Dead Island ( Russian Dead Island ) is a computer game , first-person shooter with role-playing elements in the genre Survival horror , which was developed by the Polish company Techland for the PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 and PC . The publisher of the game is the company Deep Silver . The game is based on the Chrome Engine 5 engine and presents the player with an open non-linear gameplay, as well as hand-to-hand fighting from the first person and the possibility of cooperative passing the story campaign [1] .
Dead island | |
---|---|
Xbox 360 Game Cover (NTSC Region) | |
Developer | Techland |
Publisher | Deep silver |
Localizer | Akella |
Part of a series | Dead island |
Date of issue | Original September 6, 2011 , September 6, 2011, September 9, 2011 Definitive collection PlayStation 4, Xbox One: May 31, 2016 |
Version | 1.3.0 |
Latest version | |
Genres | Survival horror role-playing game |
Age ratings | BBFC : 18 -18 Certificate CERO : Z - Ages 18 and up only ESRB : PEGI : 18 USK : |
Creators | |
Composer | |
Technical details | |
Platforms | Windows Mac os x Linux Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Playstation 4 Xbox one |
Game engine | Chrome Engine 5 (original) Chrome Engine 6 (Definitive Collection) |
Game modes | single player multiplayer cooperative |
Carrier | DVD , Blu-ray |
Control | keyboard , mouse , gamepad |
The heroes of Dead Island are tourists who had to face the living dead on vacation in the tropical resort of The Royal Palms Resort in Papua New Guinea. Players will find out the cause of infection and quickly escape from the dangerous island, saving their lives [2] .
Reviews | |
---|---|
Russian editions | |
Edition | Evaluation |
Absolute Games | 65/100 [4] |
PlayGround.ru | 8.7 / 10 [3] |
Gameplay
The player controls one of the four surviving characters. The main task of the player is to move around the island in search of other survivors, as well as the implementation of various tasks. The main goal of the game is survival, so the player will come across all sorts of useful items: money, water, food and others. All this is necessary for survival, as well as for performing tasks and creating weapons.
The game features a realistic character behavior. The character has a scale of endurance that is spent while running, jumping or hitting. When the scale is empty, the player becomes vulnerable for a few seconds, until the scale is again replenished. The weapon has various parameters: the impact force, the impact on the character (how quickly he will tire), and others. As you use the weapon breaks down, losing its properties. Therefore, the weapon is required to repair on special workbenches. You can also improve it, as well as upgrade it.
In the process of passing the game will open new parts of the island and the types of enemies. The player as you progress through the game will gain experience, and for each new level one point of skills that are distributed to one of three branches: the first branch of rage allows the character to fall into a rage and subsequently improve this skill, the second branch is responsible for the character’s combat skills and possession weapons, and the third branch helps to survive in the game, with its help the player can slowly regenerate health, make more money, open locks and be more resistant to attacks. Each character has their own skills, abilities, possession of weapons, rage and style of play. The player can distribute skills as he pleases.
Also, the game has a cooperative mode. Any player can freely find a suitable game in the lobby, having an internet connection (always, except for the prologue, his player must go through on his own). You can call friends to the game. Progress is saved only if you play according to your progress, looking ahead, you will have to start from the place where you left off
Story
Entourage
The game takes place in July 2006 on the fictional island of Bana, the famous tropical resort located off the east coast of Papua New Guinea , north of Australia. It is the largest island in Arképilag Bana, which also includes the islands of Palanai, Narapela and Amal.
In recent years, Bana has been fairly well-known and densely populated, but many areas of the island are still wild, untouched by the modern world. Despite the fact that its capital Moresby was founded by Australian settlers as early as 1895, most areas of the island are covered with impassable jungles and have not yet been explored.
Banoy is world famous as the location of the popular luxury five-star resort hotel "Royal Palma" (Royal Palms Resort), which often attracts celebrities. Not far from Banoi, on a small island surrounded by a minefield, is the Banoy Maximum Security Prison, a private facility for international terrorists and criminals.
The island has police and its own armed forces, called the Bana Island Defense Forces (BIDF), which are responsible for protecting and ensuring security at Banoi.
