Games Thirst – Amazing Life
Apart from the name, we knew nothing about Techland’s next entry in the Dead Island franchise, until today. Today, in a press release, some sweet new details about the game have been revealed.
“Having 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 to escape from this terrifying nightmare. But they were wrong. Shortly after the battle-hardened team had landed their helicopter on a military ship, a furious storm hits and havoc quickly spreads on board. Suddenly they find themselves struggling for their lives again with all hope drowning in the rising waves.”
“A monsoon has hit the once beautiful archipelago and heavy rainstorms have laid waste to large areas of the islands. The city of Henderson and jungle areas on the island of Palanai were flooded leaving boats as the only remaining way of transportation,
In addition, Techland will add a fifth character with an “all-new and unique skillset.” There will also be new zombie mutations, dynamic weather conditions, co-op communication features, and “hub defense missions” where the survivors will have to “strategically place traps, fences and turrets to fend off oncoming Zombie onslaughts and to protect the humans in these sanctuaries.” Essentially, the “hub defence missions” sound like a horde mode.
The game is due out in 2013, for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
