"Trapped Dead: Lockdown still has some issues to deal with like the unresponsive controls and buggy AI. The multiplayer feature would have been a saving factor if not for the hard to reach servers. Still is a good zombie game."

Read the full review here: http://sirusgaming.info/trapped-dead-lockdown-review/

*Just to add to it, this is ofcourse my personal view of the game, it's in no way an official statement, nor a fact, your experience with the game can still vary, take that in mind :-)*

I was able to test this game before it even got released and I tested both singleplayer and multiplayer aspects of it. The multiplayer review can be seen on the video and it also covers visual and functional part of the game, it can be found at the bottom of this review :-)

Now, I haven’t played the first Trapped Dead, so I can’t really compare, altough I have looked at the reviews both on Steam and by external sites and authors. It did not received very good scores, mainly due to being buggy beyond an acceptable point, and generaly awful gameplay. I was curious if anything of the above has gotten better with the sequel.

Now I will say this right from the start, it might be better than the first, but it still seriously lacks. The first one was apparently very buggy, and this trend mildly continues, the bugs were random, but there were many. In singleplayer I had some weird issues with my inventory (items that I had before, dissappearing on death and returning to checkpoint), and in multiplayer we experienced horrible missplacement issues, crashing, invisible zombies and as you could have seen in the video, I get stuck in a warehouse unable to progress at one point. This forced us to play this for the second time and switch hosts.

The game did receive a big update after we played it for the multiplayer review and I went in to see if stuff got fixed or what was that update about — I have no clue, since the item problems still happen for me, and I had one game crash happen.

Visually it’s “alright”. There are definitely prettier games, but to what it is (isometric “3D” rpg game) I have to say that it’s absolutely enough and the game doesn’t do bad with this,.

The UI on the other hand is something absolutely horrible and I hate it. It’s clunky, the game doesn’t pause when you go into inventory/etc. And the whole thing is just really hard to figure out and use, since there’s buttons that totally don’t look like buttons (skill points) and the game is using “apply” in several parts of the UI which makes me totally forget to push it every time, since I’d not expect a feature like that.

Speaking of skill points and such, this game is supposed to have RPG features, and I can’t really say I’d be enjoying them. Character progression felt boring, nothing new or innovative, due to the UI complications it’s really hard to give attention to it anyway and the overall game just felt more like an action adventure zombie slasher whith annoying rpg features.

Story by it self is like a B-rated movie and you shouldn’t expect a plot worth your brain cells,. Literally, if you’re going to play this game, just expect nothing, turn your brain off, and go hack&slash some zombies. On the other hand if you do enjoy B-Rated movies, it might appeal to you a lot.

The good part of the story is the voice acting, which is funny and adds a little humour to the game, altough sometimes I feel like the characters are talking for way too long, thankfully you can skip it. Soundtrack on the other hand is absolutely generic, can’t recall any track to be stuck in my head and I believe it’s 85% just ambience noise.

I was starting to be annoyed roughly two hours into the game, level design felt like it’s intentionally slowing me down, bugs, no great story, just killing zombies all the time, with weapons that go down with durability faster than you blink and a skill system so weird that you’ll end up using bare fists just to not have to go into the inventory all the time. I saw about 3-4 boss fights and.. the store page claims “Diverse enemies and boss..”. That is so not true, the 4 bosses I encountered looked almost the same and acted roughly the same. That is just killing the game as well, and only adding to the annoying repetitiveness, not even talking about the repeating quests and game mechanics (“place explosive here”).

I did had some laughs when playing it with my buddy Brandon Dayton, and I think the main selling point of this game is definitely the co-op multiplayer (so the developer better fix the issues lol) and playing this in singleplayer is just plain not worth it.

For me this game has almost no replayability, and I will probably not be coming back to it, only if things get better (fixing the god damn UI & bugs would be enough for me to clench my teeth). It would make a good game for an iPad, as I recall having some similar games installed on it, so I could play it in the subway.

If you’re a fan of the first one (despite all the bad about it) you’ll probably get this regardless of my review, and that’s ok, after all its just my point of view, but I feel like it doesn’t introduce much new to the series (based on my research), apart from not being tactical but a hack&slash. And with this price tag, I just have to say to everyone else.. don’t buy it. Just don’t. Wait for a sale, or a bundle to include it if you want it, because you’ll regret spending 20 bucks.

