Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition

by Deep Silver

• Features -
• In keeping with an atmosphere of desperation and survival by any means, Dead Island focuses on serious, first-person action game play with a close-quarter, immersive melee focus
• Dead Island's seamless 4-player co-op multiplayer seeks to provide the most immersive multiplayer experience to date. Players can drop in and out of each other's games at any time with no loss of progress as well as the ability to continue on alone or with others
• With thousands of weapons in game to collect, from simple wooden bats to fire-axes to heavy rifles, Dead Island is a collector's dream. This in combination with Dead Island's weapon customization system will enable the player to craft the ultimate weapon to ensure their survival
• The ability to enhance and develop your character using RPG-like elements including an XP/leveling system and un-lockable skill trees put the power in your hands to create and play a unique protagonist

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0085CA8NY
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 26, 2012
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #51 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Games > Action

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360 | Edition: Game of the Year

From the Manufacturer

The island of Banoi is a lush, tropical paradise in the South Pacific where its flagship Royal Palms Resort serves as the ultimate getaway for vacationers with money to burn. However, all good things must soon come to an end - and the picturesque resort falls into madness, carnage and chaos after a mysterious and contagious zombie outbreak claims its once peaceful atmosphere. Cut off from the rest of the world, only four individuals who strangely find themselves immune to zombification have the power to protect the remaining survivors from the horrors of the island, to discover what's really going on and find a way to escape before their own fatal ends.

Gameplay Highlights

• In keeping with an atmosphere of desperation and survival by any means, Dead Island focuses on serious, first-person action gameplay with a close-quarter, immersive melee focus.
• Dead Island's seamless 4 player co-op multiplayer seeks to provide the most immersive multiplayer experience to date. Players can drop in and out of each other's games at any time with no loss of progress as well as the ability to continue on alone or with others.
• With thousands of weapons in-game to collect, from simple wooden bats to fire-axes to heavy rifles, Dead Island is a collector's dream. This in combination with Dead Island's weapon customization system will enable the player to craft the ultimate weapon to ensure their survival.
• The ability to enhance and develop your character using RPG-like elements including an XP/leveling system and un-lockable skill trees put the power in your hands to create and play a unique protagonist.
• Dead Island's damage system gives an unprecedented visual detail of the effects of each attack on enemies pushing the boundaries of visualized gore.
• With an open-world setting, Banoi is filled to the brim with things to do and objectives to tackle, allowing a fresh way to advance both the characters and story at the same time and providing for endless replay value.

Product Description

The player is drawn into the world of Dead Island on the brink of a mysterious epidemic that suddenly, and without warning, breaks out on the fictional island of Banoi. As a guest of the Royal Palms Resort, the player's stay was supposed to be a dream holiday; a luxurious getaway to the beautiful beaches of a tropical paradise. But faced with the reality of a zombie apocalypse, there is only one thing left to do: Survive. This is Dead Island a paradise to die for. The Island of Banoi: If you've been dreaming about paradise, we know a place where you can make those dreams come true. The Island of Banoi. Just off the coast of Papua New Guinea, located South of the Equator and just north of Australia. Until very recently much of the island was wild and primitive and totally untouched by the modern world. Even though the capital, Moresby, was founded by Australian settlers in 1895, many places deep in the interior still have never been seen by western eyes. Banoi's lush tropical beauty offers many natural wonders: from verdant rain forests to mountain highlands to virginal white sand beaches. Take a diving tour and experience the wonder of coral reefs teaming with life. Hike the mountain highlands or explore Banoi's extensive network of mysterious caves. Along the way you will encounter all manner of rare birds, butterflies, fish, reptiles, and mammals, including the great apes of the Banoi highlands. It's a sportsman's paradise with world-class rock climbing, fishing, hunting, sailing, and kayaking. Or if that sounds too taxing, find yourself a private beach, splash in the waves and soak up the sun. Meet the friendly people of Banoi. They are proud of their rich cultural heritage. The indigenous art is world renowned and unbelievably varied, reflecting the many local tribes with their own myths, legends and language. Come see what Heaven on Earth looks like. Come to beautiful Banoi. The pearl in the necklace of the Oceania Archipelago.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Co-op Game September 5, 2012

By xwarrior39

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Edition:Game of the Year

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

I got this game as a sugestion from my son. He lives in San Antonio and I live near Ft. Worth, so we look for good co-op games. This way we can kind of hang out with each other. Now, he is way better then I am at this game but it dosn't detract from the fun. One good thing about this game is we don't have to been in the same location all the time, so one of us each of us can accomplish different task at the same time. For a 45 year old man this is a fun way to hand out with his 22 year old son over Xbox live.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome game July 11, 2012

By Esternamornezz

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Edition:Game of the Year

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I'd already bought the original version of this game on release. When I heard there was going to be a GOTY version of the game, I just had to have it. Preordered it (a bit to late, apparently :P ) and yeah, didn't get one. Got me money back though so I bought it from a local store (sorry amazon)

Anyhow, if you have played Dead Island, then you know what this is, it's basically the same game, but it has a few "DLC" extra's. And they DLC is on the disc, you don't need live (I got the xbox version) to play the extra's. It has a multi-playered mode, the Ripper (a pretty awesome blueprint for a nice bat) and of course the Rider White character's campaign, which is totally different from the other characters campaign.

