<s>
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
Fatshark	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
German	O
studio	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Valve	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
spin-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
mystery	O
game	O
that	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Cliff	O
Calo	O
,	O
who	O
sets	O
sail	O
to	O
document	O
the	O
unexplained	O
events	O
rumored	O
to	O
have	O
happened	O
on	O
Banoi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Narapela	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Banoi	B-Application
archipelago	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
that	O
not	O
everything	O
is	O
as	O
it	O
seems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
stealth	O
and	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
gunplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
lacks	O
the	O
RPG-like	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
;	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
player	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
weapon	O
selection	O
is	O
non-customizable	O
,	O
with	O
weapons	O
being	O
collected	O
at	O
fixed	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
opens	O
2	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Banoi	B-Application
Island	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
"	O
Kilo	O
Two	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
covert	O
operative	O
working	O
with	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
protagonist	O
Xian	O
Mei	O
(	O
who	O
provides	O
support	O
over	O
the	O
radio	O
)	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
a	O
Geopharm	O
facility	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Narapela	O
and	O
assassinate	O
a	O
mole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
moves	O
ahead	O
6	O
months	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Banoi	B-Application
still	O
cut	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
by	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
governments	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
suppressed	O
news	O
about	O
the	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspiring	O
journalist	O
Cliff	O
Calo	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
an	O
influential	O
broadcasting	O
executive	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
two	O
friends	O
Linda	O
Waterson	O
and	O
Devan	O
Mavropani	O
,	O
arrive	O
on	O
Narapela	O
hoping	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
the	O
events	O
on	O
Banoi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cliff	O
reaches	O
an	O
airfield	O
where	O
the	O
plane	O
crashed	O
and	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
its	O
pilot	O
,	O
Xian	O
Mei	O
,	O
who	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
survived	O
the	O
cliffhanger	O
ending	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	I-Application
Riptide	I-Application
and	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
searching	O
for	O
Kilo	O
Two	O
and	O
the	O
Geopharm	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
discovers	O
the	O
mutant	O
is	O
Dr.	O
Aaron	O
Welles	O
,	O
a	O
Geopharm	O
scientist	O
who	O
was	O
infected	O
by	O
the	O
virus	O
but	O
has	O
undergone	O
a	O
unique	O
mutation	O
and	O
retained	O
his	O
intelligence	O
,	O
albeit	O
at	O
some	O
cost	O
to	O
his	O
sanity	O
(	O
a	O
concept	O
explored	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Epidemic	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Island	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
52/100	O
based	O
on	O
23	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
40/100	O
based	O
on	O
25	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
32/100	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
want	O
more	O
games	O
like	O
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Island	I-Application
—	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
perfect	O
or	O
gigantic	O
blockbusters	O
and	O
can	O
just	O
be	O
fun	O
experiences	O
that	O
understand	O
what	O
their	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
should	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Butterworth	O
from	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6.8/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Islands	I-Application
workmanlike	O
combat	O
and	O
ho-hum	O
zombies	O
fail	O
to	O
fully	O
capitalize	O
on	O
this	O
unoriginal	O
but	O
respectably	O
executed	O
premise	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
manage	O
to	O
punctuate	O
its	O
enjoyable	O
filler	O
with	O
some	O
genuinely	O
spectacular	O
moments	O
of	O
madness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Kozanitis	O
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
1/5	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Island	I-Application
squandered	O
whatever	O
opportunity	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
compelling	O
story	O
,	O
while	O
offering	O
only	O
sub-par	O
gameplay	O
to	O
tide	O
you	O
over	O
in	O
the	O
meantime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Islands	I-Application
single-player	O
adventure	O
is	O
plagued	O
with	O
enough	O
technical	O
and	O
design	O
horrors	O
that	O
every	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
sealed	O
shut	O
and	O
stamped	O
with	O
enough	O
biohazard	O
symbols	O
to	O
keep	O
innocent	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
away.	O
"	O
</s>
