Cinematic trailer for the upcoming Dead Island game was released today. It sets a tone which, if successfully translated into gameplay, will certainly develop the best zombie video game on the market. The zombie genre in video games is not over populated yet but soon will be with the success of the recent 'The Walking Dead' television series spurring developers into action. We already have our arcade-style shooters like House of the Dead and even Resident Evil to a certain extent. With these we also have more extravagant products such as the Left 4 Dead and Dead Rising series. Dead Rising is a personal favourite of mine, the crowd dynamics were mind blowing for an early release back in '06. Recently we have the add-on for Red Dead Redemption titled 'Undead Nightmare'. RDR allows players to re-enter the Wild West and this time take on hordes of undead. Dead Island represents a significant step forward; presenting a similar experience to RDR in the sense that it provides us with a sandbox in which to hunt and inevitably be hunted by hordes of the living dead.
The real seller is the 4 player co-op - if this game turns out to be FarCry/Fallout with zombies and 3 mates to play with, it will be a dream. Sandbox games are lacking in multiplayer, specifically co-op functionality. This Dead Island could rapidly become the top zombie game in recent history if it pulls of what is promised and has a decent story. Another nice touch would be if there were a finite number of occupants to this 'island paradise'. That would blow the audience's collective minds.
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