100 Word Review - #T24 - Zombie Driver

Ignore all that mutiplier nonsense. It distracts from the important stuff...
Killing zombies.

Zombie Driver

Genre - Action, Racing, Indie

Metascore - 60%

Developer - EXOR Studios

Other Games by Developer - D.I.P.R.I.P. Warm Up

Tom's Playtime -  4.9 hours

Zombie Driver is what Wasteland Angel could, and should, have been. An inbred hybrid of Carmageddon and Left 4 Dead, Zombie Driver dumps you in a city crawling with zombies and gives you some objectives, most of which involve rescuing people in your increasingly upgradable taxis, limos and buses . Unlike Wasteland Angel, Zombie Driver has actual longevity via a few good different game modes and it's incredibly satisfying to simply take out your best car and weapons and go crazy. If you don't fancy waiting until next year for the new Carmageddon, this should tide you over very nicely.

Tom's Score - 8/10

100 Word Review - #M2 - Dead Island

I don't know where she keeps it, or if I want to touch it.

Dead Island

Genre – RPG, Action

Metascore – 80%

Developer – Techland

Other Games by Developer – Call of Juarez, nail’d

Mat’s Current Playtime – 23.8 hours


ZOMBIES! Like the rest of the world I too have been conned into liking them for no particular reason, and what better way to live out the fantasy than in a game? 'Dead Island' isn’t the first of its kind but it successfully mashes two enjoyable games into one, taking the tense atmosphere of 'Left 4 Dead' and the free-roam/weapon modding of 'Dead Rising'. Sure, it’s occasionally glitchy and the voice acting is terrible, but it doesn’t matter when a game is this fun. Adding an expansive number of missions, you’ll be playing for longer than you’d like to admit.


Mat’s Score – 8/10

100 Word Review - #12 - Left 4 Dead 2

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Left 4 Dead 2

Genre - Action

Metascore - 89%

Developer - Valve

Other Games by Developer - Left 4 Dead, Portal 2

My Current Playtime - 76.6 hours

‘L4D2’ is another one of these great games to play with a couple of friends, and with the campaigns normally lasting around an hour; you don’t need to dedicate much time to each survival attempt. The AI is some of the most intelligent I have ever seen, and has a way of turning the game on its head. This game was a great improvement over ‘L4D’ and now that they’ve added the maps from the original, it’s even better. Valve rotate game modes every couple of weeks and there is a plethora of custom campaigns, which keeps the game fresh.

My Score - 10/10