Release Date: November 18, 2014
A spin-off to the series of action games with RPG elements, originally developed by Polish studio Techland. As the owner of the title, Deep Silver chose the Swedish Fatshark studio as the developer for the spin-off. They are known for multiplayer-oriented games such as War of the Roses and War of the Viking.
Escape Dead Island published on PC, PS3 and X360 is one of the two spin-offs to the first-person cRPG action series – War of the Vikings.
From the chronological point of view, Escape Dead Island forms a bridge between the first Dead Island 2, the game will explain the genesis of the mysterious virus that changes people into zombies.
Cliff Calo, the main hero, is a spoiled son of a media baron. Being very ambitious, the protagonist wants to create his magnum opus – a documentary revealing the truth about the virus from Banoi island. He gathers some friends, steals a yacht, and sails towards the overran-by-zombies archipelago, or more precisely – to a top-secret base under quarantine. The facility is on an island near the place where the action of the first instalment took place. Cliff hasn’t a faintest clue of the danger waiting for him and his friends, so the journey quickly turns out to be a dramatic fight for survival.
In Escape Dead Island for PC, PS3 and X360 you fight zombies in a different way than in the base-versions of the series – the main hero is not immune to the virus, so close with the undead usually ends up in Cliff’s death. Therefore, even though the game offers a wide range of weapons – particularly melee – like firefighter’s axe or a katana – the gameplay emphasises stealth actions and low-profile elimination. The game features a lot of skills and adventure sequences with the main ingredient still being the world exploration. The hero’s mental health also plays an important role in the story. More and more traumatic experiences Cliff gets on Narapela make him go mad – after having numerous psychedelic visions he loses his grip on reality and cannot tell the difference between reality and make-believe.
This somehow contrasts with the visuals that are colourful, lively, and vibrant, which draws a rather pleasant picture. The use of cel-shading makes the game look even more enjoyable. However, the graphics themselves are not of the highest quality, even for the seventh generation platforms. The game concentrates on the story, so there is no multiplayer.
Platforms:
PC Windows
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
Developer: Fatshark
Publisher: Deep Silver / Plaion
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A series of first-person perspective (FPP) action games, combining zombie-slasher and RPG elements. The series was started by the Polish studio Techland, and then its development was handled by other teams, working on behalf of the publisher and owner of the rights to the brand - Deep Silver.
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System Requirements for Escape Dead Island Video Game:
PC / Windows
Recommended System Requirements:
Core i5 2.5 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB (GeForce GTX 460 or better), 5 GB HDD, Windows Vista(SP1)/7(SP1)/8.
Game Ratings for Escape Dead Island Video Game.
Attack of the Fanboy: 1.5 / 5
Escape Dead Island never manages to create anything impressive, with very little in of redeeming qualities. It tries to stand out from the other installments in several ways by taking on a new direction, but it ends up providing a frustrating and bland experience that is easy to recommend skipping.
The Jimquisition: 5 / 10 by James Stephanie Sterling
I've played far worse games than this. I encountered no egregious, game-breaking glitches, and for as exanimate as the combat and stealth mechanics are, at least they're functional, as inoffensive as they are unimpressive. But it's just so completely, exhaustingly boring. There's nothing to it.
GameWatcher: 5 / 10 by Chris Capel
All in all though I can't think of a single reason you'd want to play Escape Dead Island over a thousand similar, better games on Steam. Most of them have zombies in them anyway.
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