Glitchy Zombies, floating objects, missing textures, Australians, much can be said about what's wrong with Dead Island and the developer behind it, but if you're willing to look past it's flaws and shortcomings there is still a very enjoyable (co-up) first person Zombie hackslashshooter to be found here.

The melee combat works quite well for one. Bashing a zombie's head in with a lead pipe after you've kicked it to the ground is both an effective and a satisfying way of dealing with your enemies opposed to simply pulling a trigger, not to mention that it will save you ammo which is already quite scarce and you might need if things turn real hairy.
Don't be fooled though, take on too many zombies at once and you'll still be easily overwelmed no matter how much experience you've gained or how strong your weapons are, modified or not. You're far from invinsible and you'll die easily if you don't think things through and just rush in. This is not a bad thing though, in my opinion this keeps you on your toes and keeps things challenging and exciting.

So i mentioned modified weapons, which is one of the key gameplay features. With items you find around the island you can alter existing weapons to make them more powerfull like combining nails with a baseball bat to create a spiked bat or create new weapons from scratch like deoderant bombs. Yes, just like in Dead Rising (that one was bound to be named at one point). And just like in Dead Rising you can create all kinds of different crazy (although not as crazy) and deadly weapons by finding blue-prints for them which are acattered around or given to you by survivors if you help them out by completing quests they send you on.
Weapons don't last though so you will have to keep finding or creating new onces. You don't want to have your spiked bat break in two when a bunch of zombies are in between you and your only way out. Repairing your weapons at a workbench where you can also upgrade them or create new ones is also an option but this can become a costly business and quite frankly a waste of money when you consider that you will always find new and stronger versions of a certain weapon around while your leveling up. At one point I had a fully upgraded baseball bat with a spinning sawblade at the end of it and it was wearing out quick. When i finally found a workbench it would cost me roughly 700 ingame dollars to repair it while i had a equally strong wrench that i found earlier which was still in mint condition. In other words, save yourself money and throw out weapons that are worn out. You'll find a better one sooner or later and you'll have some more space in your inventory as well.

Like is said before, Dead Island is an enjoyable game. It's what happens when you would let Dead Rising and Left 4 Dead make a baby together. A ugly, groaning, slightly stumbling, braindead baby.
And there is more then enough to see and do around the island to keep you busy and entertained for hours before it wears out. You can either follow the main quest, take up a bunch of side quests you find along your way or just take a break from it all and go exploring the tropical coast of Papua New Guinea. You can do all of this by yourself or if you feel like company you can also do it with others in co-up. And the best thing about this is that you don't have to start a new game. Just turn on the co-up setting in the online options and people can join you or you can join them in the area you were at.

All in all, If you are in to your zombie apocalypse stuff the current asking price is worth it, but if you can pick it up during a Steam sale be like a zombie and don't think about it, just do it.

Glitchy Zombies, floating objects, missing textures, Australians, much can be said about what's wrong with Dead Island and the developer behind it, but if you're willing to look past it's flaws and shortcomings there is still a very enjoyable (co-up) first person Zombie hackslashshooter to be found here. The melee combat works quite well for one. Bashing a zombie's head in with a lead pipe after you've kicked it to the ground is both an effective and a satisfying way of dealing with your enemies opposed to simply pulling a trigger, not to mention that it will save you ammo which is already quite scarce and you might need if things turn real hairy. Don't be fooled though, take on too many zombies at once and you'll still be easily overwelmed no matter how much experience you've gained or how strong your weapons are, modified or not. You're far from invinsible and you'll die easily if you don't think things through and just rush in. This is not a bad thing though, in my opinion this keeps you on your toes and keeps things challenging and exciting. So i mentioned modified weapons, which is one of the key gameplay features. With items you find around the island you can alter existing weapons to make them more powerfull like combining nails with a baseball bat to create a spiked bat or create new weapons from scratch like deoderant bombs. Yes, just like in Dead Rising (that one was bound to be named at one point). And just like in Dead Rising you can create all kinds of different crazy (although not as crazy) and deadly weapons by finding blue-prints for them which are acattered around or given to you by survivors if you help them out by completing quests they send you on. Weapons don't last though so you will have to keep finding or creating new onces. You don't want to have your spiked bat break in two when a bunch of zombies are in between you and your only way out. Repairing your weapons at a workbench where you can also upgrade them or create new ones is also an option but this can become a costly business and quite frankly a waste of money when you consider that you will always find new and stronger versions of a certain weapon around while your leveling up. At one point I had a fully upgraded baseball bat with a spinning sawblade at the end of it and it was wearing out quick. When i finally found a workbench it would cost me roughly 700 ingame dollars to repair it while i had a equally strong wrench that i found earlier which was still in mint condition. In other words, save yourself money and throw out weapons that are worn out. You'll find a better one sooner or later and you'll have some more space in your inventory as well. Like is said before, Dead Island is an enjoyable game. It's what happens when you would let Dead Rising and Left 4 Dead make a baby together. A ugly, groaning, slightly stumbling, braindead baby. And there is more then enough to see and do around the island to keep you busy and entertained for hours before it wears out. You can either follow the main quest, take up a bunch of side quests you find along your way or just take a break from it all and go exploring the tropical coast of Papua New Guinea. You can do all of this by yourself or if you feel like company you can also do it with others in co-up. And the best thing about this is that you don't have to start a new game. Just turn on the co-up setting in the online options and people can join you or you can join them in the area you were at. All in all, If you are in to your zombie apocalypse stuff the current asking price is worth it, but if you can pick it up during a Steam sale be like a zombie and don't think about it, just do it.