*According to an official, this game has nothing to do with the first Trapped Dead, only the name...*

Pros
(+) Cool voice acting
(+) Zombies (seriously, this is enough for most people)
(+) Co-op campaign for up to 4 players
(+) Multi-platform (OS equality ftw), also XBOX ONE and PS4

Cons
(-) BUGS, sometimes game-breaking bugs, this really shouldn’t be happening..
(-) B-Movie story with typical zombie clichés
(-) Multiplayer issues, missplacement, latency, etc.
(-) Generic RPG features, that more annoy than excite
(-) Level design is gonna make you go zig-zag all the time, ehh
(-) Whole game feels very REPETITIVE
(-) HORRIBLE UI DESIGN
(-) PRICE

MULTIPLAYER REVIEW

https://youtu.be/iFZTwBDR4SE

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— Playintosh

Glitchy, undercooked, overpriced mess.

Pros: nice atmosphere & above average voice acting. Decent Art direction.

Cons: Lame AI Pathfinding. Weak unresponsive controls. NPCs will regularly glitch out, stand totally still & make quests impossible to finish. Exiting & restarting the game doesn't always fix that problem. Bad level design. The Mini map is worthless. You'll wander around lost while an Infection clock ticks down. The Escort missions are a nightmare.

All in all, I love Diablo & I'm not yet sick of Zombies. However, shoddy game design prevents this game from reaching its potential.

TD:L is a very fun arpg/hack'n slash. If you like diablo, torchlight, van helsing, etc... you should like this game, as the actual gameplay is very similar to those games. The story revolves around zombies! Tons of loot, can equip different armors and weapons which changes your appearance, level progression is more old school, (you not only have a skill tree but also level up stats), multiple characters to play as, multiple difficulties, and, although nothing mind blowing, a cool story.

I applaud the devs for including gamepad support in an iso arpg, which used to be rare for these games to have on pc, so thank you for helping make a m/k arpg a thing of the past.

I also really dig the voice acting, it is very good for a budget title. The graphics are what I expected from a game I paid less than $20 for.

If you like iso arpgs you cannot go wrong with Trapped Dead: Lockdown. I highly recommend people that like the genre to buy this game...NOW! Its a steal at its current price. Just don't go in thinking a budget title is going to be diablo 4.

loving it, good hack and slash rpg type of game. 7 hours straight to finish the game on normal

love achievements even though its repetetive but thats achievement ♥♥♥♥♥s xD

if you wanna kill some time i recommend

Trapped Dead was a game that didn’t receive much acclaim from either gamers or critics. The gameplay was monotonous, the UI clunky, the enemy AI seemed to have trouble pathfinding toward the player, and bugs/crashes were rampant. While the RPG-style leveling, skills, and gear kept hardcore fans of the genre engaged, many people weren’t satisfied with the amount of entertainment offered. There are plenty of games that performed the same functions a lot better. When a second installment was announced, the collective reaction was mostly one of surprise. How could this game possibly merit a second release? Was a lesson taken from poor reception of the original? They did give the sequel to a different developer, so all hope is not lost. Let’s find out as we take a deeper look at Trapped Dead: Lockdown.

The graphics and music do work rather well, and are a notable improvement over the last game. I enjoy that the various equipment you find shows up on characters, and that the various character classes are only able to equip certain types of equipment. The skill trees are different between the classes and so the replayability is actually pretty decent. Unfortunately, most characters will follow the same quest line, which mostly consists of the usual go-here or fetch-this. It isn’t really conducive to any sort of lasting engagement and even with your screen spattered with gore, you may find yourself pretty disengaged. The combat is extremely straight-forward and doesn’t really offer anything different than the previous installment. Hopping online and bashing zombies with your buddy is a good time, but could be made a lot more enjoyable if combat and questing was made more engaging.

The levels stay varied, which is appreciated. Going from a prison to a swamp to the sewers does make you want to continue and see what’s next. This want is complicated by the clunky UI, which you will need to navigate to find explosives needed to get past certain obstacles. Pressing escape and clicking in equipment/skills simply isn’t sufficient. Implementing a hotkey would go a long way in making this game feel more playable. Bugs and crashes aren’t as prominent as they were in the last game, but they are still there. My recording session was ground to a halt when my friend and I discovered that a certain set of explosives needed to progress deeper into the sewer wasn’t anywhere to be found in our bags. There were latency issues during multiplayer, which is one of the main selling points of this game. If things aren’t cleaned up considerably, I predict this game falling into obscurity like the previous one.

