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https://www.youtube.com/embed/E74w49uL8jk?wmode=transparent&autoplay=1

Dead Trigger 2 is a Free-2-Play First Person Shooter for multiple platforms. Basically there are two currencies, the standard "cash" and the premium "gold". The gold is used to hurry along various timers. This is perhaps my LEAST favorite type of Freemium model but there are many free ways to get a few gold here and there when you absolutely need them thanks to a Tapjoy option. Overall I don't think it hobbles the experience all that much and, quite frankly, I think the game is a real joy considering it's free and I have bought a bit of currency to support the developer, Madfinger.

Whereas Dead Trigger 1 was your basic dumb, fun arena shooter in the sequel we have a much more fleshed out story on our hands. So far I'm in the process of gathering survivors to build up my headquarters. As luck would have it, these survivors have so far all had some PRETTY handy skills to a fellow in my situation! The gameplay here is much more mission-based compared to the first. You may find yourself refueling a generator, or escorting a repairman, or defending your base with a sniper rifle.They've also added several "Special Infected" quite similarly to the Left 4 Dead series to spice things up a bit, my favorite of which is "The Scienfist". He was a scientist in the employ of a government agency trying to contain the initial outbreak. He wears a HAZMAT suit and is so radioactive that just being near him can kill you so you need to keep your distance!

Currently the game takes place in the American southeast. Each month, according to the developer, they will be bringing the story to another country. So far the only ones I've heard of are the US, Shanghai, London, and Africa but there may well be more.

The nice thing about the DT series is that, on Android at least, they really put the control in the player's hands so to speak. Pretty much any controller device works, right on down to a wired PS3 controller. Not only that, in part 2 they've introduced an "Auto-fire" option for folks who prefer to use the touch screen. Just point your reticule at a zombie and you automatically attack. It may seem ridiculous at first, but think for a moment how much some people have grown to love auto-accelerate in mobile racing games. In practice it's worked really well in the 5 hours or so I've put into the game and has really improved the player experience. Your experience is much more fluid and console-like now that you never have to lift your fingers to fire.

Another fine feature is that your account is cloud-based. What this means is that ANY platform you own that has DT2 on it you can load up your account and pick right up. I burned through the battery on my Nexus 4 this morning playing, and I moved straight on to my Nexus 7 where I picked up seamlessly. There were some technical glitches a bit earlier this morning but I think it's pretty understandable considering the scope of the game and how popular the series is, not to mention Madfinger being a tiny studio.

Overall the game is fun, very pretty, free, and definitely worth your time. I don't think you should necessarily cancel your PS4 and Xbone preorders, but if you are a primarily mobile games such as myself then this is a pretty damned major new release. As excited as I've been for Super Mario World 3d, I've been just as excited for DT2 and it has been well worth the wait.

Bullshots (Surprisingly painful to find in-game but after hours of gameplay these look pretty darned close to the actual game in action) -

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Reviews as of time of this thread:
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Android/Dead+Trigger+2/review.asp?c=54739 7 out of 10
http://www.modojo.com/reviews/2013-10-24-dead-trigger-2 4.5 out of 5
http://www.appspy.com/review/7834/dead-trigger-2 4out of 5

Itunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dead-trigger-2/id720063540?mt=8
Google Play link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.madfingergames.deadtrigger2
Coming soon to PC, Mac, and Facebook.

If you are a fan of mobile gaming I sincerely hope you give it a shot and, if you do, that you enjoy it as much as I've been!

oh this out yesterday? I forgot about it.

Will be playing this on my Nvidia Shield since the game got some nice Tegra 4 enhancements.

Porting this to the Wii U would be quite cool. The touch screen controls still make me shudder.

Rizsparky said:

Porting this to the Wii U would be quite cool. The touch screen controls still make me shudder.

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Nvidia shield lol.

Rizsparky said:

Porting this to the Wii U would be quite cool. The touch screen controls still make me shudder.

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There are many solutions for that now Like Moga or Nyko pads for android devices or Gameklip to use with your DS3 or you can get a Shield.

chickdigger802 said:

Nvidia shield lol.

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the game got a controller function, so Moga pad or any other android pad alternative can work with it you so don't need Shield to play Dead trigger with real controls.

Rizsparky said:

Porting this to the Wii U would be quite cool. The touch screen controls still make me shudder.

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It would be interesting comparing this game on my Shield vs the Wii Pad.

Totobeni said:

There are many solutions for that now Like Moga or Nyko pads for android devices or Gameklip to use with your DS3 or you can get a Shield.



the game got a controller function, so Moga pad or any other android pad alternative can work with it you so don't need Shield to play Dead trigger with real controls.

