10 Bad Video Games With ONE Great Level

Developer Deep Silver notoriously announced zombie survival game Dead Island with a beautifully grim and heartbreaking trailer that in no way represented the game. The full game was actually about as different from the trailer as possible with borderline slapstick, zombo-smashing nonsense.

At the start, Dead Island is a blast. The impossible skills - like the Boomerang ability that gives a chance for any weapon you throw to come back to you - are a silly, dumb joy. The analog controls, with which you can attack at any angle using the right analog stick, allowing you to directly target specific locations on zombies to break their arms, legs and skulls has, bafflingly, never been replicated. And the tropical vacation setting only helps it feel like a big, dumb zombie playground, as you do battle with undead bikini-clad models and muscled-out beach bros.

Unfortunately, each new area of the game is worse than the last. It starts on its high note before becoming increasingly generic with its settings, characters, and weapons, as the game starts throwing guns at you, diluting and overshadowing the extensive weapon crafting mechanics.

Hopefully the long-awaited Dead Island 2 is taking this to heart.