Did Trapped Dead deserve a sequel? Maybe. But to me this feels more like something that should have been free DLC. The core mechanics of the game are average at best and have not changed significantly since the last installment. The skills are difficult to assign and makes the skill tree feel a bit arbitrary. The story is engaging, but only because it makes you feel like you are living out a zombie B-movie. Enemy AI seems to be slightly improved, along with less bugs and crashes, but it still isn’t up to par for a game being released in 2015. If you enjoy action-adventure games and/or beat-em-ups you should give this game a shot, but overall I found the experience to be average at best and frustrating at worst. Trapped Dead Lockdown certainly doesn’t live up to the hopes of fans of the original, and people being newly introduced to the series will probably find it far too generic. A nice attempt, but better luck next time.

Gameplay:

Controls- 3/10
Fun Factor- 7/10
Difficulty- 5/10
Replayability- 4/10
Innovation- 3/10

Aesthetic:

Graphics- 6/10
Music- 5/10
Sound FX- 7/10
Story/Lore- 6/10
Level Design- 5/10

Final Score: 51/100 for graphics, voice-acting, and fun factor.
Summary: Zombie RPG beat-em-up, complete with currency, loot, and skill system.

Full text/photo review: http://www.indiegamebundles.com/review-trapped-dead-lockdown/
Full review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEOo5B-diqs

A pretty nice hack and slash game :) And i enjoy me some good Zombie slaying!
But its a faily relaxing zombie killing RPG game this one, so far atleast in single player, so if you enjoy a bit of zombie killing you should go ahead and get this game.
And here is some gameplay from the start of the singleplayer
https://youtu.be/8Z7U0dWwnWY

Cool hack-n-slash game in a zombie apocalyptic setting.
Fun and very easy to get into.
Love the playable characters.

Great zombie slasher game, even better than what I was expecting.
The story is simple and direct, but I guess that's the point (class b horror movie vibe).
Cars are awesome, period.

For a zombie theme lover like myself its quite fun!
Bloody, twisted and ... oh wait... more blood :D
Dialogs have that oldschool touch to it with nasty humour which makes the eery atmosphere less heavy.
Highly recommend to people like me who love the trashy feels of a Horror B flick.

First Impressions:

A fairly typical action RPG that features five different classes, items with durability that need repaired via cash, quests, and etc. I'm all for zombie action RPGs, though the voice acting can be a bit much/out there at times. I also don't like the inventory system, requiring you to click on a slot and then choose from the available items (similar to Diablo III for the Xbox 360). I really haven't seen anything yet that revolutionizes the genre, but it's not bad for what it is. Not great, but not bad either. Things tend to get repetitive, based on what I've played thus far. I personally would wait for a sale (or buy the 4 pack if you have friends as it is a buy 2 get 2 kinda deal). While some might enjoy this title, I'm going to give it a no-go until I see a price drop or at least something in-game that I haven't already seen before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTuGdE6Lojg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jWen4t2s70

Hack n' Slash game with zombies and badass characters (still trying to decide which one of them is more badass).
Environment is great and everything plays really nicely from the start.
Overall great game, has my recommendation.

TL:DR version:

GO READ. I'll not cut my opinions short because of you lazy asses.

REVIEW:

It's been pretty hard for me to decide how to grade Trapped Dead: Lockdown. By today's gaming standards, game would certainly be thumbs down title. But then again, screw the standards and let's see if I had some fun. Judging by that thumps pointing up, I guess I did.

Maybe, just maybe you'll remember Trapped Dead, isometric tactical Commandos-went-George Romero game that was really interesting, but had a plaguing problems concerning bugs and bad camera positioning. I really wanted to play that game, but every single time when I've launched it, I went berserk over camera and getting stuck in the rooms whil trying to sneak my way around numerous zombies.

Trapped Down: Lockdown isn't really a sequel per se, but another chapter in Trapped Dead universe. Here we have action hack-n-slash RPG that doesn't really ask of you to be subtle nor gentle... minutes after you're in game, it goes Evil Dead / Braindead on you.

You can choose between several classes which don't really differ way too much, but they let you play with their specific weapons and items and define your gameplay style that way. My favourite - butcher. Think Barbarian.

Story is horrendous (in a perfect way), missions are linear and if you're an achievement hunter you're gonna have some nice time searching all over the game areas for that one zombie you need to kill to unlock that shiny medal...

I do recommend this game, but it's a must for me to be specific about to whom I recommend it to. This is a game for everyone ready to dwelve into late 90's/early 00's hack'n'slash madness, not too sensitive or demanding concerning the richness of gameplay/storytelling.

