Killing Floor Mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 Killing Floor 2.5 Review review

Zombie games are by no stretch of the imagination dwindling in numbers, and yet they are certainly not one of the most favored genres of mod's around, just trying typing zombie into the mod search, you will certainly get a lot of mods to choose from, so why Killing Floor you ask? KF is a Team based Co-op mod where you  must survive rounds of zombies attempting to kill you and your team, and it only gets harder as the game goes on. In between rounds you get a chance to restock on ammunition and health at the local crazy trader. The game continues to get harder until eventually your team is wiped out or you survive the entire game (That doesn't happen often!)

To survive these rounds many different game play tactics can be used. You can weld doors to keep certain zones zombie free or give your time to reload and heal, otherwise you are constantly on the move. Official maps will have your team slaughtering zombies after zombies in London, Scientific Laboratories, Deserted Manors and Offices. In total there are 8 different zombies and each offer something very different. The Clot's give you some meat to beat the sh!t out of and the Fleshpound gives you opportunity to run around the room like a little kid (Thanks for the great game lads =D).

Killing Floor 2.5 certainly satisfies anyone's need for some zombie killing action as well as a whole lot more. The anticipated 2.5 release had some real goodies, a veteran system, new story game type mode, new player models, new weapons and much improved maps with some really cool 'hidden' areas where you can pick up some extra money.The 2.5 patch also added some very nice graphical effects such as a overlay which can add extra atmosphere to certain areas in the map.

For a UT mod, there is often many servers online and chances are there's one running a map you have already installed. The learning curve in this game is almost non-existent, its one of those games that you will just pick up instantaneously. A few of the hot-keys may take a while to sink in but that's all.

There were a few parts of the mod that I felt were lacking in some ways. One such way is the spawning areas, you spawn right out away from any cover and directly next to were a bunch of zombies are going to spawn. If you are distracted for a few minutes during the first few minutes of the game, you are zombie food.

The community for Killing Floor is honestly quite amazing, the community isn't huge (consisting of maybe 10-20 dedicated members) but the large amount of community map packs and custom content is just fantastic. The atmosphere around the forums and playing online is great, no fan boys here. Sure the custom content isn't all top quality, but if your looking for more to add to KF2.5 then the KF Forums is the place to go!

Being Dead ain't all that fun!

Overall Killing Floor 2.5 is a truly great mod topped with a great community of players and modders. There are a few small bugs and one or two annoying areas in the maps but if you are a budding zombie lover with a dusty copy of UT2K4 on your shelf, its really worthwhile trying out this mod.

Pros:
- Brings something VERY different to UT2K4
- Challenging but not repetitive game style
- Superb for small LAN games (if you don't mind the shouting)
- Very easy to slip into the game
- Fab community and custom content

Cons:
- A few small bugs and balancing issues
- Large-ish download size
- No more updates or patches (officially)

Score:
8.5/10 - Almost perfect, great game play, great community, great mod!