Finally started playing Dead Island, it's pretty much Borderlands with more meleeing than guns. The zombies are numerous and belligerent as they should be, and the enemy AI is pretty decent, can't say the same for the NPC AI. I had a NPC I was escorting stop to let me kill the approaching horde, then run right into the Molotov firewall I had put down to keep any extras from joining in.
The weapons are well balanced, and the repair/mod system works well with the game. I managed to find one of the developer's hidden mods which gives you a BioShock/inFamous style electrocute-shockwave attack. It's good for knocking over large mobs of zombies to give you time to get away, but at the cost of all your stamina (which is needed for fighting and running).
Other than that it's a good deal for $20 and lower, so you should definitely get it the next time it's on sale.
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