Each character has their own skills, strengths and weaknesses, and there are no refunds – once you’ve picked a character, you’re locked in till kingdom come (the credits). Set in the modern day in and around Los Angeles at the beginning of a zombie apocalypse, Dead Island 2 sees you choose one of six survivors to tackle the outbreak with. It’s certainly not something the great Darren Hayes would sing about, but it is nevertheless a good time. Instead, I am dismembering and slaughtering zombies, lining the streets with blood and guts. Thanks to Dambsuter Studios, I find myself in Santa Monica in Dead Island 2, and unlike Darren Hayes’ depiction, there is no one throwing back a morning java or rollerblading through the streets. It’s a city that has been used a myriad of times in various mediums, none more so than in films (shoutouts to Cellular), thanks to its picturesque beauty and famous Santa Monica Pier, and video games are not immune to its allure. One of the first times I remember hearing about Santa Monica was the song by the Aussie pop band Savage Garden, where frontman Darren Hayes sings about getting coffee and dodging inline skaters in the iconic Californian city.
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