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Dead Island The book: Zombie enough for you? - GeekManDem

"You’ve played the game but does it feel like you’ve actually experienced the whole package? No! Well it’s about time you did, with Dead Island The Book you don’t have to be the one hacking the zombies body parts off. Reading about the adventure Sam B, Purna, Logan Carter and Xian Mei are dropped into is just as good as playing as one of them especially for those who panic at video games, even though the story is told differently in the book."

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Xenial4626d ago

After all the time i've played DI. I think it deserves a 6/10

Lord_Sloth4625d ago

game kept freezing and wouldn't save. I didn't experience jack!

zerocrossing4625d ago (Edited 4625d ago )

The thing is there are people that actually defend these bug riddled games by saying things like "The bugs actually make the game more fun"

If the bugs are the highlight of the game then something went seriously wrong during development :/

Lord_Sloth4625d ago

Agreed. I don't get why games like Dead Island and like Fallout New Vegas get a free pass while games like Alpha Protocol get butchered when all of them have the same problems.

Kakihara4625d ago

This game was pretty good fun at least in co-op and at least for a while but anyone who actually buys a novelization of it's story should be lined up against a wall with the people who have the rap track from the game's intro on their iPod and shot.

Drabent4625d ago

Yep 6/10 another half azz broke multiplayer piece'o crap...its sad cause the game would rock if co-op wasn't broken.

zerocrossing4625d ago

There's a handful of games that deserve novalisation, and DI is not one of them imo.

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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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Duke19464d 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

CrimsonWing69463d 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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Exvalos875d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck875d 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)

aconnellan874d 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_JC874d 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.

Fntastic874d ago (Edited 874d 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.

BioShockGX874d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland875d 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.

brewin874d 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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EmperorDalek875d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69875d ago

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

TricksterArrow875d 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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Orchard1088d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1088d 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

Vits1088d ago

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

MetalProxy1088d ago

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

porkChop1088d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1088d ago (Edited 1088d 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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