"Zombie products have always had a rather large fanbase, but the guys at Techland have decided to propose a rather original survival horror formula. The hype generated by just the one trailer released, able to grab the Golden Lion at Cannes (in the category dedicated to commercials and trailers) was very impressive and left us with high expectations for this new franchise. And now were here to tell you all about our impressions of the game. Just put the Blu-Ray in our consoles and the beautiful credits and logo appear. The writing, much criticized for its crudeness, shows a downright disturbing picture, clearly distinguishing a person hanging in a palm tree, in perfect horror movie fashion. (I'm curious if he's talking about the case or the background or what. I mean, "La scritta" means "The writing" lol it just doesn't fit with the sentence.)

Still determined to choose this place for your holiday? Press the start button and our journey begins on this much coveted island, the Royal Palm Resort. A pearl of beauty, with a classic bean-shaped swimming pool, palm trees and deck chairs on a white beach, the blue sea contrasting with the details perfectly. Our four heroes believe this place could be the real Heaven. But actually, they will be rather surprised when they are greeted not by beautiful women wearing Hawaiian necklaces, but a multitude of zombies! Starting from this odd premise, the team was able to pack great graphics and gameplay into a game quite enjoyable, but not without problems. The graphics engine (The "Chrome Engine") giving the concept of Ban an exciting and expressive atmosphere, leaving little untapped potential.

The beautiful imaginary island, probably somewhere in Papua New Guinea, not only turns out to be an innovative concept, unexplored by so many other survival horror games, is truly a rare beauty, made with specific care, and is a candidate as the true star of the game, almost making the player turn a blind eye to some of the poor textures indoors. To meet the public now, and all the more pretentious, Dead Island also uses an advanced physics again, completing the gaming experience and adding to its addictive nature. Any physical action will guarantee variety: cutting a head off never looks quite the same, as the engine immediately calculates damages to each part of the object hit. (Sentenced removed because I don't understand it, it was discussing the physics engine though). Although the work is overall quality, there are occasional mishaps within the system.

The interiors are, unfortunately, much less detailed than the outside, creating an unpleasant feeling of separation within the game. The animations in the water are generally poor, usually lacking a response to action taken in it, this is a rather huge oversight for a game set on an island with so many swimming pools. (More discussion about graphics that gets a little twisted, discussing how interiors are poor and how the water "jars" improperly while moving around). There are, however, many realistic pieces to be found both outside and in, demonstrating the tremendous potential the engine possesses. Unfortunately, they also manage to highlight the flaws."

"Structured like an FPS, Dead Island might at first seem like yet another zombie kill 'em all game. In fact, under the bark of this FPS/RPG, lies a heart that skips a few beats along the way. You begin by choosing one of four very different characters, whose strengths and weaknesses are readily apparent. Taking one moment to discuss the plot...The plot is good, and the proposal is sound, the problem being that the story develops mostly independent of the player, usually involving non-interactive sequences, highly divorced from your personal actions. This reduces player involvement and interest. But off the plot! The RPG elements stick to a formula perfected in previous games, and instead focuses on a highly satisfactory combination of combat and strategy. Please note, speaking of the fighting, our enemies are not cannon fodder, instead varying from slow walker, to fast sprinter, or a slow, meaty boss-level, sometimes even zombies charging you while on fire.
(This whole paragraph I changed up a bit. I didn't change any of what was said, but any good Italian speaker could tell it's been changed around. Soz -_-)

The game presents a rich variety of enemies, but also of weapons. The strategic elements of the game come mostly in how you customize your weapon. Components can be found around the island, and we may upgrade our weapons to be more powerful, sometimes fiery, sometimes electric, equipping nails to our baseball bats or, why not an oar instead? (That sounds awesome!) Another strategic element comes into play with how one must repair their weapon. The combat system, while fun, is a bit repetitive in the long run. This is at least partly because the classes of enemies are not numerous enough to give consistent surprises. This is another sad element of many RPGs. Freedom also comes into play, as every time the player speaks with a mission-character, they will give the option to either accept or decline the mission. There is certainly no need to accept all the missions there are, because our character can accumulate enough experience on his own and through only some missions, leveling up and learning new skills to move up the classic tree. (There's a long sentence here I didn't really understand, about how the FPS elements take time to get used to.)

Needless to say, a title like Dead Island is very attractive with its multiplayer options, and will be a treat for many, looking to escape the lonely monotony of close combat. There has clearly been much care put into this games co-op mode, and it is yet another feature that cuts it away from the masses of zombie games already out., which are too often reduced to "run through and kill everything as fast as possible." Perhaps the most notable piece of Dead Island's multiplayer mode is its great management model, the drop-in, drop-out system. Our friends - who own a PS3 and are connected to the PSN - can leave their local game whenever they want and join us in our game, without slowing anyone down or altering the plot. Definitely a great job to Techland with their mutliplayer choice, albeit with one sad lack. While we find the drop-in, drop-out mode genius, we were astonished that this could be handled so well online but lacked any option for classic split-screen play that could've produced some immense results."