Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
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| Developer(s) | Rockstar San Diego |
| Publisher(s) | Rockstar Games |
| Distributor(s) | Take-Two Interactive |
| Series | Red Dead |
| Engine | RAGE |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Metacritic | 87/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
| IGN | 10/10 |
| OXM (UK) | 9/10 |
| The Guardian |   |
Undead Nightmare is an expansion pack to the 2010 video game Red Dead Redemption. As a standalone episode, it adds a zombie horror-themed single-player campaign, two multiplayer modes, and spooky cosmetic additions to the environments and characters of the open world Western action-adventure game. The alternate timeline story follows the returning protagonist and former outlaw John Marston as he seeks to find the cause and cure for a zombie plague that has infected his wife and son. Marston liberates towns overrun by the undead and assists other non-playable characters with quests along the way.
Rockstar, the game's developer, had a long-standing interest in creating a zombie game. They found the Red Dead Redemption universe and its American countryside to fit the cinematic heritage of the horror film genre. Rockstar wanted their additional content to function outside rather than within the base game's story but draw on its characters and atmosphere. The company released Undead Nightmare as downloadable content for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms on October 26, 2010, and as a standalone retail disc bundle with other downloadable content packs in late November.
Undead Nightmare received generally favorable reviews at its release. It was praised as a model for downloadable content and named among the best of the year, with top awards from the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards and Shacknews in this category. Critics praised Rockstar's production and handling of the hackneyed zombie video game motif, and noted its lightheartedness compared to the main game. Some reviewers struggled with the game's character movement controls and found the combat unvaried. The expansion sold two million copies at retail and is recalled as among the best downloadable content packs on record. Through backward compatibility, the Xbox One supports Undead Nightmare.
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