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Vibrant Visuals
Flexible Deck Building
Weak Narrative
Dead Island 2 is a gory and unapologetically fun slasher that overcomes its decade-long development hell by delivering a visually stunning "HELL-A" and a satisfyingly brutal combat system, even if its narrative and mission structure remain relatively shallow.
Dead Island 2 - Gamescom Reveal Trailer [4K Official]
Dead Island 2 – Reveal Gameplay Trailer [4K Official]
A straightforwardly accomplished zombie action-RPG that doesn't quite make the most of its Californian setting.
Dead Island 2 offers plenty of over-the-top zombie-killing fun, especially in co-op, but it's dragged down by serious technical problems.
Dead Island 2 is a hilarious gore-fest and a competent zombie-slaying adventure, but lacks creativity outside of its great sense of humor.
Dead Island 2 is hampered by dull design choices, repetitive combat, and a painfully weak story, with its only saving grace being its great performance on PC.
Dead Island 2 isn’t going to change the world of zombie games, nor does it intend to, but the fact it has emerged from the ashes in a state this immaculate is a miracle in itself. Hammer some nails into a metal baseball bat, set it on fire, and start swinging. I guarantee you’ll carve out a good time beyond all the viscera.
Enjoying Dead Island 2 requires you to accept it's 95% hitting zombies with sticks – and the remaining 5% is choosing the stick
With Dead Island 2, Dambuster Studios asks little of the player – only that you enjoy a good excuse to kill zombies in increasingly gory ways for a weekend or two – and in doing so, it delivers on the promise of what this series is all about.
Dambuster Studios raises the dead in a vicious sequel long thought doomed.
Dead Island 2's early playtests had "horrific feedback" as the game had nothing of what made the original Dead Island fun.
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Co-op gamers need to make sure that they claim one of the latest Epic Games Store free games while it's still available.
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Dead Island 2 just launched its Ultimate Edition as well.
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The Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition comes with DLC such as the Golden Weapons Pack and the Memories of Banoi Pack.
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