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    Dead Nation

    Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Nov 30, 2010

    Dead Nation, developed by Super Stardust HD veterans Housemarque, is a dual-joystick zombie shooter available on the PlayStation Network.

    somadude's Dead Nation (PlayStation Network (PS3)) review

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    Dead Nation is a pretty good game, despite a few issues.


    Thanks to the Sony "Welcome Back" program, I got my hands on Dead Nation. So, thanks Sony.  
     
    But let's get down to the review. Dead Nation is a dual-joystick shooter set in it's own variation of the zombie apocalypse. Though that description doesn't really sound all that interesting, Dead Nation is actually a pretty good game, save for a few issues. First I will note all of the things I enjoyed while playing Dead Nation. 
     
    The shooting itself, while not exactly revolutionary, is still pretty tight and the game actually does demand a bit of strategy, especially in the later parts of the game. 
      The weapons are decent too,  except for the flamethrower and shotgun which in my opinion felt pretty bad; I mainly stuck to the default gun and the smg for pretty much the entire game. There is also some light customization and I mean LIGHT, since all armor does is slightly tweak stats and since you can't really get a good look at your character during the action; it makes finding all of the armor kind of pointless.


     Dead Nation also looks really nice, though I found myself turning the brightness all the way to max. Which leads me to the first of this games issues, visibility. While sometimes the lighting helps the atmosphere, most of the time it just obscures your view, leading to moments of frustration. 
       
    As far as story is concerned; Dead Nation has a paper-thin storyline
     that opens in a pretty mundane way, and fizzles out at the end.  
      
     
    So overall Dead Nation is decent game that suffers from some odd lighting problems and a lack of any real narrative outside of the " Zombies everywhere!!!" concept.

    Other reviews for Dead Nation (PlayStation Network (PS3))

      It's another zombie apocalypse: bring a friend 0

      There's no denying that the game industry is pretty saturated with the "living dead" right now. With the Call of Duty  "Zombie Nazi" modes, Left 4 Dead, Dead Rising, and Rockstar's Undead Nightmare pack for Red Dead Redemption all making a showing, Housemarque was going to have a tough time marketing yet another zombie game in a sea of the undead. Coming from the team that made Super Stardust HD, it's no surprise that Dead Nation is a success and a must have for any PS3 owner.  The basic premise...

      26 out of 30 found this review helpful.

      Left 4 Dead Nation 0

      Dead Nation was one hell of a roller coaster ride from start to finish. Gorgeous graphics and disgustingly detailed audio contribute heavily to the hopeless atmosphere of the game, and the constant swarms of enemies will leave you gasping for breath after each encounter. Despite the game's excellent production values and taught pacing, I could not shake a certain feeling the entire time I played the game. At first, I couldn't quite put a finger on it. But as waves of zombies and special infected...

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