The quintessential zombie experience

User Rating: 8.5 | Dead Island PC
Dead rising couldn't do it. Left 4 dead 1 and 2 came close but were far off the mark.

This game finally does what so many other games couldn't do. It captures the brutality of zombie games, but forces you to fight for your life. You kill zombies because you have to survive. They might be an obstacle, but they are a damn fun obstacle that challenges you in ways that no other game has before.

The gameplay is relentless. There are so many quests to complete that it can seem overwhelming. The zombies swarm you from all sides but they arn't slow and stupid zombies. These ones use every zombie trick in the book. I mean it.

The co-op is fun. I hope everyone who likes zombie games buys this. My first hours with the game were less than awesome, but eventually I got into the swing of things and really started enjoying the game.