Training Sessions

All right everyone let's face it, the Zombie Apocalypse has not happened yet. How do we train for something that catastrophic? We can't go outside with our rifles and start popping people in the heads. Well, we could but I don't advise it. Video games my fellow survivors. They provide intense situations that call for preparedness and fast reflexes. Here are a few that can be used as decent zombie training.

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
This is the only game that I know where you have to shoot the zombie in the head for it to go down. The limited amount of ammunition is realistic and the fact that you get to ride on the four horses of the Apocalypse, even though it pertains to nothing we are discussing, is still bad a$$.

The Left 4 Dead series
Just in case the zombies that eventually make themselves known are fast, running, and can explode in a pile of goo then we have ourselves the ultimate in zombie virtual training. Seriously though, teamwork is essential when the Zombie Apocalypse happens and in this series teamwork is how a person survives. Add in the realistic settings and the sense of utter hopelessness when a horde of the undead run around the corner heading your way make for an interesting and worthwhile training tool.

The Dead Rising series
These games take Left 4 Dead and make the game funny. Dressing up as a Lego man and incinerating the undead using a Mega Man Blaster is just breathtaking. The reason it makes the list is its use of everyday weapons that can be used. Lawn Mowers gain a whole new meaning.

Call of Duty Black Ops & World at War
These games are similar to the Left 4 Dead series only they don't involve special infected. Again the use of teamwork, limited ammo, and even the barricades are prime reasons one should play these games to prepare for the living dead.

Dead Island
I almost forgot about this game. Not surprising as I had to literally throw the game down in frustration. I love this game, but it is a pain in my butt. Take Left 4 Dead and mix it with Grand Theft Auto and you have a game that is pure brilliance. The creation of weapons, enhancing on already created ones, the durability factor, and the story gives players chills. Oh, I also love the main theme song. Anyone that says they beat this game without any help from others, I call shenanigans.

Resident Evil
I would never say that the last few RE games were bad, far from it, but stay away from RE 4 and 5 if you want a pure zombie hunting experience. The last two have nothing to do with the zombies that are under consideration. The others are a great tool when you consider limited inventory, ammo, and the occasional time when combining a red and a green plant to create something that heals you. I know it's weird that every home in Raccoon City would have these plants, but not weird when you watch the movies. I would never say that the last few RE games were bad, but the last few movies were. Ouch, it hurts just thinking about them.

Anyway, take care and if I've forgotten any that can be used as an extreme zombie annihilation tool, please feel free to comment. 

P.S.
Paul W.S. Anderson: You should be ashamed of what you've done to the Resident Evil games.

Early Onset Zombies

So, I ask you all out there in the internet world: What is the logical explanation for this picture? A zombie outbreak happened and a last ditch attempt was made to board up the house. OR it is a picture taken of Flint, Michigan?

Well, unfortunately for both myself and for the inhabitants of this house there hasn't been an undead outbreak. It's just a typical house one would find in Flint, Michigan.

I don't wish to give the impression that every house in Flint, Michigan advertises Human Sacrifices. The picture speaks for itself on that account. Anyway there is some good values to learn from this picture. Take for instance the boarded up windows and door. This is an excellent way to prevent zombies, and robbers, from bursting into your living room.

Plus it also speaks to the darker side of zombie survivors. The sign, graffiti hopefully, in a zombified world would offer ominous tidings to anyone that tries to enter. One reason for the sign would be that it is used to scare off potential living robbers.

The second reason would be that the inhabitants inside have zombified relatives and they believe that there is some cure. Anyone stupid enough to enter would become the main course to uncle undead Fred.

Finally, the third reason is that the inhabitants inside need living people to distract the zombies outside the house in order for the occupants to escape. The only way this blogger knows how to distract a zombie is to provide them with a meal.

Well, hopefully this has been an informative post not just for survivors of the zombie apocalypse, but for those living in Flint, Michigan. Don't enter houses with signs on them advertising a Miami Special.

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Weaponized Wednesdays

Welcome back all you Zombie Hunters to Weaponized Wednesdays! This edition I will glorify the use of the .44 Magnum. Some may think that this isn't an actual weapon, but it is an essential part of one. Without the appropriate ammunition, we would be lunch for the zombie hordes outside our doors.
When compared to the 9mm, the .44 is more effective against zombies. Here are the advantages of the 9mm:
1. They are cheap compared to the .44
2. They can stop human attackers effectively.
3. They are common throughout the gun world.
4. The cartridge size of most guns using 9mm are larger.

These are all great reasons for using the 9mm in normal times. This cannot be said for the Zombie Apocalypse. The .44 magnum is my personal choice for many reasons:
1. Dirty Harry used a .44 Smith & Wesson. Shouldn't that be enough? No, oh well.
2. I have a feeling that one shot of .44 to a zombie's head will pretty much clean it out while the 9mm might miss the essential part of the brain that needs destroyed. Maybe that's why 9mm pistols need more than 6 shots.
3. In the words of Peter Griffin: "C'Mon"

This is just my personal choice of ammunition and not by any means a scientific research involving double blind surveys. If someone tries to blind fold a zombie, you better have a .44 around. Join us next time for another wonderful Weaponized Wednesday!

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