Tragedy Hits Paradise

So I've recently purchased a game called "Dead Island" and let me say, it's fantastic. It takes place on the fictional island of Banoi, located just off the coast of Papa New Guinea, as an unexplained and sudden outbreak of zombies is in effect. Your only mission is to survive this apocalypse and escape the island.

There are four main characters to play as each with their own unique attributes and abilities. Sam B is a one-hit-wonder rapper who was hired by the Palm Springs Resort for a show, he's an expert with blunt weapons. Xian Mei is an undercover policewoman working at the Palm Springs Hotel, spying on high profile tourists, she is an expert with sharp weapons. Logan is a former NFL star from Texas that shattered his career and his left leg during a reckless street race, he's an expert at throwing weapons. Purna is a half-Aborigine bodyguard that blew her police detective job by firing on a well-connected businessman that had sexually abused his underage daughter, she's an expert at firearms.

The game features four player co-op with the four main characters as they try to escape the infected island with the help of some newly met friends. Almost everything can be used as a weapon from wooden planks, to pipes, to axes. Weapons can be modified/ upgraded to be more useful in combat such as adding a battery and some wires to a machete to make it electric and shock zombies.

As for zombies there are seven different types of zombies.

"Walkers" are your common zombies, decayed bodies that limber around waiting for their next meal. They are typically weak but are strong in groups.

"Infected" are the newly bitten zombies, they run faster and deal more damage then Walkers, but have much lower health.

"Thugs" are what you would get if a bodybuilder or a really tall person where to get bitten. They are quite big and deal tons of damage which will knock you down in the process, although they are very slow and will ignore you most of the time.

"Suiciders" have a rare string of infection where it cause their body to swell up and have enormous tumors engulfing it's body. They're main attack is to slowly walk up to you and explode, killing them and you in the process.

"Rams" are massive zombies in straight jackets who are extremely angry. Since they don't have use of their arms, their primary attack is to simply charge toward you, knocking you down. The only way to damage them is to attack it's exposed backside.

"Floaters" are water-logged zombies. They've become so bloated that their skin is stretched and you can see some internal organs through it. They attack by puking toxic slime at you.

"Butchers" are zombies who's arms from the elbow down have been torn off, leaving only the exposed bone. The Butcher uses these sharp bones to it's advantage by slicing you with them. They have extremely high health and agility and will kill you if you're not careful.

Overall, this game is fantastic and a must buy, as it sets it's own genre in the video game world.