I'm an avid gamer, but a niche gamer as well. I mostly play horror
titles with the occasional action shoot em up. My favorite though, are
zombie games. I couldn't wait for Dead Island, it had so much going on. I
must admit that I've had a bitch of a time due to motion sickness with
this game and this one only, but to hell with it, I'm down for a sequel.
Now we have one. Read on for the details.
From the official release:
LARKSPUR, CA
– AUGUST 31, 2012 — Deep Silver today revealed the first details about the next
installment in the Dead Island™ franchise, coming to stores in 2013.
Having
survived the ordeals of the zombie infestation on the once beautiful island
resort of Banoi, our group of survivors thought they had finally found a safe
place to escape from this terrifying nightmare. But they were wrong. Shortly
after the battle-hardened team had landed their helicopter on a military ship,
a furious storm hits and havoc quickly spreads on board. Suddenly they find
themselves struggling for their lives again with all hope drowning in the
rising waves.
With
invigorating new elements infused into a proven mix, Dead Island Riptide will
reanimate the zombie terror in the original game. A monsoon has hit the once
beautiful archipelago and heavy rainstorms have laid waste to large areas of
the islands. The city of Henderson and jungle areas on the island of Palanai
were flooded leaving boats as the only remaining way of transportation. Dynamic
weather conditions will force the team members to adapt to changing visibility
conditions.
A fifth
character will join the team, with an all-new and unique skillset. The combined
skills of the group will be sorely needed, since terrible, new and unknown
zombie mutations have emerged all over the island.
In new hub
defense missions, the coop teamwork skills of the survivors will be tested to
the limit – they need to strategically place traps, fences and turrets to fend
off oncoming Zombie onslaughts and to protect the humans in these sanctuaries.
New
communication features in coop mode also allow players to enjoy an even more
intense and strategic team experience.
Developed by
Techland, Dead Island Riptide will be released in 2013 for the PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment
system from Microsoft and for Windows PC.
It is looking good. Deep Silver
also announced that starting today those who preorder the game at GameStop,
Amazon.com and Best Buy can get an “extremely limited edition Steel Book. Kick
ass!
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