For unknown reasons, a zombie invasion happens in this area. Four survivors who are immune to the zombie virus are looking for a way to leave the island. In this they are helped and sent by voice over the radio, scientists, as well as other survivors, of whom there are quite a lot on the island. But to get out, the heroes have to go through difficult trials of infected beaches, a dead city, the jungle, meeting and killing terrible undead and looters, their only hope is a helicopter located on an island-prison.
Main Campaign
The specific prologue begins with the fact that the main character wakes up in his room after a stormy party. Wandering around the hotel, he discovers many corpses. On the damaged elevator, the hero is found by one person on the camera and speaks loudly to him where to go, but zombies are attacking him. Stunned wakes up already in the beach house. Local rescuer John Sinama diagnoses the survivor's immunity to the virus because he was bitten. Later, the survivors get to the rescue complex and settle there, from where the hero begins his development and journey around the island.
Characters
- Hsien Mei - 28 years old, employee of the Royal Palma resort, born and brought up in China, she chose such a position for herself in order to see other people and other cultures - Bana became her first place away from home. She learns fast, is smart, and also - as an athlete - is fast moving. Only upon arriving on the island, Hsien Mei became responsible for the multitude of tasks at the hotel, before work began as a receptionist. It deals well with zombies with cold weapons. The Russian version is voiced by Elena Chebaturkina .
- Sam Bee is 38 years old, a fading showbiz star, a rapper who arrived at a hotel in the Royal Palma resort to perform his famous song “Who do you voodoo?” At a party that could help save his career. He gladly decides to use this chance. Being strong, self-confident and proud, Sam Bee had problems with the abuse of alcohol and drugs, and his personal life became profitable for lying advisers and mean friends. Having decided to rise and earn money, he suddenly finds himself surrounded by a huge number of problems. Kills zombies with heavy weapons. The Russian version is voiced by Vladimir Antonik .
- Logan Carter - 40 years old, the former American football star spoiled by life and success in all possible ways. Addictions Logan eventually ended his career. In a street race, drunk, he lost control, which killed his passenger. He also broke his leg in six places. This case put an end to his sports career. His fall in his career also affected his life, leading him to decline and bitterness. To get rid of the "ghosts of the past", he decides to relax and enjoy the beauties of the tropics, for which he goes to Bana. Flight will soon begin, during which Logan will dream of returning to old problems. Fights well with throwing weapons. The Russian version is voiced by Alexander Golovchansky .
- Parna is 33 years old, a former police officer in Sydney. Her career came to an end when she shot in the groin of an official who raped her 14-year-old daughter, who could not be judged by the law, as he had connections and money. Then Parna was hired to work as a bodyguard for VIPs around the world. She was hired not only because of her abilities, but also because of her appearance — rich men were not against being with her, although she herself admits that she “hates the rich.” Excellent wielding firearms. In the Russian version, Olga Kuznetsova voiced.
- Ryder White - 39 years, Colonel of the Australian Armed Forces. He served in Afghanistan. The main antagonist. In the main plot, he helps the player, however in an additional company, * Rider * it turns out that the prisoner Charon (Kevin), who pretended to be White, communicated with the main character. At the end of the game turns into a zombie from the bite of his wife Emily. Killed by heroes. In addition to the game, you can play for it. In the Russian version, voiced by Evgeny Waltz.
Armament
The game has a large number of weapons. Melee weapons are divided into two types: blunt and sharpened. To blunt weapons include bits, hammers, sledgehammers, sticks, brass knuckles, water pipes, brooms, large wrenches. Blunt weapons are best able to break bones to opponents. Sharpened weapons include knives, machetes , blades, axes, and hatchets. Any melee weapon gradually breaks down during use, so from time to time it must be repaired or discarded and a new one found. Sharpened weapons can cut (cut off) limbs to opponents. Any melee weapon can be thrown at the enemy and subsequently raised again. Firearms are represented by pistols, revolvers, shotguns and rifles. Also in the game there are homemade grenades, bombs, mines and Molotov cocktails. In the game, you can get a unique weapon as a reward for completing tasks, also a unique weapon can be found in secret places or knocked out from strong opponents [5] .
An important element of the game is to improve weapons. As the game progresses, the player will often find drawings of upgraded weapons. Upgraded weapons are created at the workbench using the required materials and drawings. For each improvement there is a list of weapons that can be upgraded. An improved weapon is much more efficient than a simple one and has a special feature for a critical attack. Upgraded weapons are more expensive to repair than simple ones.
