
Originally releasing in 2011, Dead Island wowed us with its infamous CGI trailer-in-reverse, building intrigue and excitement before it finally made it’s way into our living rooms. On top of that they’ve found time to develop a side scrolling action game in Dead Island: Retro Revenge.

In the down time since Dying Light, or maybe even in their lunch breaks, the team have ported Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide into the latest version of their proprietary Chrome engine so that we’re presented with the last gen games in current gen visuals. Also, a new playable character class, fresh gameplay mechanics and drivable boats plunge you ever-more into the depths of what’s really lurking behind the deadly zombie infestation….Of all the games we’d want to be remastered, there’s probably very few of us that would have Dead Island at the top of the list, but Techland have decided to do just that.

Co-op has never been more important as Dead Island Riptide players band together to defend new, key territories in water-soaked tropical locales against hordes of never-before-seen zombie types. Our group of survivors thought they had finally found a safe place away from Banoi to escape from this terrifying nightmare.įeaturing character-import options for fans who want to carry over their original saved games, Dead Island Riptide is the thrilling next chapter in the Dead Island universe. "More than four million players around the world survived the ordeals of the zombie infestation on the once beautiful island resort of Banoi. Dead Island Riptide is being developed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, with a scheduled release date of April 23rd. Looking forward to the release of Dead Island Riptide in April? A 9-minute video has been released that gives us our first look at the gameplay footage, including player-controlled boats, Gatling guns, constructible defenses, and more.
