Looking for a way to celebrate Halloween in style? Join us for our Zombie Game Tournament, taking place during the week leading up to Halloween, and earn Amazon gift cards! Sign up now.
See details below.
About the tournament:
In recognition of Halloween, this tournament will consist of 5 zombie-themed games from several consoles. It will be a silent tournament, taking place over the course of an entire week rather than all at once. There will be four winners, which will receive gift cards to Amazon. 1st place will receive a $40 card, 2nd place will receive a $30, 3rd place will receive a $20 card, and 4th place will receive a $10 card.
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Registration will begin immediately and continue throughout the tournament, and the tournament will be limited to the first 50 people who sign up. Participation is limited to those affiliated with the university, and excludes tournament officials. To register, you must provide a valid Umich ID, name, uniqname and email, and you may sign up in person at the archive desk, via email at video.games@umich.edu , or by phone at 763-6533. All requested information must be provided in order to sign up.
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The week of the actual tournament will be October 24-29th. Participants may compete during the hours that the archive is open.
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During the week of the tournament, participants will be allowed to play practice runs before they must make a real run. The real run must be declared beforehand and observed by a tournament official. After the first official run, they may also elect to do a second run. If they choose this option, the score from the second run will be the official score, regardless of whether it is higher or lower than the first. Note: the decisions of the tournament officials are final.
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The top 10 scorers of each of the 5 games will get points that accumulate for their final score, which will determine the winners. Points are awarded for each round as follows:
1st place
10 points
2nd place
9 points
3rd place
8 points
4th place
7 points
5th place
6 points
6th place
5 points
7th place
4 points
8th place
3 points
9th place
2 points
10th place
1 point
· There will be a 6th game set aside for tie-breakers, which will be a sudden death match. The competitor left standing will win the tournament. Competitors may compete for any of the tournament games during any of the days of the tournament week. If any of the competitors do not complete all 5 games by 5pm at the end of the week on Saturday, October 29, they will be disqualified from the tournament.
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During the week of the tournament the archive will be open to everyone as usual, but stations with tournament-related consoles must be forfeited immediately in favor of those who wish to compete.
Games (subject to change as needed):
1. Rock of the Dead (Xbox 360)
a. Equipment
i. Xbox 360, guitar controller
ii. Available on Station 1
b. Instructions
i. Press start > Story > 2nd Chapter > Normal Difficulty
c. Controls
i. Press buttons and strum as per Rock Band
ii. Blast: Hold Green+Red+Yellow+Blue and strum
iii. Shield: Tilt guitar or press Back
d. General Rules:
i. No points given on Game Over, so try not to die!
ii. 2nd chapter only
e. Tips
i. No rhythm is needed except against larger creatures, so just go through the notes as quickly as possible
2. House of the Dead Overkill (Wii)
a. Equipment
i. Wii, Wii remote, Pistol peripheral
ii. Available on Station 6
b. Instructions
i. Select Profile: AAEL > Story mode > Fetid Waters Chapter
ii. Choose default AMS Magnum as weapon > Hit Player 1 Play
c. Controls
i. Menu selection with A button, shoot with pistol trigger (B button)
d. General Rules
i. Reports score at end of level or upon death
ii. If you die, DON’T continue – final score is reported from death screen
3. Burn Zombie Burn (PS3 Download)
a. Equipment
i. PS3, PSN access, controller
ii. Available on Station 1
b. Instructions
i. Press Start > Single Player > Arcade Mode
ii. Level=Graveyard, Mode=Free Play, Difficulty=Normal (Ranked)
c. Controls
i. X=Fire, Triangle=TNT, Square=kick (TNT, exploding zombie heads, etc.)
ii. L1=hold down to auto-target, R2=hold down to strafe
iii. R1=fire main weapon, R2=hold down to use fire weapon (flamethrower, etc.)
d. General Rules
i. Read more here: http://faqs.ign.com/articles/108/1081706p1.html
ii. Get the highest score you can before game over or 10 minutes passes
e. Tips
i. Set zombies on fire to gain multipliers, and use main weapon to kill zombies and rack up points.
ii. Letting zombies gather into a horde and then taking them out all at once will get you more points than by taking them out individually.
iii. Best way to gain points: gather TNT & upgrade it, raise fire multiplier to x30-45, blow up fiery zombie horde.
4. Typing of the Dead (Dreamcast)
a. Equipment
i. Dreamcast, keyboard
ii. Available on Station 9
b. Instructions
i. Arcade mode > Story mode > Chapter 3
ii. When you play through Chapter 3, report score and continue on to Chapter 4
c. Controls
i. Use keyboard to type out words as they appear on screen to kill zombies
d. General Rules
i. Each chapter will give you a score when you reach the end of it
ii. Add scores from chapters 3 and 4 to get your final tournament score
e. Tips
i. Final score is based on typing accuracy, speed, and completing missions
5. Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)
a. Equipment
i. Super Nintendo, controller
ii. Available on Station 17
b. Instructions
i. Play the game for 10 minutes or until Game Over, and report final score
ii. Scores accumulate over levels, so don’t report each level’s score
c. Controls
i. + Pad: Movement, Y button: Fire weapon, X button: Use special item
ii. B Button: Switch weapon, A button: Switch special items/Check key inventory
iii. L & R buttons: Toggle victim radar on/off
d. General Rules
i. Get highest score you can by racking up points and going through levels
ii. At end of 10 minutes, pause game and report final score
6. Ghosts and Goblins (NES) - Tie-breaker Game
a. Equipment
i. Nintendo, controller
ii. Available on Stations 14 & 16
b. Instructions
i. Start game normally
ii. You automatically start with 2 hits per life, and 3 lives
c. Controls
i. A button: Jump, B button: Attack, + pad: Movement
d. General Rules
i. Sudden death match: whoever can accumulate the most points before dying