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Dead Effect 2: Space Zombies – Action Game Review
Dead Effect 2: Space Zombies is a Action/Casual game from BrainVault Games, LLC, first launched in 22nd December 2018.
It’s rated 17+ and currently has 338+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Dead Effect 2: Space Zombies Stand Out
“Dead Effect 2 is a gory and shiny gout of FPS action. It feels slick, and it looks absolutely stunning.” – PocketGamer
"Dead Effect 2 is an outstanding first person shooter experience on iOS that is a must have." – Apple'N'Apps
IMPORTANT Dead Effect 2 requires an iPad 3 (or newer), iPhone 5 (or newer), iPad Mini 2 (or newer), iPad Air. An Internet connection is required to play.
Looking to push the boundaries of mobile gaming to another level, Dead Effect 2 is a console-quality action sci-fi shooter with RPG elements. Follow the enticing storyline, train and develop your character, collect and upgrade weapons, gear and high-tech body implants.
Dead Effect 2 placed 2nd at the Very Big Indie Pitch contest at PG Connects Helsinki 2015.
KEY FEATURES:
CONSOLE-QUALITY GRAPHICS AND SOUND
• breathtaking graphics using the latest Apple technology
• realistic ragdoll effects and stunning environments
• narrated by professional voice actors
• atmospheric soundtrack and movie-quality sound effects
RPG LAYER WITH DEEP CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
• 3 personas = 3 different personalities
• character training and development
• unique system of 100+ upgradable body implants and gear sets
• 40+ upgradable weapons
IMMERSIVE GAMEPLAY WITH CUSTOMIZABLE CONTROLS
• 20+ hours of campaign gameplay and 10+ hours of special missions
• elaborate system of achievements
• full controller support
• fully customizable on-screen controls
Feel free to drop us a line at [email protected], or catch up with our latest news on our official website or a social media channel of your choice:
www.deadeffect2.com
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Twitter: @DeadEffectGame
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This Action game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Dead Effect 2: Space Zombies is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 19th February 2019
Recent improvements include:
Within the last patch, Dead Effect 2 Zombie is arriving with login screen fix + fixed side-task requirements for an explosive shotgun and nova gun and also, with fixed offline DLC support on some devices/accounts.
Download & Availability
Dead Effect 2: Space Zombies is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Dead Effect 2: Space Zombies on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Well Im on a iPad 2( yes a old dino for whats is out there) and this game and the 1st one play perfectly fine and also offline too. Yes the guns should be alittle cheaper as well as the up grades but whatever, we just play over and over getting better at the boards and all. But thank you for this and the OG one! For how old our iPad is Im limited to what we can play, and Im glad this works for us. Thanx again and keep up the good work.
Everybody wants new content and update, just letting you know if you guys want income then thats your best bet, Dead Effect 2 REMASTER itll draw attention trust us.
Please update this game to suppor formatting of the screen for the latest ios devices.
This game is fun, but it is very difficult.
We appreciated this technological and hd-graphics zombie game. It does have 30+ maps and many guns and armor pieces. Most levels are nicely made. Wish it had more soldier-based combat instead zombie-spawner civilians. Thank you for awesome zombie game.
But pls we need u guys to update this app and make it full screen for iphone 11 upwards. Pls this shouldnt be going down like this, work on it.
The game is really good and It has not a lot of adds.
We play both Dead Effect and Dead Effect 2 with absolute dedication, but a month ago. We had to uninstall the game because we can no longer get it to open up on our iPad Pro. One month later, we try to do the same thing and we still am unable to load the app without crashing upon opening it. The apps loading screen appears upside down and then crashes immediately afterwards. Please fix this issue.
First off let us say Bravo to the Developers of this fine game, we always make sure to download it with each new phone we get. Its a must play in our opinion if you are a fan of the FPS genre. And one thing that perplexes us is how this game isnt more popular and that it hasnt been updated in 4 years. How we wish it were being continually worked on or that there was a Dead Effect 3 in the making, although such things arent meant to be we suppose. Anyways, great game and we will continue to play it as long as the Devs allow us to. Thanks for a great gaming experience. Take care.
