Dead Island: Riptide Review

By Jessica Vazquez

Zombie killing has never been more mundane

Dead Island: Riptide picks up after the end of the first game when players find themselves on a military ship somewhere off the coast of Banoi and the Island of Panaloi. Here you discover that not only is there one more immune, John Morgan an ADF Soldier, there is also…

  • Jump-kicking zombies in the face
  • Modifying weapons is fun and effective
  • Playing online with friends
  • New Team menu is convenient for side-questing
  • Safehouse Defense objectives
  • NPCs don't help unless enemies attack them directly
  • Deadzones seem out of place but provide easy XP
  • Severe lack of character development, with plenty of cliches
  • Zombies can kill you instantly with throwing weapons
  • Uneven difficulty
  • Pooly executed animations and lip synching

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Jessica Vazquez
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