Combat is tense and varied, with a broad set of interesting, unpredictable interactions. Exploration and online multiplayer are seamless.
Respawning enemies, fetch quests, backtracking, and mission structure make Dead Island feel tedious at times. Roleplaying elements are tacked on and don't play to the game's strengths
No matter how many levels or resources you hoard you never truly feel safe while playing Dead Island and I think that can be its ultimate compliment. At any moment a body you overlooked in the corner has a chance to suddenly come to life and attempt to e...
Abstract: TOOLS YOU CAN USE advertisementThe highly-anticipated release of the newest zombie game had a lot of people on the fence. In a world where zombie games have been the genesis of the RPG movement, they now clutter the playing field. Dead Island, I’m happ...
Abstract: Looking beyond that, Dead Island is still a fun play. Dead Island strands you on a “small” vacation island off the coast of Papua New Guinea during the midst of a zombie outbreak. Though labeled “small”, the island is actually quite large, featuring...
Multiplayer combat isn’t as smooth as single player, Sparse story, Too many fetch quests,
Dead Island serves up some choice zombie-thrashing thrills in a gorgeous environment, but a weak story, tedious fetch quests, pacing issues, and some multiplayer issues keep it from greatness. ...
Abstract: This cinematic trailer was the first glimpse most people had of Techland’s new first-person zombie beat-‘em-up, which takes place on a tropical resort in the heart of Papua New Guinea, just north of Australia. It’s beautiful and heart-wrenching, but in...
If you like zombies, RPG’s, FPS’s, Borderlands, or if you have warm blood flowing through your vein and are not a zombie, then you will love this game. The environments are beautiful, the gameplay is fun, and the amount of play time that you get for yo...
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Published: 2011-09-11, Author: Tom , review by: gamespy.com
Zombies that demand respect, an evocative open world that invites exploration, a combat system that requires thought
A game this good deserves a decent story and characters, buggier than a decomposing zombies stomach cavity
There's definitely a wide spread of opinions about this game, but anything that involves zombie decapitation is a good game in my books. What score would you give Dead Island...
Abstract: Sometimes, the best gaming experiences come from titles that you either didn't expect to be good, or simply didn't even know existed until a few months before release. Heading up into Dead Island's release, this is what many of us were hoping for: a...
