Executive Summary

Executive Summary


Concept

“Outbreak at the Peelers” is a first person shooter where the player has to kill the oncoming zombie forces before the time runs out. The story mode is intended to be chapter one of a series; the main focus of this game is the survival mode where players face endless waves of zombies and accumulate points to spend on upgrades, weaponry, or better defenses. Looting mode will also be available for multiplayer which allows players to steal from each other.


Art Style

The art style is to be Realistic with thin lines and dark colors to give the characters more contrast and difference between the zombies being dark and blue in tone; while the survivors are bright and bold green. The landscape should provide a palette to give the Survivors dominance in the post apocalyptic world as well as allowing the zombies to be harder to see and stealthier.


Game Description


Setting

The small town of Kubrick plays host to the survivors’ last stand. Kubrick’s is a beach based community that relies on rich tourists to spend money on mature themed entertainment such as alcohol, strippers, and gambling for their economic progression. The town can be compared to a secluded Vegas.


Survival Mode

Survival mode starts with letting the player choose which strip club or “Peeler Joint” they want to barricade and defend; three different clubs will be available. Each club will vary with disadvantages and advantages. The immediate surrounding streets determine the speed and direction the zombies come from. Only six survivors can occupy a club while the hordes come, with the exception of “Blood Beach” which allows eight players to inhabit. The club will belong to one of the survivors and will be loaded from their account. The players will have 1 minute to prepare before the zombies flood the streets; the owner of the house will be able to press a “Quick Start” button to start the match early or to combine up to 3 waves together to challenge the players more and speed things up. The players will then have to wait till all the zombies are dead before they will be able to send a new wave if they just started three waves simultaneously. This mode’s length is determined on the Time, Number of Waves, or the Number of Survivor lives; all are chosen by the host when the server is made


Loot Mode

The maps are reflected and flipped to make 4 Rival clubs that players have barricaded. The game then spawns zombies at the same rate as Survival Mode, however each team is able to run to the other rival clubs and either steal or destroy supplies, ammo, and points. This mode’s length is determined on the Time, Number of Waves, or the Number of Survivor lives; all are chosen by the host when the server is made


Story Mode

Story mode begins with the player located in the parking lot of the strip club level “Death in Downtown” with all nearby roads filled with the oncoming zombies. The player then fights their way into the club’s basement and slowly clears the building of zombies and checks for survivors. Once clear the player moves to the next strip club level “The Farm” near the outer town limits. The zombies hide through out the corn fields and disappear in dense forests and ravines; once cleared the player moves to “Blood Beach”. The club is located on a floating dock that is only accessible by a narrow bridge, however the zombies get pulled around by the under toe until they reach the dock and climb abort. Clearing the level allows the player to choose to contact and wait for a helicopter or lift up the anchors and float away. Either way starts a final showdown as zombies spawn continuously until the mission is accomplished. This mode’s length is determined by the players’ ability to complete the level, it will take as long as they want.

Marketing

Target Audience


Outbreak at the Peelers will appeal to male gamers 16 – 25 that typically play FPS titles. In particular, fans of Sci-Fi themed games, movies, books, or anything with zombies will be immediately attracted to Outbreak at the Peelers setting and theme.
Target Rating

Outbreak at the Peelers will have an ESRB rating of M (Mature) for ESRB Content Descriptor of Violence and Mature Themes, suitable for ages 17 or older.
Available Platforms – 1.5
Zombie Warfare will be released first on the PC and X-box 360.

PC System Requirements
The game will require the following system requirements to run on minimum settings.
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista
• Pentium® III 1Ghz or greater
• 2 GB RAM
• OpenGL 1.5 complaint video card with 64MB of texture memory
• 1100 MB Hard Drive Space
• An active internet connection
The following are recommended system specifications.
• Windows Vista
• Pentium® 4 2Ghz or greater
• 2 GB RAM
• OpenGL 2.0 complaint video card with 128MB of texture memory or greater.
• 1500 MB Hard Drive Space
• A high speed internet connection