Dead Island 2 Reviews
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Dead Island 2 and I’m thrilled that it has finally been released. If you’re a fan of the series or simply enjoy a good zombie game, then this one is definitely worth your time.
In the end, it can be said that Dead Island 2 has come to the market after many years and contains positive points that are attractive for fans of zombie-oriented action games, but it soon falls into the trap of repetition. If you like slicing zombies to pieces, Dead Island 2 can keep you entertained for hours.
Review in Persian | Read full review
If you just want to sit down with your friends, zone out, and murder some zombies, Dead Island 2 is exactly what you’re looking for. The game is far from perfect and, in some respects, is a little mindless, but that’s exactly what I want from time to time. I said it at the top and I’ll say it again, Dead Island 2 nails it if you’re just looking for dumb fun. There’s nothing wrong with trying to be the Fast and Furious of video games.
Dead Island 2 is a thrilling, gory romp through the zombie-infested streets of Los Angeles. Despite its flaws and deviations from the original, it offers a gratifying experience, especially for fans of the Dead Island series and zombie games. So, grab your weapons, gather your friends, and prepare to kick some zombie butt in this hellish LA playground, where the FLESH system adds a gruesome touch to every encounter.
Dead Island 2 is a game that I was initially sceptical about. While I did enjoy the first title, it soon got to a point where everything seemed just to repeat. Quests would become bothersome, fetch this, fix that, and the glamorous opening of that beach resort playground essentially showcased just how the rest of the game would play. You were given a sense of freedom yet remained on a linear line of quests. And come the game’s conclusion – if you got that far – much like the game’s protagonists, I was willing it to end.
Dead Island 2 will not be a GotY contender, but as a B-movie action romp full of tasty gore it serves its role quite well.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Dead Island 2 offers a great mixture of elements while playing it, making weapons and fighting zombies is fun, especially in the phase of cooperation between friends, but it lacks a strong story and a variety of missions in it.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Dead Island 2 has finally arrived after eight long years of waiting. This experience proposes us to slaughter zombies in the best possible ways with our huge arsenal of weapons. Visit HELL-A and destroy every abomination that crosses your path. Quite a vacation, isn't it?
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Despite the fact that the game is simplistic, it turned out that this is precisely the great strength of Dead Island 2. With a drop in, drop out co-op system, it is a good place to be. There is nothing to complain about in terms of graphics. On current-gen hardware, the 60fps graphics flow across your screen. The detail in the environment is sharp and the audio is wonderfully creepy with muffled screams in the distance and gurgling zombies up close.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Caked in brain-matter, coinciding with its barrage of a bloody good time, Dead Island 2's quirks are what make it an insanely fun campaign to dive deep in.
Dead Island 2 is a bloody good time for the most part, but lacks the sense of scale I had anticipated in a sequel despite there being such a gap in time.
Dead Island 2 has its fair share of technical issues but there is still an extremely satisfying, if imperfect, zombie-slaying adventure here.
The wait was long... but really long! However, the wait was really worth it! With a greatly improved gameplay, very charismatic main characters and a cooperative mode available, it is a pleasure to immerse oneself in this world. Despite the farewell to the open world and its missions being repeated and the story a bit cliché, the end result is quite positive and is, in our opinion, a must-have game for all Survival Horror fans.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
All of the dialog is well written, the story is well thought out, and never takes itself too seriously. The character’s motivations are always clear and you understand what you are doing and why you are doing it. At times the story feels like a satire on The Last of Us, but it is never just a bunch of dumb jokes. In a time when a lot of games have begun to lean toward movies, Dead Island 2 just tries to be a video game. Dead Island 2 is a game that I would recommend to just about anyone. With some bugs aside. It is not a 100-hour RPG that is going to absorb your life but it has solid RPG mechanics. It is, not a “lifestyle” FPS like Destiny but it is a fun time with friends online. Dead Island 2 is not a cinematic masterpiece with a survival horror narrative but, there is a story and setting here that is a great time. While not mastering anything, Dead Island 2 has somehow found a way to be just good enough at everything.
Despite its stunning visuals and smooth gameplay, Dead Island 2 ultimately falls short in terms of depth and originality, offering little more than another run-of-the-mill zombie game to play with friends in cooperative mode.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Dead Island 2 is one of the pleasant gaming surprises of 2023, although you'd expect it to come out full of problems and with a confused identity after ten years of delays. The end result couldn't have been further from those fears. The experience is technically flawless with no problems, gorgeous graphics and consistent performance, and most importantly: highly, highly entertaining and satisfying gameplay!
Review in Greek | Read full review
Dead Island 2, regardless of bouncing between developers, has risen like a phoenix. The punchy combat and campy dialogue coalesce to give birth to an addictive and joyous romp. The humor tickles my fancy, giving me a warm feeling in the tum tum.
Dead Island 2 manages to surprise by proving to be solid and, above all, fun, thanks to an excellent co-op segment and a great dismemberment system. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said at the narrative level, and the gameplay suffers from excessive repetitiveness, but it still remains a worthy zombie game for fans of the genre.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The best thing I have to say about Dead Island 2 is "It's a zombie game that released in 2023.". It's a generic, repetitive title that thinks it's funnier that it really is. After 15 hours, I was begging for it to be over.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Dead Island 2 is a first-person action game whose mission is to make us release adrenaline and have a good time breaking zombie skulls. It is an entertaining game that does not seek to give more than what it offers, because what it does, it does perfectly. Graphically it is impressive with well created settings, good character modeling and five tons of gore. In addition, a great soundtrack, being motivating for us to enjoy even more.
Review in Spanish | Read full review