It would be amazing to see this game get a multiplayer mod/coop. And maybe more updates.
We grew up with dead effect series at the time we couldnt find another game we would spend endless hours on even today with our newer ios account this series is very great we hope whoever made this series see this and hope the make a dead effect 3 or reboot the series we would love to see to see dead effect be brung back for one last time in all its glory.
The problem is that when the cyber dogs come we can not understand the audio thing it is to hard please make it easier.
Surprised by the quality of the game in terms of gameplay, graphics/polish, as well as the story. We original only expected a main story mode, but theres a lot of different modes and missions u can play, not to mention side objectives. It can be played without spending any money, however sum sections do get tough. Use survival mode as soon as u unlock it as a hood and efficient way to grind money,gear, and levels. Solid game all around.
Our friend Cas had it , she asked if we wanted on steam co op. Should have listened to her. Cuz both versions (app or computer steam games version ) are great. For 3 gb , had more hours than advertised. Its Free in this version! Steam compy version was like 20-30$.So get it! Its play to win, not pay. But the only con, to mind, is that no cross platform for app to steam- means no co op that we know of so far. Also in the beginning it is very hard.But once you do side task, one may overcome bottle neck, once the guns or armor get upgrade or new replacements.Rpg elements to stats abilities and gear for farm or grind- to help if stuck in story mode. Side missions and modes help. At 4-5 days playing we already have 2 sets of legendary gear! Worth triple A quality. Console grapX.
The games is amazing love the graphics and love the detail put into this but we're not gonna lie buts the games pretty hard at the 5-7 lvl you have to kill all the soldiers and then kill The robot after that you have to fight a boss.
We never have done a review on ios but this game deserves it. Truly free and better than any game on a phone. We tend not to like FPS however with the lack of RPGs with choice based gameplay on mobile, this being no exception aside from level ups, this game changed our mind. For a phone , great game and thats no insult! Infact the best we have played so far. Thank you for opening our eyes to a new genre. FYI no ridiculous paywalls.
We literally finish the whole story even though at the part 3 mission it really hard but we eventually finished the game we really enjoyed it and we would love to see more story coming like after they went to planets and it continued to part 4 and add more people to the story and new places than just space ship like outside of space ship map and they meet more people in that planet etc.
We bought something to remove ads but it didnt remove ads.
We watched a video on this game and we noticed that he got a weapon after defeating the boss but when we defeated it, we got no weapons so pls add that so we can get weapons during our missions.
We think this series has great potential to be a big one we like the system we wish it was open world but it is still pretty great it seems to be one of the best FPS games on the App Store and the discription is honest the guns are. Amazing and you dont even need money to get everything in the game.
Im surprised that this game has literally like-… <1K reviews. This game is majestic for a mobile game; Decent graphics, the storyline can get you hooked on like a fish, and the gameplay is simple. This game is slightly buggy but its still playable. Its a very unique zombie shooter game because it doesnt just involve shooting up the undead, there are more diverse enemies to combat and its sci-fi and we dont get that a lot in the horror-action genre.
Can u play co-op in this game.
We are unable to make the purchase of crystals we purchased the new character u added but when we try to purchase the crystals it shows an error sign pls fix it ASAP or tell us how to fix it.
The game is not supported full screen in our iphone xs max we wanat to play this game but not like this would you fix it pleas.
Great game good story but it would also have. A good multiplayer.
To all new players if you need money farm the first level on Hell difficulty to get money and levels.
