Dead Island is annoying fun

"Dead Island" is the newest game by Techland. An island full of zombies with only a handful of people alive trying to escape does sound like fun, but some of the game problems make it hard to really enjoy it.

The story in "Dead Island" is very confusing to understand because of how little they actually tell you about it.

To put it simply, a group of four people are, for some reason, unaffected by whatever it is that is making the inhabits of Banoi into zombies. As the game continues, the story makes even less sense.

You'll play through the story without so much as a whimper from your character, but randomly there will be a cut scene where you're character will explain the plan as if you knew there was even going to be a plan in the first place.

The game feels like you're watching a TV show series where you miss a few random episodes.

The gameplay is what makes the game fun and addictive.

The game is all about punching, hacking, slashing, and shooting your way through thousands of zombies. Grab a machete and slash zombie's heads right off or walk around and punch a zombie to death, even though that wouldn't be advised.

Attacking an enemy is fun, but it's also annoying because of the energy bar for attacking. Every swing taken takes energy and how much energy depends on the weapon you have.

A two-handed axe takes much more energy then a little knife. If you miss a few swings then you have to wait for it recharge. Not a big deal, if four zombies weren't chasing you down for those delicious brains.

"Dead Island" is a pretty basic Role Play Game. You run around meeting people who give you a basic quest like, "Find this item" or "Kill that thing." Doing almost anything will earn you experience, which after a certain amount will make you level up.

While the gameplay is fun, almost everything else about the game is frustrating. The character models are some of the ugliest characters I've ever seen.

Driving in the game is hilarious because of the fact you can only look 90 degrees left or right, so backing up is almost impossible. You can do it, but you will hit something.

There is almost no reason to gain levels, expect for the very useful skill points, because the enemies also level with you.

If you were to go back to the beginning of the game, the enemies there will also be whatever level you are. There is never a point in the game when you actually feel stronger than the enemies.

"Dead Island" does have four-player co-op, which is exactly the same as playing alone expect with people.

The game is fun if you don't really care for story, but love weapons, and looting everything in sight.