Game Engine
It was planned that Dead Island would use the 4th version of the Chrome Engine , which was the last one at that time. According to Adlandu Tsishevsky, a game producer at Techland , Dead Island will use the standard version of Chrome Engine 4, without any special improvements and improvements. The only difference will be a specially designed system of facial damage. The essence of this system is that the character's face is modeled “in layers,” that is, the facial bones are first modeled, which are then “covered” with the facial muscles, and then the skin. The player in real time can injure computer opponents, while the deformation of the face and the skull will occur dynamically, in real time [6] . In November 2007, the developers released a video demonstrating the system of skull damage.
Another feature of the engine is the dynamic day shift system - thanks to it, the cycles of day and night change dynamically and regardless of game scripts. There will also be a weather effects system [7] .
After the official announcement of the game, it became known that the game will use Chrome Engine 5.
Game Development
The game has been developed since 2005, the working title of the game "Island of the living dead".
In mid-2005, 3 screenshots of the game were published, only zombies were shown in them.
In 2006, everyone forgot about the game, except for the developers themselves.
In the middle of 2006, several more screenshots were published, an island and a weapon already appeared in them.
At the end of 2006, the name changed to Dead Island, the engine was changed, instead of Chrome Engine 2 became Chrome Engine 3.
On August 22, 2007, the first trailer for the game was published, in which the jungle of the island was flown, and then a brief snippet of the fight against zombies was shown.
September 28, 2007, 8 new screenshots for the game appeared. On November 14, 2007, a new video appeared, a technical demonstration of the features in the game. It considered the technology of multi-layered destruction of a human head.
On November 27, 2007, the Primotech gaming site interviewed one of the game developers, Adrian Ciszewski ( Polish: Adrian Ciszewski ), in which the game Dead Island was discussed [7] [8] .
On March 22, 2008, a large gaming site IGN interviewed the game developers, in which many questions were asked and answers were received [6] [9] .
On July 2, 2009, the gaming site G4TV.com interviewed the game developers. In an interview, it was stated that the development of the game continues, and PS3 was added to the list of platforms [10] [11] [12] .
At the end of 2009 it became known that the engine was changed again, the game in this period of time began to be developed on the Chrome Engine 4.
April 26, 2010 there were rumors that the publisher of the game may become the company Deep Silver [13] [14] .
On February 16, 2011, a new CG-trailer for the game was published on IGN , in which no gameplay was shown. At the same time, a preview of the game was posted on IGN, which revealed previously unknown facts regarding the gameplay, plot, development [15] [16] .
February 17, 2011 the official announcement of the game. The developers released the high-quality game trailer shown the day before, and also revealed new information regarding the game: game process features, game engine and preliminary release date. Also was named the publisher of the game - the company Deep Silver . At the same time, the official website of the game was launched with several screenshots and wallpapers from the game, as well as information about it [17] [18] [19] .
February 18, 2011 it became known that the famous director in the field of the film industry, Sean Daniel, showed interest in screening this project and is in talks with the game publisher [20] .
September 8, 2011 the release of the game.
November 22, 2011 supplement was published [21]
In early 2013, a sequel to the game was released.
Reviews and criticism
In general, critics and the players themselves favorably treated the release of Dead Island, but there were some comments. According to estimates of the site aggregator of opinions Metacritic , the game received 80 points out of 100 possible, and the rating of Dead Island on GameRankings is 77.80% [22] . Among the Dead Island awards can be noted the prize for the most unusual accents in a computer game [23] .
The reviews unanimously noted the original place of development of the zombie apocalypse - a tropical island. The player will have to fight for life in a beach resort, although gloomy locations like infected city slums and a medical laboratory are not excluded. In well-known publications, one can find praise for the various possibilities of exterminating zombies in the game, which is especially interesting when there is a whole range of melee weapons - from a paddle to an improvised circular saw [24] . Reviewers call cooperative mode one of the most attractive features of Dead Island [25] .
