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Dead Island 2 Showcases Brutal Combat Sandbox, Cinematic Multiplayer and Alexa Gaming Control Features

Bring your friends to explore a zombie infested LA in Dead Island 2 on April 21, 2023! Learn more about its highlighted features like Brutal Combat Sandbox, Cinematic Multiplayer Adventure, Alexa Gaming Controls, and its Extended Gameplay Trailer.

Dead Island 2 Highlighted Features

Brutal Combat Sandbox

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Combat in the game provides an incredibly intense and graphic first-person perspective, allowing players to use various weapons and brutal tactics to fight their way through hordes of zombies. The dismemberment technology used in the game provides realistic and satisfying ways to slice, smash, burn, and rip apart zombies.

The game's locational damage system also allows players to strategically target individual zombie weaknesses. The Extended Gameplay Reveal Trailer also showcased a unique feature where players can use environmental factors, like electricity, to damage nearby zombies without using their weapons or ammo. If you do not like your base weapon, you can also customize it with the items you get along the way.

Cinematic Multiplayer Adventure

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Dead Island 2 is a co-op action game where players fight against zombies. The game offers exciting quests with unique challenges and rewards to progress through a thrilling story of twists and turns. Dead Island 2 features side quests that provide players with more opportunities to explore the game's universe and level up their character.

The game's cast of characters is diverse and memorable, adding to the overall experience. With its engaging storyline, dynamic gameplay, and co-op mode for up to three players, Dead Island 2 offers endless replayability, ensuring players will continue to enjoy the game long after completing the main story.

Zombie Archetypes

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Dead Island 2 features various zombies with unique abilities and traits that challenge players. To survive, players must strategically choose the right weapons and gear to defeat the hordes of undead enemies they encounter. The mutated zombies add more difficulty to the game, requiring players to adapt and develop new strategies.

As players move on through the game, they can encounter zombies with unique abilities, such as increased speed or resistance to fire. To take down these more powerful zombies, players must adapt their tactics and choose the right weapons for the job. The variety of zombies in Dead Island 2 adds excitement and challenge to the game, making it a thrilling and engaging experience for players.

Alexa Gaming Control-enabled

During Gamescom 2022, Amazon unveiled the Alexa Gaming Control, which will be compatible with Dead Island 2 as its first game, followed by others. This technology allows players to use their voice to control in-game features, such as navigation and zombie manipulation, using Push-To-Talk or Voice Activity settings. For example, players can say, where is the nearest workbench to access navigation or hey, zombie to manipulate zombie hordes, among other features.

Dead Island 2 Extended Gameplay Trailer

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