Dead Island 2 - Day One Edition (Xbox Series X / Xbox One)

Fun new addition to the franchise. I’ve only played through as one of the characters so far and found the acting enjoyable and the missions really fun. The game mechanics themselves work really well and the power up card element is fun and manages to have just enough depth without becoming too unmanageable or fiddly. It blends in well with the standard gameplay elements. The game is visually stunning and the sound is great too. I have a good setup so it’s always a pleasure to play titles that take real advantage of that. If you’re into this type of game it’s an easy recommend. If you’ve never tried one of these before it does ease you into the game with tutorial elements that are handled well so the mechanics are easy to pick up.Games are getting stupidly expensive these days so I held off a few months and got this on sale. I would have bought it on release if the price was still £40 but £60-£80 is just pure greed. Especially as they usually go down in price within a month or so.

It's been a long time since the last dead island offerings and it's well documented about studio problems, developer issues and a host of other stumbling blocks but it really is worth the wait as I said. You play as one of a number of characters, each with differing strengths and weaknesses and have to navigate parts of Zombie filled L.A. while warding off or avoiding the odd horror if you can, with some very entertaining flesh eating nasties that are out to stop you as you carry out quests and tasks. A now favourite game of mine that I keep returning to for the odd hour of zombie splattering and if that's what you're into, you'll love it too!

Purchased day one. It's a good zombie killing game and you could potentially get hours of fun out of it. Sadly I felt the length we had to wait for this game it lacked content. The story wasn't very long, DLC is starting to come out for it which is also really short. It's a shame but a good zombie killing game, if you can pick it up on sale I'd recommend it highly.

What’s not to like about killing zombies? Excellent long awaited sequel.

Shouldn’t have waited so long to play it.Voice acting is a start out as well as the soundtrack.

Still about 40% done, but it's been fun!!!

Really enjoying this game. Graphics are really good and weapons are satisfying, really feels like you connect when you swing at an enemy. Weapon types makes a difference so slicing with a sword or smacking with a sledge hammer feel different and have unique damage. It's not a deep game or story but it is great zombie slaying fun. Multiplayer is a good laugh and works well.

Game is really decent, nice graphics and 60 FPS performance although the characters are generally annoying and the story is somewhat predictable but for £30 I was pleased...... Until the day after I bought it the price dropped again to £25 even though when I got it the game was apparently on a limited time deal.... Sick of this now.