Dead Island combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customization of a vast array of weapons. All of these gameplay features are presented in a dark story inspired by classic zombie movies with a gritty and engrossing campaign that can be played with up to 4 players in co-op mode.first-person melee combat
*First-person melee combat
*4-player coop
*Weapon customization
*Set on an open world tropical island
*RPG elements for character development
Dead Island hits US shores on September 6th, 2011 and will be released 3 days later for everyone else.
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