Although simple to the point where it feels more like classic arcade games Final Fight or Gauntlet Legends than Dark Souls, the interplay between strategic (or blind) melee swings and the physical damage, physics, and gore is as impressive as it is over-the-top. Reviewed primarily on Xbox Series X, the experience of playing through Dead Island 2’s campaign in co-op was as smooth as a sharpened meat cleaver cutting through the juicy red and hard white stuff of a zombie’s limb.Īnd that’s initially because where Dead Island 2 excels and makes its mark as a fun blood-soaked action spectacle set in the post-apocalyptic streets and beaches of Los Angeles is with its combat. Not only compared to most titles we’ve seen so far this year but also compared to the original Dead Island from 2011. One of the most impressive things about Dead Island 2 - at least initially - is just how polished it is in terms of visual fidelity, performance, and responsiveness.
Still, you can’t help but shake the sense that it’s the result of a long and troubled development cycle when firing it up for the first time. Without going into all the details, the version we see today - developed by Dambuster Studios (Homefront: The Revolution) - is a relatively new post-2018 effort. The human race messing with AI like it’s not on the cusp of figuring out the wonders of liquid metal is another long, winding, roller-coaster tale.ĭead Island 2 was announced over a decade ago. And that’s specifically about the release of Dead Island 2 in 2023. The history of how to get got here is long, winded, winding, and full of ups and downs.
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