Sometimes your own body is the best melee weapon of all.įinally, for your melee weapons are the bulldozer weapons.

Headhunter weapons are for those who want a precision strike against the heads of the undead, helping to deal far more damage and typically also have longer reach. They won’t deal much damage initially but as you continue to hit a zombie, crits will start to build up and easily take them down. Frenzy weapons are your lightweight, fast striking weapons. Maiming weapons specialise in dealing extra damage to limbs, allowing you to break and slice them off much easier. Most of the weapons you’ll find are a variety of melee weapons which also come under their own categories. As you explore the world, you’ll find a multitude of different weapons. If you played the first Dead Island you know what you’re in for: a first-person zombie slayfest. After being bitten early in the game we find our “heroes” waking up alive and well, but are they all their usual selves? Dead Island 2 Review – Gameplay But what sets these 6 bozos apart from the rest of society? Well, they’re immune.

We take the role 1 of 6 “ Slayers” and our task is to rip, tear and shoot our way through “ Hell-A” to find survivors, a way out and potentially a cure to all of this. Theirs was actually the trailer we saw back in 2014. Deep Silver were then approached by Yager Development in 2012, who pitched their idea for the game and got the deal. The developers of the original Dead Island, Techland, were originally slated to make the sequel but they decided to focus on the critically acclaimed Dying Light instead. Maybe they died waiting for the game to finally release? But as the years went on, I honestly forgot about the game even being a thing until a new trailer was dropped in 2022 at Gamescom. I still remember watching the original teaser trailer and having it stuck in my head weeks later. Like I said before, DI2 went through Development Hell over the 9 years since it was announced in 2014 during the Sony press conference at E3. Dead Island 2 Review – Out of Development Hell So grab your bat and load some rounds as we dive head first into our Dead Island 2 review. But is it worth the wait? That’s what we’re here to discuss today. It’s been a long time coming folks, but after 9 years of development hell, Dead Island 2 is finally here! It has had a rocky road going through 3 different companies to develop the game. Who do you voodoo, bitch? You’re about to find out in our Dead Island 2 review.

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