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SteampunkZomb1e
76,499
TA Score for this game: 1,241
Posted on 18 September 12 at 11:29 |
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Oh Dead Island, how you vex me. I think I liked the challenge of the achievements more than the game itself.
Let's review the game first. Dead island is a first person shoot/stab/slice em up with some RPG elements. An infection has taken over a beautiful holiday island turning the locals and guests into various Zombies. At the beginning you choose your character from a group of four. Each character has different abilities, ranging from being able to ram enemies to having more luck when opening one of the many cases lying around. You will level your character up as you progress through the story.
You can also upgrade weapons, turning the most feeble stick or gun into a weapon of mass awesomeness. This costs money and blueprints which are gathered through the game world and also given to you for finishing various missions.
Dead Island is an open world game, with a main mission to complete, but it also has many side quests giving the game some variety. You can just get in a car and drive around the beautiful island.
The graphics are not bad and look similar but better than left 4 dead. The island is beautiful.
Is the game enjoyable? Yes, I got a bit addicted to it as the Cheevos are varied and challenging. Sadly, with achievements I would of got bored very quickly. It can, however, be played in coop with up to 4 players, which is more fun.
Dead island is not a bad game, but there is better open workers, better RPGs and better Zombie games out there. I think the main problem is that it is repetitive and offers nothing really original.
4 stars due to the achievement challenge.
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