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Dead Island Retro Revenge
Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! Hell-bent on saving his cat, Max must carve a bloody path through a zombie-infested California, tearing his way through hordes of the undead, battalions of corrupt soldiers, and a slew of evil-minded ex-cons. Pull off crazy combos, collect power-ups, wield super weapons, and unleash insane magic attacks as you fi...
Details
- Released
- June 1, 2016
- Developer
- Empty Clip Studios
- Genres
- Fighting · Action · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Arcade · Horror
- Publisher
- Deep Silver
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Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! When his beloved cat gets kidnapped, Max sets out across a zombie-infested California to get him back!
Dead Island Retro Revenge is not quite a runner, not quite a beat em up, and not quite a good game.
While I do believe this is a great game, it does have a very specific audience. Think of it of a mix between Temple Run and Dead Island set into a side scrolling format. I think you really have to enjoy and be in the mood for a simple button smasher to enjoy this one. T
Of course, it's important to remember that Dead Island Retro Revenge is an addition to a remastered collection of Dead Island games that's being included for free in those bundles and is only $4.99 USD on its own. That's still a lot of value for a game that can kill 3-5 hours comfortably and enjoyably, and gamers would likely have spent a lot more quarters on it should it have been a star attraction in an old arcade. For that reason alone, and the number of things Dead Island Retro Revenge gets right in its approach to building off the back of side-scrolling nostalgia, we're comfortable recomm...