Dead Island: Riptide

Dead Island Riptide, the heavily rumoured sequel to the hit zombie game, has been announced as being in development by Techland.

VideoGamer.com Score:

5

Our Verdict: Riptide is another occasionally engaging but ultimately tedious grind through a zombie holocaust.

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UK Video Game Chart: Dead Island: Riptide holds at No.1 for a third week news news

news : UK Video Game Chart: Dead Island: Riptide holds at No.1 for a third week

The Walking Dead retail release is new at No.9.

Publish date Posted Mon 13
UK Video Game Chart: Dead Island holds on at No.1 news news

news : UK Video Game Chart: Dead Island holds on at No.1

Soul Sacrifice is the week's only new entry at No.26.

1 Publish date Posted May 7
UK Video Game Chart:  Dead Island: Riptide is No. 1 news news

news : UK Video Game Chart:  Dead Island: Riptide is No. 1

But opening week sales are less than half that of the original.

Publish date Posted Apr 29
Five Minute Fanboy – Zombie Games article article

article : Five Minute Fanboy – Zombie Games

Need to impress your fellow gamers? Andi Hamilton's 'Five Minute Fanboy' series will teach you the best ways to blag your way through any conversations you encounter about a classic series or genre, and come out sounding like Yoda. First up: zombies.

6 Publish date Posted Apr 26
Heads-up: New games out this week (April 26) article article

article : Heads-up: New games out this week (April 26)

The games you can start playing at the end of this week, including Dead Island: Riptide, Star Trek and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.

5 Publish date Posted Apr 22
Deep Silver: 'We're much better than the Activisions, EAs, and Ubisofts of the world' news news

news : Deep Silver: 'We're much better than the Activisions, EAs, and Ubisofts of the world'

"The difference is we make money," jokes Dead Island publisher's COO.

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MJTH's Avatar

It's a shame that Soul sacrifice didn't make the top 20, but it's sadly to be expected. The I'm asuming that many Vita owners would of downloaded the game, so sales aren't as bad as they appear,...

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Dead Island: Riptide Review in Article Comments

WhiteSnow's Avatar

It's pretty the same as first Dead Island.

Five Minute Fanboy – Zombie Games in Article Comments

Endless's Avatar

Ah yeah, hmm I had a Gamecube for years after getting the 360 too lol. RE3 probably put me off 4 maybe *shrug*

Game Stats

Release Date: 26/04/2013
Developer: Techland
Publisher: Deep Silver
Genre: First-person action game
Rating: PEGI 18+
Site Rank: 828 173
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