DEAD ISLAND REVIEW BY THE CORE GAMER!

I have to admit that i am a very big zombie junkie! I love anything to do with them so a few months ago when i first watched the breath taking cg trailer i was instantly hooked.When talking about this game i will start with,"why the zombie in me loves this game".As a "purist" i expect my zombies to walk not run,but i do understand the love of the "new type" zombies as well.I was so happy to see that somebody finally got it right,if you are bitten but survive you become "infected". A fast moving raging zombie brutal to the last detail,at the same time if the npc was a corpse or died from the attack they become slow moving "walkers". There are also many other types of zombies but no spoilers here!I never played Borderlands but I'm told the item system is very similar,picking up items(i suggest you look in everything!) can wield you some awesome custom weapons.Dead island really stands out instantly for its gorgeous sometimes jaw dropping graphics,the lush trees as well as the stanky meat hanging off the bones of a Z after beating his body to a pulp are all top notch and worth every penny.At first glance the game play seems shallow,rescue and repeat but after a few hours in, the world really opens up to you and shows you all of her treasures.I have to also note that i have NEVER seen blood that actually runs down hill after busting a wig back,its amazing!So far i have spent about ten hours on the island and it keeps breathing new life into the game as i play it.Also nothing is more gratifying than waiting for that exact moment to slice at a Z and take that funky head of there shoulders before they even know what hit him!.In closing i would like to say that multi-player is not needed to complete the game but man is it fun! you hit the D pad when someone is nearby and you instantly join up and start the carnage co-op style!Nothing is better than saving your homies while they are about to be eaten from behind.Well that's about it for this review,thanks for reading and please ask any questions.I will always try to answer asap.

I would like to note that i am playing this game for the 360 so i claim no knowledge of the pc or ps3 versions..

I would also like to give a quick comment about the achievements since i forgot initially lol.
The achievements seem fair enough and challenging without having those impossible achievements that no one gets lol