Looking forward to the release of Dead Island Riptide in April? A 9-minute video has been released that gives us our first look at the gameplay footage, including player-controlled boats, Gatling guns, constructible defenses, and more. Dead Island Riptide is being developed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, with a scheduled release date of April 23rd.
"More than four million players around the world survived the ordeals of the zombie infestation on the once beautiful island resort of Banoi. Our group of survivors thought they had finally found a safe place away from Banoi to escape from this terrifying nightmare.
They were wrong.
Featuring character-import options for fans who want to carry over their original saved games, Dead Island Riptide is the thrilling next chapter in the Dead Island universe. Co-op has never been more important as Dead Island Riptide players band together to defend new, key territories in water-soaked tropical locales against hordes of never-before-seen zombie types. Also, a new playable character class, fresh gameplay mechanics and drivable boats plunge you ever-more into the depths of what’s really lurking behind the deadly zombie infestation…."
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