With regard to the shortcomings of Dead Island, players complain about the monotony of the game's quests, turning into a routine. The scheme of almost all the quests of Dead Island is simple: get to a given place, take tasks, find the necessary items, complete the task and get a reward. Some reviewers note that with such a location and, in fact, interesting characters, the plot of the game could be made much more fascinating. Also, a lot of criticism was received by the animation of the game in the part of the character image.
Notes
- ↑ Dead Island: If you have immunity, it does not mean that you are immortal
- ↑ Dead Island - release date, system requirements, reviews (reviews), videos, screenshots | ... . Metagames. The appeal date is June 17, 2016.
- ↑ Review of the game Dead Island from PlayGround.ru
- Review from AG.ru
- ↑ GameStar: Dead Island. Etude in crimson tones (October 24, 2011). The appeal date is November 1, 2011. Archived April 4, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Cam Shea. Dead Island AU Interview (eng.) 2. IGN (22 March 2008). The appeal date is July 28, 2009. Archived April 4, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Alex Petraglia. Dead Island Interview (English) . Primotech (27 November 2007). The appeal date is July 28, 2009. Archived June 9, 2012.
- ↑ Gary McLean. Dead Island Interview (English) . Voodoo Extreme 3D (27 November 2007). The appeal date is July 28, 2009. Archived April 4, 2012.
- ↑ Robert "Apache" Howarth. Dead Island Interview (English) . Voodoo Extreme 3D (22 March 2008). The appeal date is July 28, 2009. Archived April 4, 2012.
- ↑ Patrick Klepek. Call of Juarez Zombie Game, Dead Island, Still Alive And Kicking (eng.) . G4TV.com (July 2, 2009). The appeal date is July 28, 2009. Archived April 4, 2012.
- ↑ Development of Dead Island continues . GameTech (July 6, 2009). The appeal date is July 28, 2009. Archived March 15, 2012.
- ↑ Dead Island is still in development . MGnews.ru (July 7, 2009). The appeal date is July 28, 2009. Archived April 4, 2012.
- ↑ Dead Island can publish Deep Silver . MGnews.ru (April 26, 2010). The appeal date is May 8, 2010. Archived April 4, 2012.
- ↑ Rumor: Deep Silver will issue Dead Island . Gametech.ru (April 26, 2010). Дата обращения 8 мая 2010. Архивировано 4 апреля 2012 года.
- ↑ Ryan Geddes. Welcome to Dead Island Isn't it time we got up close and personal with zombies again? (eng.) IGN (16 февраля). Дата обращения 21 февраля 2011. Архивировано 4 апреля 2012 года.
- ↑ Новый трейлер Dead Island . MGnews.ru (16 февраля 2011). Дата обращения 21 февраля 2011. Архивировано 4 апреля 2012 года.
- ↑ TrinityDivine. Dead Island Announced (англ.) . Voodoo Extreme 3D (17 February 2011). Дата обращения 21 февраля 2011. Архивировано 4 апреля 2012 года.
- ↑ Dead Island выйдет в этом году . MGnews.ru (17 февраля 2011). Дата обращения 21 февраля 2011. Архивировано 4 апреля 2012 года.
- ↑ Скриншоты Dead Island – зомби в тропиках . MGnews.ru (17 февраля 2011). Дата обращения 21 февраля 2011. Архивировано 4 апреля 2012 года.
- ↑ Dave Trumbore. DEAD ISLAND Movie Rights Sold to Producer of THE MUMMY Trilogy; Updated Synopsis, Images and Poster – Updated (англ.) . Collider.com (19 февраля). Дата обращения 21 февраля 2011. Архивировано 4 апреля 2012 года.
- ↑ Lenta.ru: Игры: Первое дополнение к Dead Island выйдет 22 ноября
- ↑ Dead Island PC . Metacritic.com. Дата обращения 28 апреля 2017. Архивировано 28 апреля 2017 года.
- ↑ Dead Island • Page 3 . Eurogamer.net (5 сентября 2011). Дата обращения 28 апреля 2017. Архивировано 28 апреля 2017 года.
- ↑ Dead Island – Вердикт . Игромания (25 сентября 2011). Дата обращения 28 апреля 2017. Архивировано 28 апреля 2017 года.
- ↑ Dead Island review . Gameplanet.co.nz (27 сентября 2011). Дата обращения 28 апреля 2017. Архивировано 28 апреля 2017 года.