Gamers can see how the close quarters combat mechanics work

Aug 11, 2014 21:10 GMT  ·  By

The development team at Yager and publisher Deep Silver are revealing the first gameplay-focused trailer for its upcoming Dead Island 2, which is designed to show players the first look at the actual mechanics and graphics of the undead combat game.

The two companies state, "The video shows Pre-Alpha in-game footage and gives a first impression on how beautiful sunshine and bloody melee violence meet once again – this time in the sunny realms of California."

Dead Island 2 will be playable for the first time during Gamescom 2014, with fans of the title able to slaughter a number of zombies under the famous Hollywood sign.

The full game will be launched at some point in the spring of 2015 and can be played on the PlayStation 4 from Sony, the Xbox One from Microsoft, and the PC.

Dead Island 2 will use the classic gameplay of the series but will move the action to an urban setting and will increase the tension as the player needs to once more find survivors among the ruins, avoid the undead when possible, and use a wide variety of powerful crafted weapons in order to take them out when no other way to escape is left.

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