Dead Island has zombies, gore, violence, and much more. Finally they have reached a rating for it and details, not to mention we have some killer screenshots after the jump.
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has finally released their rating summary for the upcoming multiplatform game, Dead Island. Not to be surprised, however, the open-world action-adventure game received and “M” (for Mature) rating. It was tagged for the content containing blood, gore, drug reference, intense violence, sexual themes, strong language and use of alcohol. Sounds like my kind of game.
“This is a first-person shooter in which players join a group of survivors who must battle a zombie infestation on a tropical island. Players use baseball bats, knives, axes, shotguns, and rifles to kill waves of zombies. Battles are accompanied by screams of pain, realistic gunfire, and slow-motion effects. When zombies are knocked to the ground, players can sometimes stomp on their heads to complete kills. Large blood splatter stains the surrounding environment and players’ weapon. Players can also dismember zombies, and various scenes depict bloody torsos, legs, or other mutilated body parts. As the game progresses, alcoholic beverages can be consumed to increase damage output, resulting in screen-blurring effects; in one cutscene, drunken characters are depicted stumbling around a party. Some sequences also reference drug use; one mission requires players to retrieve drugs for a character (e.g., “I haven’t shot up since the day before yesterday and I’m getting the chills.”). The game also contains a handful of sexual references in the dialogue (e.g., “One rich bugger I investigated was clearly molesting his fourteen-year-old daughter.”); one scene depicts a bikini-clad woman tied to a bed and surrounded by video cameras. The words “f**k” and sh*t” can be heard in dialogue.”
This game is being developed by Techland, Deep Silver, and with the help of Square Enix will be publishing this game for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in North America on September 6th.
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