So Ive loved Dead Effect since the first game, we watched as the second was added but than got so confused when both games were removed from app store only to come back again. We lost all our progress and cannot restore the 20$ we spent on this game. We see the developer added updates to the game but Im severely disappointed that the developer didn't patch up the many holes in this game, maybe they are not aware so Ill list them. One of the maps in survival mode, Train station, has absolutely no barriers. We can easily fall off the map by walking on one of the boxes and we can climb on boxes just by moving around them (Can do this in several other maps as-well and sometimes get stuck), and when we do so the zombies disappear. We really think this should be fixed because its easy to cheat the game and harvest money without doing any work. Also Im confused as to why the crouch button is now gone, we used it in the past to aim better and sneak around during story mode. We know it is still there because we can fiddle with the size of the button in the control layout menu but during game it is never visible. Other than that we have recommendations; There should be more modes to make the game funner and to make it easier to get money, like if there was a mode where you could only use melee weapons or something challenging like that, thatd be fun. And just in general, there should be lots more to do so you can progress in story mode better. Thanks for reading, Ill have more to add in the future because we know this game has lots of potential but we have yet to cone up with more ideas.
Id like it more if weapons were a little cheaper, or if money was easier to get. Currently it would take about 66 missions to get enough money for a better weapon, considering that each mission gives around $363. Also, the controls mention a crouch button, but we can't get it to work. Other than that, great game. Graphics are good, aiming is exquisitely smooth, and the storyline is good.
The graphics are superb, the gameplay is logical and theres plenty of upgrades while remaining challenging and fun. If you liked SYSTEM SHOCK 2 this is a game you will enjoy a lot. Only annoyance Ive found is that the main character likes fiddling with the clip, but not reloading it (spurious reload idle animation) which then leaves you defenseless for a few seconds, which in this game can be pretty deadly.
We have all kinds of medkits but how do you use them on the iOS version of dead effect 2.
Great, perfect good best beauty, good qualityThere against a sense, conscience work.
We absolutely love this game it is one of the best FPS we have ever seen. But we wanted to know if you could add in something to make your game even better. A multiplayer pvp mode where you play against other players like in death match and in team death match.that would be the best.please consider our suggestion and thank you for this amazing game.
This game is unbelievable. Considering the fact that it was realised in 2015, the graphics are crazy, comparing even to a console or pc game. The gameplay is fun, especially in co-op. One of our favorite games. Cant wait for tau ceti unknown.
Ive played many, so called top rated fps games and we havent been impressed, but we rate this title up there with shadowgun legend and better than Dead Effect 2 because the story mode in that game is extremely short.
We really enjoyed the first Dead Effect and since Id recently upgraded from an iPhone 6 to an XS, that meant we finally had enough storage space to install the game so we went ahead and did. We looked up some videos of people playing to learn a few tips and tricks and one thing we noticed from watching old gameplay was that you dont earn nearly as many credits per mission anymore as you could before the game was deleted and this version took its place. You literally earn about 10% of what used to be possible. Plus the best weapons/armor cost crystals rather than credits but you wont get enough of those unless you pay for them with real money. We understand that the game is free and was made by a small group of developers so they need those micro transactions, but it feels like the game could be balanced a bit better for those of us who like to play to win, not pay. Mind you, Im more than willing to pay real money but would prefer to do it because we want to, not because we have to. Anyway, its still a great game and Id recommend it to anybody with the patience to grind their way through it.
Is the team player option still available? We know Im late to the party but the game is great and we were hoping for that function.
The weapons need to be more cheaper in to be way easier to unlock abilities.
Dont get us wrong this game is one of the best zombie shooters to ever exist on mobile. Our only problem is that this game is not full screen for IPhone X and up because theres 2 big black bars. Theres one big one of the left side and one big one on the right and that makes the screen feel small when Im playing. It would be great and really appreciated if the developers optimized the screen for iPhone X and up.
You know we like this game but you know what VR could be a hit with this game not even gonna lie like really we would pay like 30$ for this game if they made it VR.
The game is one of the best mobile games Ive playedmaybe ever. With that, the issue keeping us from giving 5 stars is with general mission Bioresearch Theta. With two remaining teleport anchors Im unable to get past the door to reach them, and before that we had to fire our beam at the zombies through the door before it allowed us to open. Somehow, that also destroyed the 2nd anchor. Is there a site we can go to? Is this an unfixable glitch? Any help would be appreciated.
