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I am four years intervening between the first announcement of the Tec land Gamecock of 2007 and the release in stores on Dead Island, even though it was only in February that this ambitious zombie-game is back to make itself felt strongly after a very troubled production and the constant threat of closure of the project. Dead Island is now finally a reality and it is one of the most anticipated, debated and interesting throughout 2011, starting from the lovely cliccatissimo cinematic trailer to finish with a mix of RPG, survival first person shooter and free-roaming also unique in its own way for the setting of paradise Island Banjo.

The first impact of Dead Island, reviewed here in the Xbox 360 version, is actually something never seen before. We are used to cross dangling in the gloomy mansions zombies (Resident Evil), in glittering malls (Dead Rising) and metropolitan roads (Left 4 Dead), but find ourselves in an exclusive tourist resort suddenly struck by an epidemic "zombies" did not real price. After a daring escape from a hotel we find ourselves in an idyllic beach covered with dead bodies and carcasses bitten, infected with the wandering and wailing as idiotic, verses and guttural cries for help to fill the unreal atmosphere. All around a blinding sun and the glittering ocean, but just move a little 'to find the edge of a swimming pool filled with water blood red, with side two zombies are feasting on the remains of a hapless tourist in Bermuda .

Should we reward the best video game opening words seen so far this year, Dead Island would certainly be among the first three and the contrast between the horror of the epidemic and the beauty of sight of the island will accompany us throughout the game, a confirmation of how the idea of ​​Tec land (zombies + tourist paradise) has revealed a unique and ingenious. Before you throw in the exploration of the island, however, we must choose our alter ego in the four characters available; Xian Mii security expert at the Royal Palms Resort edged weapons, Logan is a former American football star with the ball of throwing weapons, while the black rapper Sam B has an unbridled passion for impact weapons (especially baseball bats, hammers and wrench). Finally there is the former police officer Purina, last character to be revealed by Tec land, which unlike the other three has a lot of familiarity with firearms.

The four main characters are differentiated by three characteristics (speed, strength, health) and the tree of skills that will develop depending on the orientation of the player. Although trees are the same as the three categories (Fury, Fighting, Survival), individual skills (active and passive) vary from character to character, though some of them such as lock picking, the addition of slots in the inventory and greater resistance of the custom weapons are common to all four. Our test was conducted in the shoes of Sam B, but we had time to play for a while 'with other characters and from what we saw in the brief play sessions with them, the storyline and missions do not change depending on the chosen character.

However, given that guns play a major role, the approach of the four may be completely different, especially with the advancement of skill levels and with the many possibilities that are opened by the hour with the upgrade of skills, changing weapons and their empowerment. This is enough to understand the nature realistic Dead Island, you earn experience points from killing zombies and solving quests, and each new level of skills acquired provide a point to spend as we prefer. Also we can set our alter ego completely utterly combat or survival, not to mention the vast amount of objects to be recovered, the importance of money, and the presence of "merchants" to sell or buy weapons and crafting, which will be discussed forward. Those who feared for a short part RPG rose water is also quiet, Dead Island is not the answer to survival The Elder Scrolls V: Sky rim, but its primary component is absolutely realistic, well thought out and able to reserve experience unique game depending on the choices made.