The World of Warcraft, first released in 2004, is an early example of a video game in which an individual zombie-like creature could be chosen as a player character (a previous game in the same series, Warcraft III, allowed a player control over an undead army).
The World of Warcraft, launched in 2004, is an early instance of a video game where a single zombie-like entity could be selected as a player character (a preceding game in the series, Warcraft III, permitted control over an army of undead).