Dead Island 2 is a unique formula of horror, dark humour and over the top zombie-slaying, spanning an epic pulp adventure.

Dead Island 2 is released April 21st, 2023 launching for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. 

This thrilling First-Person Action RPG takes players across  a hellish vision of Los Angeles. Explore iconic, gore-covered LA. Meet many interesting characters. Slay countless dangers in extreme bloody detail. 

Story Overview

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, California, turning its inhabitants into hungry zombies. The city is in quarantine and the military have long since retreated. You’ve been bitten, infected, but are more than just immune, you will learn to harness the zombie inside. Only you, and the handful of others happen to be resistant to the virus. You hold the future of LA in the balance. As you slowly uncover the truth behind the outbreak you’ll discover who – or rather what – you are. You will survive, evolve and eventually save the world.

Combat

Dead Island 2 is a first person combat based game. Delivering the most intense, visceral and gory first person experience possible, with plenty of weapons and tactical options to blast your way through the zombie horde. But you won’t just be able to hunt for zombies with a controller or mouse and keyboard. Dead Island 2 will be the first to take advantage of Amazon’s new Alexa Game Control that lets you control the game with your voice. “Hey zombie” will catch a nearby zombie’s ear, for example, while “get me my axe” will let you, well, wield your axe. 

Setting

Dead Island 2 takes players across the most iconic locations of LA, now stained blood, in an exciting journey from the leafy suburbs of Beverly Hills to the quirky promenade of Venice Beach. It’s set in a version of Los Angeles mid-apocalypse which means you’ll get to battle zombies in these iconic locations. There will be various kinds of zombies to obliterate, all with an LA theme. 

Co-op game play

As a proper RPG experience, Dead Island 2 offers plenty of interesting quests, a vibrant cast of characters, and a thrilling story, to truly immerse you in its unruly universe. Re-playability is guaranteed. Add an over-the-top co-op mode for up to three players, and you will find a very addicting past-time.

Final Words

So there you have a little preview at what to expect with the new Dead Island game, do you think you’re going to purchase it?

Leo Beamers is an aspiring car collector born and raised just outside of the city in Cape Town and his interests include gaming, fast cars and enjoys cycling on the weekends.

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