If Trapped Down: Lockdown was released back in that period, it would be hidden and obscure classic (read: something that generation of gamers that are now nearing their 30s played in their high school days and loved it immensely, although they don't know why) - it has every single element of it. Atmosphere is great. Hacking is overwhelming. You get to upgrade your character, pick those sweet fruits of skill tree and create one unstoppable killing machine.

Characters you're about to meet are legendary bad (think car salesman Republican that minutes after finding out his daughter died sends you out to get him some appliances so he can make more money. Or a crazy floating witch. Or mad scientists. Or... oh my, there's bunch of them and you'll love to laugh your way through this game).

Locations look fairly similar to those from the first Trapped Dead game and if you've played it, you'll feel like gone back home. Bosses are weak points of the game since they're nothing more than upgraded versions of regular zombies, but they shine smokey-blue and you can't deny the satisfaction of murdering them in cold blood.

Trapped Dead: Lockdown also offers multiplayer co-op game, but I highly doubt you'll need to play this one with your friends - you'll have five classes to work out with in case you really decide to play again after you beat the game with one of your characters. Linear nature of game missions (go down the street, kill everything that moves, talk to NPC, do his bidding, kill everyone, continue after NPC said mission is complete...) doesn't really help with game replayability.

Let's be honest, Trapped Dead: Lockdown looks cheap and feels cheap (those unbelievable 'bloody' fonts are hurting my eyes and are bad design decision). It is also retro enough to remind you of playing silly games like Blood or Flesh Feast (please, can anyone remember Flesh Feast or am I the only one brought up on this horrendous craziness). It's basically one of those weekend games - you get 'em on No-Clue-What-To-Play Saturday and you're done with 'em on Evening-Before-School-or-Work Sunday. But those hours playing, if you're not too demanding can be pretty fun.

Pretty cool game.
If you like Diablo games, you will like this one.
Plays like a Hack n'Slash but in the middle of a zombie apocalypse with a storyline.
The combat is quite cool, and there's plenty of weapons available, from axes to pistols or shotguns.

A Competent top down zombie shooter, thats miles better than the first game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Atg4vSzJY

A small American town is overrun by the living dead! You manage to enter the town just before the military locks it down and now you must slice and shoot your way through thousands of zombies in order complete your mission in this action-packed Hack & Slash RPG.

In Trapped Dead: Lockdown, you fight your way through an interactive horror story as one of five different characters: The marine, the butcher, the assassin, the marshal and the exorcist. Every class comes with their own custom storyline, as well as individual strengths and abilities – the assassin is an expert in firearms, the butcher slaughters his enemies in melee combat and the exorcist fries zombies with his spiritual abilities. Each of the characters features his own individual skill tree, where you can unlock new defensive abilities and attacking moves to aid you in combat.

Wow....this was pretty bad.
Right from the start , you are pissed off and assaulted with poor UI/UX choices e.g. by way of being randomly buffeted with "Help dialogs" that halt the game and spawn in different areas of the screen, with no keyboard shortcut for closing them, requiring that you click on a small 'X' to do so.

Pity, this game had some potential and would have been a nice diablo-esque in a modern setting.
A work of amateurs no doubt. And uninspired developers maybe.

No custom controls fro driving car, unplayable.

Blood curdling fear dripping work of rotting terror. A DIABLO, VAN HELSING style hack and slash action rpg in a modern setting with grim ambience of BLOOD and the first POSTAL where death is everywhere.

You can choose between several characters who each are really well voice acted. You will be able to level up attributes and skills personalizing your character by putting level up points in these areas. Characters are varied with some being able to use guns while others like the Priest relying on melee and spiritual powers to destroy flesh feasting fiends unleashed upon the world.

Music sets the tone perfectly with its dark all enveloping quality as if the world had been transformed into a unending morgue of sorrow and sanity destroying horror.

Graphics are gorey and surreal in their unescapable nightmare visuals. Environments look very nice with a comfortable amount of interaction. Your characters are displayed well though you cant zoom in and out. There is a great rag doll inventory system where you can equip weapons and armor which will change the physical appearance of your character ingame.

Gameplay has just the right amount of balanced movement and weapons fire where actions take the proper amount of time to do without being too fast or too slow unlike the first game in the series where the combat and movement felt very frustrating and clumsy. Your character can heal up by consuming food and things like holy water. There are also edible items which will give you temporary boost benefits to your skills.

TRAPPED DEAD: LOCKDOWN buy it! Play it! Save your eternal soul before its toooo lateeeee!