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Escape Dead Island

Fatshark · Nov 18, 2014

PC · PS3 · Xbox 360

Mature

About

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery game set on the enigmatic island of Narapela after the events of the zombie outbreak of the original Dead Island. The story lets players unravel the origins of the zombie virus through the eyes of the would-be documentary journalist Cliff Calo. There are no superpowers to keep Cliff alive, just a few makeshift weapons against hordes of infected zombies. It will be integral to choosing wisely between stealth and combat at certain moments in the game.

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Scores by platform

PC

Critic 4.8 (17 critics) · Gamer 5.5

5.6

PlayStation 3

Critic 4.7 (17 critics) · Gamer 7.0

5.8

Xbox 360

Critic 3.7 (9 critics) · Gamer 6.5

5.2

Critic reviews

  • Destructoid

    Brittany Vincent · Dec 27, 2014

    4.0
    The first Dead Island was absolutely ridiculous and quite flawed in my opinion, but because I can feel the love that went into the game and thus the care, it's a blast to play in some areas because the developers cared if I had fun. Unlike its predecessors, Escape Dead Island feels devoid of heart or identity. It is a cruel reminder of the shovelware that plagued the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and the Wii and behind its generic facade hides a malnourished newborn of a game starved for nutrition and attention.
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  • Shacknews

    Steven Wong · Dec 11, 2014

    4.0
    Escape Dead Island disappoints on multiple levels, from its lackluster gameplay, to its awful storytelling. The revelations found in this game are not profound enough to justify the long slog, filled annoying characters and lousy stealth and combat systems. Not to mention the ending is insultingly stupid and lazy. The best way to escape this island is to never visit it.
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  • The Escapist

    Stew Shearer · Dec 03, 2014

    5.0
    There isn't much reason to play Escape Dead Island. The narrative has a few standout moments and you'll occasionally meet an enemy that will throw you for a loop. Those moments are, unfortunately, needles in a haystack of monotonous gameplay that's ultimately boring.
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  • TheSixthAxis

    Aran Suddi · Dec 03, 2014

    3.0
    To put it simply Escape Dead Island is a cash grab using the Dead Island name, before the franchise completely moves to the new consoles with Dead Island 2. There’s nothing really satisfying about Escape Dead Island, even if you are a huge fan of zombies or Dead Island. ...With all those options available there is no reason for Escape to exist, but it does. That isn’t enough of an excuse to buy it.
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  • Arcade Sushi

    Danny Saya · Dec 02, 2014

    4.0
    There are lots of times when Escape Dead Island shows potential, whether its story or some of the level design towards the conclusion, but it feels as though not enough thought and time was put into making sure there was an enjoyable, or even fully-functioning game holding it all up. Escape Dead Island was almost a good experience, there was just six hours of terrible gameplay holding it back.
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  • Game Trailers

    Michael Huber · Nov 25, 2014

    3.0
    Escape Dead Island should be avoided at all costs. The moment to moment gameplay is intolerable as you have to endure dull combat, an insulting lead character, and redundant backtracking through ugly environments. Pile on the game-stopping technical nightmares, and it all amounts to being one of the worst games of the year. It's not worth digging through corpses to salvage it.

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