<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Techland	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
surviving	O
a	O
zombie-infested	O
open	O
world	O
with	O
a	O
major	O
emphasis	O
on	O
melee	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
focuses	O
on	O
four	O
playable	O
survivors	O
trying	O
to	O
survive	O
and	O
escape	O
off	O
the	O
fictional	O
island	O
of	O
Banoi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	I-Application
Riptide	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
;	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2014	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
delayed	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
31	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Collection	O
,	O
it	O
bundles	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Riptide	O
,	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
side-scrolling	O
game	O
called	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Retro	O
Revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
features	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
divided	O
by	O
relatively	O
large	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
uses	O
experience-based	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
other	O
special	O
zombies	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
night	O
after	O
a	O
high-profile	O
party	O
,	O
four	O
playable	O
main	O
characters	O
(	O
hereafter	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
survivors	O
"	O
)	O
:	O
rapper	O
Sam	O
B.	O
,	O
hotel	O
receptionist	O
and	O
spy	O
for	O
the	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
Government	O
Xian	O
Mei	O
,	O
former	O
football-star	O
Logan	O
Carter	O
,	O
and	O
ex-police	O
officer	O
Purna	O
Jackson	O
—	O
are	O
awakened	O
by	O
a	O
voice	O
over	O
the	O
emergency	O
intercom	O
system	O
directing	O
them	O
to	O
evacuate	O
the	O
hotel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
their	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
resort	O
,	O
the	O
survivors	O
make	O
contact	O
with	O
"	O
The	O
Voice	O
"	O
:	O
Colonel	O
Ryder	O
White	O
,	O
a	O
Banoi	B-Application
Island	O
Defense	O
Force	O
(	O
BIDF	O
)	O
commander	O
who	O
is	O
currently	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
high-security	O
prison	O
located	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
island	O
,	O
only	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
jungle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	O
directs	O
the	O
survivors	O
into	O
the	O
jungles	O
of	O
Banoi	B-Application
having	O
them	O
find	O
a	O
smuggler	O
named	O
Mowen	O
who	O
can	O
reach	O
the	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
survivors	O
kill	O
White	O
,	O
then	O
finally	O
escape	O
Banoi	B-Application
with	O
his	O
helicopter	O
as	O
Kevin	O
intones	O
that	O
things	O
will	O
never	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
viewing	O
the	O
interview	O
note	O
this	O
and	O
have	O
him	O
reassigned	O
to	O
Banoi	B-Application
,	O
where	O
Emily	O
also	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
on	O
8	O
August	O
2007	O
and	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Techland	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Adrian	O
Ciszewski	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
trailer	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Part	O
2	O
:	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
Begins	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
June	O
2011	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
being	O
set	O
for	O
6	O
September	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
9	O
September	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
worldwide	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
announced	O
that	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
's	O
development	O
had	O
finished	O
and	O
that	O
production	O
had	O
begun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
Turtle	O
Beach	O
X12	O
headset	O
,	O
Ripper	O
weapon	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
Bloodbath	O
Arena	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
in	O
Canada	O
has	O
the	O
Ripper	O
and	O
Bloodbath	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
July	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
became	O
available	O
for	O
pre-purchase	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
a	O
single	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
full	O
price	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
four	O
pack	O
with	O
one	O
free	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
single	O
copy	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
pack	O
include	O
the	O
Ripper	O
and	O
Bloodbath	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
(	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
social	O
gaming	O
network	O
,	O
users	O
could	O
pre-order	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
from	O
a	O
special	O
kiosk	O
in	O
the	O
Central	O
Plaza	O
(	O
Home	O
's	O
central	O
meeting	O
point	O
redesigned	O
for	O
this	O
promotion	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
"	O
Zombie	O
Survival	O
"	O
minigame	O
)	O
and	O
receive	O
an	O
"	O
Exploding	O
Zombie	O
Outfit	O
"	O
(	O
features	O
a	O
remote	O
option	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
explode	O
)	O
for	O
their	O
Home	O
avatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	O
Silver	O
funded	O
a	O
four-part	O
series	O
of	O
comedic	O
short	O
films	O
written	O
and	O
starring	O
hosts	O
of	O
Talkradar	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
journalistic	O
website	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
entitled	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Secret	O
Origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
depicts	O
fictionalised	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
hosts	O
who	O
travel	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
become	O
zombies	O
out	O
of	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
gaming	O
licenser	O
ESRB	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
logo	O
was	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
was	O
told	O
to	O
change	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
offered	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
users	O
with	O
a	O
Gold	O
Membership	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
"	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
"	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
until	O
15	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
whisky	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
Irish	O
distillery	O
Echlinville	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
lukewarm	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
80/100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
71/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
71/100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.0/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
falls	O
short	O
of	O
its	O
potential	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
in-game	O
issues	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
US	O
version	O
gave	O
it	O
8.0/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Edge	O
magazine	O
gave	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
a	O
3/10	O
score	O
referencing	O
a	O
very	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
many	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
magazines	O
and	O
websites	O
stemming	O
from	O
an	O
accidental	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
development	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
code	O
revealed	O
references	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	O
was	O
replaced	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
other	O
distribution	O
sites	O
in	O
2016	O
by	O
the	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
engine	O
(	O
though	O
is	O
unlikely	O
to	O
be	O
bug-free	O
itself	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
some	O
German	O
online	O
stores	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Application
Germany	I-Application
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
2012	O
,	O
Techland	O
officially	O
announced	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	I-Application
Riptide	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
titled	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Epidemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Epidemic	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
early	O
access	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
actively	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
development	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
reporting	O
bugs	O
and	O
issues	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
release	O
is	O
polished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
somber	O
trailer	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
's	O
trailer	O
is	O
vibrant	O
and	O
comedic	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Fatshark	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
one-issue	O
comic	O
book	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
,	O
and	O
begins	O
with	O
Roger	O
Howard	O
,	O
an	O
investigative	O
journalist	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
looks	O
into	O
the	O
illegal	O
exploitation	O
of	O
Banoi	B-Application
Island	O
's	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