Only real complaint is that the rider white is a really short, it took me about 5.5 hours to go through it, but then I dig through everything LOL so yeah, your experience may vary.

Over all, the game is awesome, if you don't have the original, then I'd say this game is a must have. If you already have the original, you can buy the rider white episode for 10$, don't know about the other two things, but I think this was a good deal. Especially for fans of post apocalyptic games ad zombie games.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars love this game February 2, 2013

By Jelly

Platform for Display:Xbox 360|Edition:Game of the Year

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

a while back, my friend brought this game over to my house and i was initially disappointed. it seemed completely different from what the trailer made it out to be and i was annoyed that me and my friend couldn't try it out via splitscreen. i only played a half hour or so of the game and over a year later, i decided to get the game. it was on sale around black friday and me and my friends all got ourselves a copy to try it out.

my original impression faded from my mind.

while i'm not big on RPG's but i've thoroughly enjoyed this game. the best way to describe dead island is "borderlands" meets "left 4 dead." i played this game with my 2 best friends and that made the experience all the better. i recommend getting this game and playing it consistently with friends. there's lots to scavenge and you end up using a variety of weapons as you find blueprints and mod's to customize them. as of this review, i need 2 more achievements to get 100% and it's been enjoyable the whole way through. get the game of the year edition so you can play the arena with your friends. it's fun to try for the challenges both so you can level up as well as compete with your friends. i haven't tried the Ryder White campaign yet so there's still plenty to keep me entertained.

in retrospect i'd say this is worth 20 bucks. i got it for 10 but knowing what i do now, i would have bought it for 20

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Zombies January 1, 2013

By Scott60402

Platform for Display:Xbox 360| Edition:Game of the Year|Amazon Verified Purchase

Anyone who like zombie movies will like this game. Better than just a shooter game, this game requires planning and allows you to fight off zombies in different ways besides just shooting them. Nice open world gameplay, this is one of the best open world games I have ever played.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly addictive December 20, 2012

By Terry A. Breeding

Platform for Display:Xbox 360| Edition:Game of the Year|Amazon Verified Purchase

Some had called this Fallout 3 with zombies. I sort of agree. But, I think the better description would be Fallout 3 with zombies light.

The comparision to Fallout 3 is understandable and correct. But, in all fairness, I think that Fallout 3 is deepr and much more nuanced.

Having said that, I found thsi game surprisingy addictive. And as I love the Fallout series, I do love the Fallout 3 aspects oft his game. Open world where you can find all kinds of various weapons and upgrade and modify. And the variety of zomibes (from slow moving easy to kill single zombie to crazy fast moving single zombie to hordes of a mix of these zombies to the much more challenging and tough Thug zombies) and the fact that as you level up so do the zombies.

There are only two things I don't like:

1. You can only repair, upgrade or create weapons by paying for them. Yes, it's easy enough to find items to collect and sell, but why not allow player so pick up the same weapon and use the more damaged one to repair the one they already have in inventory? This differs from Fallout 3 where you can do this. And, if they just wanted to be different or make it more challenging or were thinking the player would be more vested in their weapons if they had to pay to upgrade or create, then, okay, once the weapon is upgrade to the max then at that pont allow the use of more damaged versions of the same weapon to repair the fully upgrade one already in your inventory.

Don't get me wrong. This in no way ruins the game. It just keeps it as really good and at 4 stars instead of being great and at 5 stars.

2. Somehow I completely missed the option to make my game a "private" game.... And because I didn't know that option existed players can enter my game at any time and steal my stuff. I hate that. Hate is a strong word and I rarely ever use it. But in this case it is appropriate as I hate it.

Now, if only 1 other person enters my game I can kick them off (you simply "vote" to kick them off). But, if they choose they can come right back. I spent probably 10 minutes one evening entirely devote to repeatedly kicking off the same player who kept coming back trying to steal my stuff. He or she finally gave up and stopped coming back. But that was incredibly annoying and a completed waste of my time.

However, if two buddies are playing together and they enter my game, as has also happened, I cannot vote one of them off unless the other agrees with that vote and also votes to kick them out. And as they are playing together and both of like mind to steal my stuff, I am at their mercy. I hate that. Then the only way to stop it is to log off of my game thus ending their access to it. And what another annoying waste of my time that is.

I would probably actually like the additional challenge of this feature IF I had first played the entire game through as a private game and were now just playing for fun in the open world aspect. But as I am still in the throws to trying to complete the game (and all the side missions - for me a game is not complete unles you have beaten the main story and the side missions), I don't want to have to be dealing with having to worry about people stealing my stuff.

Of course, you're probably asking why didn't I just go back and change this? Because I didnt' discover you could set this up as a private game thus keeping unwanted theives out until I was already at level 12 and had put, in my mind, too much time into it to go back and start over. (I'm now at level 22, have 24% of the main mission complete and have all side missions discoverd thus far completed....and am still thoroughly enjoying the game itself).

So, be aware of issues #1. Not a big deal and certainly not a deal breaker. Still very much like this game. A lot.

But, be very aware of issue #2 and if you're like me, then be sure to set up your initial game as a private game to avoid this repeated annoyance.

If you like Fallout 3 and you like tearing your way through zombies, this is the game for you.

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