Survival Horror at its very best!
Dead Island
First person, melee combat and zombies. Dead Island brings these three factors to the next level as the survival horror game took the world by storm in 2011. The opening trailer to officially announce the game was immediately given positive reviews by gamers and reviewers due to its cinematic imagery and gentle brutality which brought it alive. Even though the game was approximately pushed back 4-5 years, the reception for the game was very positive with many of the top gaming websites commenting on the realistic combat and environments of the actual game.
As with most survival horror game with zombies, you are one of the few to evade a zombie infection which has rotted over the local area – in this case the fictional island of Banoi. As an individual completely void of any infection you are sent by other remaining survivors to complete tasks and missions to help them escape the island alive. You travel from the beach, to the city and even into the depths of the jungle discovering more about the mysterious infection and the single contact with the knowledge to escape from the island. You encounter rebellious forces that are selfish with the remaining food and life still remaining, and help to save those who require it.
The emphasis on melee combat was a large attraction of the game, with the first-person viewpoint gave a very realistic image. The intensely real graphics also add with the darkness of many rooms giving off a powerful horror and suspenseful aspect. You feel as if you really are in the position of the characters you control in the game, picking up any scrap of weapon you can find early on to give you protection. You search and create your own weaponry at the same time, honing your skills with experience points and learning new powerful techniques to take on the zombie army approaching you.
There are guns in the game, but they are strangely ineffective compared to other known zombie games where guns are mostly the main choice of weapon to use. You can pick anything up from a paddle to an iron pipe, from meat cleavers to even fire axes. There are heaps of different weapon choices and even more ways to modify them to help in your quests. You can give an electric shock to your weapon if you choose, or even add nails and bolts to a baseball bat or something else. The options are at the plentiful, and you simply have to search for the ingredients for it all as you play through the game. Everything has to be done manually and that is what makes the game fully realistic, and emphasizing the survival aspect beyond anything ever seen before.
Glitches appear repeatedly during gameplay, however, with textures not appearing quick enough or at all sometimes with online originally bugged completely with freezes constantly appearing with the co-op play. Most of the game needs the help of someone online to complete it as going solo makes the difficulty much too difficult for the average gamer at times. Technical flaws rummage through the game in its original state with a patch created on the day released to deal with over 35 flaws and issues already noticed by gamers.
Corrupted save files were massive problem, but most were sorted out instantly but some still remain.
Dead Island recently was given an extra boost with the release of the add-on as the Ryder White Campaign was released in early 2012, with many complaints that it took beyond too long for its appearance. However, the game continues to stage a large fan base with the hopeful anticipation of a sequel in the near future.
Official Trailer for Dead Island
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