{"id":216674,"date":"2023-03-15T05:17:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=276825"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:49:25","slug":"dead-island-2-first-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/dead-island-2-first-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Brave Enough to Play Dead Island 2? Zombies and lost of Blood are not for the Faint of Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the first season of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-last-of-us-episode-final-father-willing-to-make-daughter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Last of Us<\/a> has ended, <strong>zombies never go out of fashion<\/strong> and now they are coming back in the form of a new video game that we have been waiting for a long time. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dead-island-2.en.softonic.com\/?ex=DINS-635.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dead Island 2<\/a> will arrive on April 21, 2023<\/strong>, and we already have the first impressions of the critics who have been able to test it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Dead Island 2\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/35750cdd-3bfb-4ef5-8da9-0883b66cbaf0\/3409667548\/dead-island-2-Dead%20Island%202-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Dead Island 2<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dead-island-2.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dead-island-2.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The first <a href=\"https:\/\/dead-island.en.softonic.com\/?ex=DINS-635.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dead Island<\/a> came out for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011<\/strong>, and became an entertainment phenomenon for an entire generation of gamers. Now, more than a decade later, Dambuster Studios has taken Techland&#8217;s development and created a sequel that, by the looks of it, delivers on all the blood, gore and fun it promises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dead-island-2-gameplay-trailer.jpg\" alt=\"Dead Island 2 Previews Coming Next Week - Early Gameplay Details Revealed -  Insider Gaming\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does Dead Island 2 live up to the first game?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dead Island 2 is an open world game set in a place called HELL-A (something like &#8220;The Devils&#8221;) that <strong>recreates the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco<\/strong>. In the game we will control a survivor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/releases-video-games-smartphone-february-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zombie Apocalypse<\/a> that must kill all the undead that is capable, and will do so using absolutely all the objects that are at your disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Dead Island 2\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/35750cdd-3bfb-4ef5-8da9-0883b66cbaf0\/3409667548\/dead-island-2-Dead%20Island%202-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Dead Island 2<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dead-island-2.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dead-island-2.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game promises a relentless pace and a lot of fun. But <strong>what do the critics say?<\/strong> We leave you with some of the first opinions that have arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dead Island 2 NEW Gameplay 4K (No Commentary)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9AZ6Mz7S530?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, it looks spectacular and seems to deliver everything it promises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;<strong>The gore in Dead Island 2 is on another level<\/strong>. It&#8217;s superior to anything else you&#8217;ve ever seen in a video game. The way the zombies crumble when you hit them, melt them and burn them really has to be seen to be believed. It&#8217;s gruesome and glorious at the same time. It&#8217;s like an early Peter Jackson film come to life.&#8221;- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-first-five-hours-of-dead-island-2-are-a-bloody-good-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Eurogamer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Judging from the few hours I&#8217;ve played the game, I think it&#8217;s safe to say that the <strong>studio has managed to find beauty in gore<\/strong>.&#8221;- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/dead-island-2-preview-work-hard-slay-harder-in-gore-geous-la\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Games Radar<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;<strong>Dead Island 2 is a big step in the right direction<\/strong>. The game&#8217;s setting in the beautiful Hollywood Hills is amazing.&#8221;- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ggrecon.com\/reviews\/dead-island-2-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">GGRecon<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Really, we have a solid basis to say that it&#8217;s a lot of fun to skin meat in the game. <strong>It&#8217;s been worth the wait<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/dead-island-2-the-final-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">IGN<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Combat is deliciously bloody&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/krisholt\/2023\/03\/13\/dead-island-2-preview-a-bloody-good-time-slaying-zombies-in-hell-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Forbes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We found out if Dead Island 2 lives up to the original game with first impressions from critics after playing it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9257,"featured_media":216676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-216674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321676,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216674\/revisions\/321676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216674"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=216674"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=216674"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=216674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}