Dead Island combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customisation of a vast array of weapons. All of these gameplay features are presented in a dark story inspired by classic zombie movies with a gritty and engrossing campaign that can be played with up to four players in co-op mode.
GenreFirst-Person Shooters
Platforms xbox360
DEVELOPER Techland | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Dead Island Reviews xbox360
teamxbox.com review
The comparison has been made many times before, and will continue to be made as well, but it works because it fits. Dead Island is Fallout 3 with Zombies. Dead Island is not Left4Dead, nor is it Dead Rising. If you are expecting the experience of either of those two games while playing Dead Island, you will be setting yourself up for disappointment, and will only have yourself to blame. This is an action-RPG with zombies in it. There is a surprising amount of depth to the character customization and even to the abilities of the different characters. More on that later though; let’s get into a discussion of what went right, what went wrong, and everything in between.
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gameinformer.com review
I’ve played a lot of zombie games in my time, and Dead Island scratched an itch I didn’t even know I had. Cooperative undead survival is nothing new to gaming, but exploring a gigantic zombie-infested island with friends is. I easily poured over 40 hours into my playthrough, and a new game plus promises even more entertainment. Rewarding character progression and the vast variety of weapons should appeal to anyone looking for a good time. If you’ve spent your time planning for the zombie apocalypse, Dead Island is the best option so far to test how long you’d last.
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3djuegos.com review
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meristation.com review
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gamereactor.se review
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oxm.co.uk review
One thing is made absolutely clear playing Dead Island – the potential for entertainment inherent in a zombie-riddled sandbox is absolutely massive. This game falls well short of that potential, but it also does more than enough things right. You’ll spend many a happy hour playing the part of zombie pest control, particularly if you can persuade three mates to get their boots dirty as well.
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destructoid.com review
In stark contrast to the game’s marketing, Dead Island isn’t much for exposition. Although there’s a somewhat basic story, punctuated with occasional cutscenes, the vast majority of time revolves around a single motivation — you’re trapped on a resort island full of zombies, and you have to kill them all, while completing inane quests and looking for a way off the rock. Every now and then, Dead Island will try to tug at the heartstrings with an "emotional" moment, but the characters are so one-dimensional and the dialog so forced that these serious sequences are laughable at best. Those looking for a decent story will have to go elsewhere because Dead Island’s writers make only the most token of efforts.
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gameblog.fr review
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joystiq.com review
The game encourages you to throw weapons, but doing so risks accidentally tossing your prize into an area you can’t retrieve it or under a pile of bodies where it’s similarly inaccessible. Plus, when you’re on the run for too many zombies to handle, throwing a weapon is basically saying goodbye to it forever. Another whole system that should be fun, but isn’t.
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eurogamer.net review
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