Dead Island 2 is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver. It is a sequel to the 2011 video game Dead Island and the third major installment in the Dead Island series. Set about 17 years after the events of Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide, Dead Island 2 differentiates itself from its predecessors by taking place in the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco, which have been quarantined due to a zombie outbreak. The game was released on April 21, 2023, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Announced in 2014, the game had undergone a difficult development period due to multiple changes with the studios working on it. Yager Development was originally hired to develop Dead Island 2 in 2012, but was removed from the project in 2015 and replaced by Sumo Digital the following year. Sumo Digital was subsequently removed, with Dambuster, an internal studio of Deep Silver, becoming the developers in 2019.[2]
Gameplay
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Dead Island 2 takes place in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The game’s combat has different mechanics than its predecessors. Dead Island 2 includes several features from its predecessors, such as the “rage” and crafting systems.
Plot
About 10 years after the events of Dead Island,[3] the United States government and US military are forced to put California under a full quarantine restricted zone due to a new and stronger zombie outbreak.
As Los Angeles is being quarantined, six individuals (dubbed “Slayers”) attempt to board one of the last evacuation flights out of the city: hustler Bruno, mechanic Carla, retail worker Dani, firefighter-themed stripper Ryan, athlete Amy, and stuntman Jacob.
In the confusion, the evacuation flight ends up having an infected on board, causing the army to shoot it down. The Slayers narrowly survive the crash but end up getting bitten and infected trying to help some other survivors. The Slayers manage to make their way to the home of one of the crash survivors, actress Emma Jaunt, who reluctantly shelters them despite their infection. Sam B, Emma’s ex-boyfriend, arrives at the mansion, intending to get Emma out of the city and revealing he is immune to the infection, and the Slayers come to realize that they are immune as well. With the Slayers still intent to get out of the city, they head to the nearest evacuation center at the Halperin Hotel. The Slayers find the hotel overrun and recover a radio and make contact with Dr. Reuben Reed, a CDC doctor who asks them to come to his safe haven in Santa Monica where they can use the Slayers’ immunity to synthesize a cure. Sam warns the Slayers not to trust Reed. — Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/xxcodebreakerxxgamingxx
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