, teamwork and stealth and can purchase
customizable weapons and equipment for their own personal soldier.



ABOUT NEXON AMERICA INC.

Nexon America Inc. is the North American publishing arm of Nexon
Group, a pioneer of interactive entertainment software and the world's
leader in massively multiplayer online games. Based in Los Angeles,
Nexon America was founded in 2005 to bring the best of online
entertainment to the North American audience. The company's growing
library of titles includes the world famous franchise MapleStory, the
new fantasy life of Mabinogi, the fast-paced, first-person shooter
Combat Arms and the soon to be released action-adventure game, Dungeon
Fighter Online. The foundation of all Nexon America titles is the Item
Selling business model, in which users access the full game for free
and can later opt to pay for game enhancements.