The plot elements are just loosely stitched together between bouts of zombie killing. You’re on an island during a zombie outbreak and you meet up with survivors and try to escape said island. The plots of both games are nearly identical: You play as one of four (or in Riptide’s case, five) characters whose backstories are completely arbitrary to the story (barring weapon preference). But does it have enough to make it a vacation worth revisiting?ĭead Island: Definitive Collection features the two main games in the franchise: Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide. Regardless, the game sold well enough to start a franchise, and fast-forward a few years later, Techland and Deep Silver have decided to follow the trend of re-mastering last-gen games to current consoles. The final product was decidedly not that. Whether “Dead Island: Survivors” will be a huge commercial success for Deep Silver remains to be seen, but the title already has over 50,000 downloads, according to the Google Play Store description and perhaps will tide over fans waiting for more news on “Dead Island 2.Like everyone else, I was initially sold on Dead Island through its now-infamous trailer giving off the vibe that it would be a more emotional take on the zombie game. “Pokemon Quest” made $3 million in one week, while “Super Mario Run” took only one day to make $5 million, but arguably stagnated in sales afterward compared to the massive amounts pulled in by games which use microtransactions, such as “Pokemon Go.”
For a comparison, see how long it took “ Pokemon Quest” to make money, which offers in-game purchases, versus “Super Mario Run,” which has one flat cost of $9.99 to play the full game in-game after the first few levels.
While the title is free-to-download-and-play, the description notes that “Dead Island: Survivors” offers in-app purchases of “$0.99 – $99.99 per item.” Microtransactions are par for the course for mobile games these days. Do whatever you can to keep the ghastly zombie hordes at bay!” Team up with other survivors and watch each other’s backs. Use spectacular combos and unique special moves. Build cunning traps and solid barricades. The official description on the Google Play store reads: “Collect legendary heroes and ingenious weapons. “ Dead Island: Survivors” is a tower defense game out now for Android and iPhone.ĭeep Silver’s new mobile game trailer was tweeted from the official Dead Island Twitter account during the holiday Wednesday.įight zombies and build your base to survive! Dead Island: Survivors is out now on iOS and Android.
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