Dead Island: Riptide

Much like the original then, Riptide is casual fun when approached from the viewpoint of a group of players that aren't averse to grieving their own kind, but don't expect much more than a tense slog otherwise. There's little to Palanai's shores that...

The only thing that would attract newcomers to Dead Island Riptide is the fairly unique combat and the opportunity for playing cooperatively. But for most, the game lacks the overall quality to make it worthy of...

It's seldom that a game review causes me trouble. I play ALL kinds of games so I can be called on at a moment's notice give a review from the standpoint of an everyman. I'm not bragging, I am simply admitting that I am a video game addict and have used...

Dead Island deserved a second chance, but Riptide doesn’t make the most of it. There’s still the skeleton of a good game in here, but it’s covered by a little too much rotting zombie flesh.

Dead Island: Riptide isn't as beset with technical issues as Dead Island, but the graphics and gameplay still don't do the concept justice. Hacking and battering your way through the hordes is enjoyable, and the levelling and weapon upgrades add...

Dead Island: Riptide is the follow-up to last year’s sleeper hit, Dead Island. Even though the first game has several issues, it still manages to be fun. It is an open-world-zombie bonanza with a little bit of character development thrown in. It works...

Dead Island was one of those titles that lived and died mostlyby its infamous trailer. You know, the one that plays backwards as we see a family get brutally murdered by zombies. Oh, and a little girl dies in it. Yeah, that one. And while the game...

Riptide is dumb, and mind-numbingly slow, and somehow manages to make the art of zombie-slaying feel like utter tedium. And if slaying zombies isn't fun in a game that's all about slaying zombies, why bother?