We love the game and have played it on and off for close to a year. The graphics and sounds are amazing for a mobile game and the side quests really keep you going even after the well constructed campy. The only complaint we have is that its way too time consuming to get all the boss kills required for weapons training. Needing 30-50 Boss kills is way too much for how long it takes to actually get to a boss. Even with maxed out weapons it takes a minimum of 3 minutes before you can get to a boss and kill it. We suggest either lowering the boss kill requirements or providing a faster way to get them. Another addition that we believe would make the game more enjoyable would be an endless survival mode that becomes progressively harder.
This game is awesome for a mobile FPS, although we are wondering we are able to hook up a Bluetooth controller to our iPad (the steam controller) yet it doesnt seem to function in the game despite it able to control the iPad itself, is it possible to add support for it? For the touch layout it would be wonderful if all aspects of the ui could be moved around in order to accommodate tablet users such as ourselves) Also we have both the old app and the new one and want to transfer our old data to the new app. , we would also like to see cross device cloud syncing over Facebook or another service so we can play the game on one device and continue on another device (like an android device) One thing Ive noticed is that despite the game being on the highest graphic quality, the models and shadows still look like utter crap, Certain animations could be a bit less stiff, and by a personal preference the voice acting could use a do-over cause it seems so generic and flat-toned, and doesnt exactly fit the characters. The characters themselves could be a bit more expressive with the addition of idle animations or something.
It starts to grind on after the first few levels (player levels not missions.) you dont really earn enough credits or crystals to buy new weapons without an in-app purchase. Perhaps slightly increasing the amount earned a little would keep it from becoming a chore. Or maybe allow the selling of old weapons after you get your new weapons (uhh… Oops spoilers). Similar to how you replace the armor and implants.
The video in YouTube introduced the game to us the first time and Ive been attracted by this game at once. The control of game, the feeling of taking a gun and shooting the zombies is really good but we downloaded this game for actually a month! Dont know whether it is our iPads problem or the huge size of the game but it is really awful. We even deleted this game for MANY times wwwwww. Not good at English and write this the first time.
We were an avid player of Dead Effect and Dead Effect 2 on IOS. , until we tried transferring them onto our two year old iPad Air using the latest IOS operating system. We lost all of our progress and all of our in game purchases when we loaded Dead Effect 2 onto our new device. You cant play long with the miserly mission payouts compared to the absurd cost of upgrades , armor , implants and weapons , many requiring actual cash purchases . We change our review slightly because we found that there is a reward system for many of our achievements and accomplishments in the game. It would be nice if this was easier to access and made as common as visiting for upgrades , armor , and weapons . We can also see the list of achievements and previous progress we made through Game Center , we dont understand why previous upgrades in all required areas cant or wont be restored , still disappointing.
We bought both DLCs and Im still getting ads, even as the cyber mage.
We love this game! It is a great game when you are bored and super fun too boos fights are really cool and love the powers you can use too the story is great and good levels Love this game definitely recommend it.
You have to keep replaying scenes youve already played because theres no save option! We spent 20 minutes playing and then went to continue and had to start all over again! The game is great with that exception. We had to delete it for that reason. We only like playing games in bursts. How the developers could have left such a critical option out of the game is beyond us.
- Fantastic audio and graphics. 2. Monotonously tedious gameplay. 3. Minikin absolutely annoying. Right now, 1 is outweighing 2 and 3. Its what got you 3 stars. Depending on how 2 goes, that will decide whether it goes to 1 star and uninstall or not. For a small charge of $59.99 paid to our PayPal account, the stars go to 4 and we leave a shining review. For an additional $90.01, the stars go to 5 and we leave an exemplary review both here and on Facebook. Our fees are the same for all developers. Contact us via Google if youre interested in getting more customers.
The game is great and we had an amazing time in the beginning but as we leveled up the regular zombies became ways stronger than our weapons and we couldnt grind to get better guns. So we constantly died and eventually made no progress at all. Im sure there is a way to bypass this without spending money but we dont have the patience for it.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.1.1
- Size: 2,958.27 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Frequent/Intense Horror/Fear Themes, Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
- Developer: BrainVault Games, LLC
Last updated: 19th February 2019 | Genre: Action, Casual | Developer: BrainVault Games, LLC