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Mad Mack's Dead Island Review - FMV Magazine

"Dead Island is a mid-orgy wank of a game."

So says Dave McConkey in his scathing review over at FMV Magazine, which comes complete with strong language, girls with swords and a cocaine-snorting dog.

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zeal0us4599d ago

Man this one outdid 8bitfix bad review. Sometimes I think some reviewer go in reviewing a game closed minded.

Angrymorgan4599d ago

This is a joke, I wouldn't bother writing any more reviews because you obviously don't know anything about FUN!

Mad_Mack4598d ago

Fun (From dictionary.com)

1. a source of enjoyment, amusement, diversion, etc.
2. pleasure, gaiety, or merriment
3. jest or sport (esp in the phrases in or for fun)
fun and games Ironic or facetious amusement; frivolous activity
like fun Informal
a. (adverb) quickly; vigorously
b. (interjection) not at all! certainly not!
make fun of or poke fun at to ridicule or deride
7. (modifier) full of amusement, diversion, gaiety, etc. a fun sport
vb funs, funning, funned
(intr) Informal to act in a joking or sporting manner

Fun is also entirely subjective, and central to ones perception of what is 'fun' is the individual value system, personal tastes, moral upbringing and sense of worth.

You see Angrymorgan, I know lots about fun.

Angrymorgan4598d ago

I've obviously hit a nerve mad_mack, I'm not an idiot. I understand that fun is dependent upon ones personal taste, however 99% of the comments say your review is wrong. You can copy/paste the entire Collins English dictionary but that doesn't change the fact that you don't really know what your talking about in this instance.

Again I understand that you have an opinion and your review reflects that. But I wouldn't air your views public if you can't handle a bit of criticism

NukaCola4599d ago

I agree. 2/10 is way low. Doesn't even add up on a scale properly. This game has issues, but a 20% score is basically saying the game is bad in every department.

farhsa20084599d ago

I know the game has some issues but damn!!!

TopDudeMan4599d ago

2/10? I doubt this review/site/magazine is credible.

IWentBrokeForGaming4599d ago

I still freaking love this game... just a shame Gears 3 came out, lol!

N3FAR1054599d ago (Edited 4599d ago )

I'm confused!! I've seen a lot of mixed reviews for this game. I think I want it when i see a 9/10 score but then i see other reviews like this that give it a 1 or 2/10, it puts me off. What to do?

mendicant4599d ago

How about deciding for yourself?

Scores are stupid. Read what they actually have to say. If they can't articulate why they feel the way they do then why pay attention to what they have to say?

IWentBrokeForGaming4599d ago

I have the game and I love it. I got it for 360 and from what I've seen, it's thee only version to get sadly. If you also want it that bad, I'd wait till it's at least half off. I think it's a must own title for sure, but for most the urgency to get it just isn't there. But it's a pretty awesome game!

If you're not getting the 360 version, tread at your own risk dude... I hear they are a bit shoddy!

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Dead Island 2 devs believe a Dead Island remake would be a “mistake”

We might be in the age of remasters, but it doesn't look like the Dead Island 2 devs believe remaking the original game is the right move for the series.

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Duke19406d ago

but remakes require far less effort for these companies and they can still charge $70 for them!

Feel like everyone makes fun of Skyrim re-releasing like 18 times yet applaud these remasters elsewhere. Would much prefer NEW games

CrimsonWing69406d ago

Making sequels really is the way to go. Otherwise we'll be stuck playing only the first entry, forever!!!

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Dead Island's 2011 reveal is still the best game trailer of all time

Josiah Motley of KnowTechie writes: "I love video game trailers. While I don’t believe they are an integral part of a game’s success (especially these days), there’s something about a well-produced trailer that really just reminds me why I like video games."

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Exvalos817d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck817d ago

How so? Because it focused on a family that you see dying? (innocent question, haven't gotten a chance to play any Dead Island game yet)

aconnellan817d ago

More the tone of it - the tone of the trailer suggested something personal and dramatic, but the game was very much reminiscent of Left 4 Dead in that you were just there to kill zombies and nothing more

Ashby_JC817d ago

You play as a singular character there is no family involved at all in the game. Still a stand out trailer that I remember clearly from years ago.

Fntastic817d ago (Edited 817d ago )

Did you not like the game?

I remember going in expecting a L4D style of game, but the excessive camera swaying honestly made me feel ill, and it's rare for a game to do that to me, still don't understand why the need for anything other than maybe a subtle slight camera movement when doing melee attacks etc. Other than that i didn't really find the game that good. In all honesty i had more enjoyment out of DNF, and i know many people crap on that game.

BioShockGX816d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland817d ago

It’s the music. It’s perfect. I agree with this for sure, it is well choreographed….unfortunately the game didn’t live up to the trailer.

brewin816d ago

Maybe not, but it was still a good game. I liked how they expanded things with Dying Light, but Dead Island was a great first attempt! I really liked all the Easter eggs and homages to other horror franchises sprinkled throughout. Sure it was a little cheesy and over there top, but it was a good happy medium between Far Cry and Fallout with zombies.

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EmperorDalek817d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69817d ago

Have you ever seen any of the MGS 3 or MGS 4 trailers? Those blow this out of the water for me.

TricksterArrow817d ago

They require prior knowledge of the franchise, tho. You show this trailer to anyone, and I mean ANYONE, and they can understand what's going on and relate to the family dynamic almost immediately. No need to know who is Snake, or Fox Hound, or Raiden, or Metal Gear...

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Top 10 Xbox 360 Games That Need to be Backward Compatible

Kevin F. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Many of the best Xbox 360 games are playable on the Xbox One and Series X|S consoles. Some even with some enhanced visuals and performance. Unfortunately, not every game from the Xbox 360 library has received this glorious feat of being able to be played on more modern Microsoft consoles."

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Orchard1031d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1031d ago

The Spider-man games will never happen. The xbox 360 Marvel Ultimate Alliance games have a better chance of happening than Spider-man titles but won't happen. The Xbox One Ultimate Alliance games delisted years ago

Vits1031d ago

Yeah... you can totally forget about those entries that got delisted because of licensing issues. Those are not happening.

MetalProxy1031d ago

Wait everything isn’t BC? You guys act like it is lol

porkChop1031d ago

Almost all of the games people want to play are BC, and that's a hell of a lot better than having none available.

ApocalypseShadow1031d ago (Edited 1031d ago )

Almost all the games people want to play? Not true. Majority picks screw over the minority who have games collecting dust. Metal is right. Fans make it seem that it's all. 39/997 games from OG Xbox is NOT all. 568/2154 from 360 is NOT all. But you guys play it up like it is.

And from my count, there are 4,000+ PS4 BC games on PS5 that I see. And almost every VR game. Series X has no Kinect games or Kinect 2. But you played that up too. No more dancing.

As for the article, some of the BC games make sense. The others with Spider-Man aren't happening.

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