2. The Last of Us
Released this past summer, Naughty Dog's The Last of Us may just be the last truly great release of this generation of gaming. And arguably it is one of the best overall games ever made, as well. Like The Walking Dead, The Last of Us sees a vision of a world taken over by a zombie plague come to life, and illustrates not only the horror of the apocalypse but the fall of man in its wake. Taking control of a hardened smuggler named Joel, in The Last of Us you are forced to traverse an America that has fallen apart in order to guide a young girl named Ellie to a destination I don't even want to remotely ruin in this summary. Along the way, you're forced to survive an onslaught of the infected - the name of choice for the game's legion of undead- as well as other human survivors (who are willing to do anything to stay alive, by the way). From a mechanics standpoint, The Last of Us is an intuitive triumph, but what really makes this game a step above the rest is its immersive nature. To play this game is to dive into it, and by the end there's no way you will not be attached to its characters or the choices they are forced to make along the way. Yes, it offers graphic zombie action, and, yes, it provides a fun challenge. But the true beauty of The Last of Us is its cinematic quality, and its tense and often heartbreaking tone. Harking to influences as diverse as Lone Wolf and Cub, Children of Men, The Road and - of course - The Walking Dead, The Last of Us is a beautifully sad story cast across a broken world steeped in moral ambiguity. And it also happens to be a total blast to play. But - surprisingly - it still is not the best zombie game of all-time. No, that honor actually goes to a game that most of you out there probably didn't even play, called...