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Yes, that "OMG touch only" excuse is old. Plenty of good android pads nowadays, and soon there will be plenty of iOS pads too. I guess until we get official, attachable gamepads from Android OEMs and Apple, people will still keep making this excuse.

Regarding the game, it seems to be SP only whereas it should have been cross plat co op fun.

This game is iOS 7 only... I guess I wont install it on my iPad.

AranhaHunter said:

Yes, that "OMG touch only" excuse is old. Plenty of good android pads nowadays, and soon there will be plenty of iOS pads too. I guess until we get official, attachable gamepads from Android OEMs and Apple, people will still keep making this excuse.

Regarding the game, it seems to be SP only whereas it should have been cross plat co op fun.

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I've read a bunch of folks saying that they will eventually add online co-op, but nobody official has said it that I've seen


Still having some great times here, and I threw 'em another $3 for a grand total of $6. So far that's not too bad considering I've put about 8 hours in!

Just started this tonight. Here's some screens from a vanilla iPhone 5.














Love this series. You need to turn that bloody auto-fire setting off though. This game controls damn well manually. Cool to see gamepad support is already in there too.

I got this on my iPhone , would love a 3ds port lol but I am dreaming, otherwise any good controllers I can use for my iPhone and this game?

I don't know the state of iOS controllers, but I'm sure they are starting to release now that Apple has changed policy.


Guys, I got Bomb Chickens this morning and I just unlocked Nigeria Just loading my first bit of African fun! I hope it gives me some kinda creepy Lucio Fulci vibe!


EDIT: Africa is so awesome, guys! The zombies there are freaky as hell!

This game should really be on the Vita in the free to play section. It would be PERFECT.

Holy crap, guys. Unless I'm mistaken once you get to Africa it starts posting a running total of how many zombies are left in the continent before they unlock the next? Right now there appears to be over 89 million zombs left until the next content!

We're all working toward clearing them!

I'm having a blast atm


Great sequel all around

The shooting doesn't fell as good as on the OG Dead Trigger on my shield. The graphics are mostly impressive, but it has its rough spots. But what is irritating me is that F2P is much more prevalent than in the first game. Cooldown timers are the worst IAP scheme ever. I would pay $10 for a version without Cooldowns .

I think the shooting feels like it lacks a little oomph, but that may be because I was used to the chaingun in DT1. Who knows what wacky shit we have to look forward to? I'm personally loving the chickens!


I agree that the cooldown timers are shitty, but I'll tolerate them as long as the game entertains me. I, too, would have paid $10 to buy the game outright.

Horseticuffs said:

I agree that the cooldown timers are shitty, but I'll tolerate them as long as the game entertains me. I, too, would have paid $10 to buy the game outright.

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Wait...so cool downs are a forced part of the game? There is no way to disable them? No other version of the game you can buy that doesn't contain them?

Also, is there no coop mode at all in DT2?

Upgrading the tech guy to level 4 takes an entire day....boooo.....gimme my 40 percent more money

isamu said:

Wait...so cool downs are a forced part of the game? There is no way to disable them? No other version of the game you can buy that doesn't contain them?

Also, is there no coop mode at all in DT2?

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You can use premium currency to make the process immediate but it gets super expensive super fast. To immediately upgrade my tech dude to level 4 is either, as said in the previous post, a 24-hour affair or like 258 gold, which is $5 or so.

It is unfortunate but I think, in time, they'll figure out that they're being unreasonable. Don't forget that this is the same team that originally released DT1 as a pay app with iAP. When everyone just pirated the app they were like "Fuck this!" and went F2P right quick.

Hopefully they'll come to their senses. They're just damned lucky the actual game is so compelling.

Just beat the main campaign and I can't wait to see more content. Put around $7.50 total in. If they keep up the content and quality I can see putting maybe another $10.i will say that tapjoy has served me well, as I've installed like 50 apps for gold!


I'm going to keep playing random missions to help clear Africa. In just the last few days we've gone from like 80-something million to less than half that so there must be a shit-ton of players working on it.

Can't fucking wait for London!

Man, once I upgraded my Ithaca to Mk3, it made my second weapon absolutely useless since I never need to use it. I can't wait to get tech level 4 so I can upgrade my armorer to level 4 as well but that is quite costly and time-consuming.

I can't wait to see the next locations and hopefully they have some goodies in London like another new mutation.

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Man, once I upgraded my Ithaca to Mk3, it made my second weapon absolutely useless since I never need to use it. I can't wait to get tech level 4 so I can upgrade my armorer to level 4 as well but that is quite costly and time-consuming.

I can't wait to see the next locations and hopefully they have some goodies in London like another new mutation.

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I'm currently waiting on my Ithaca to upgrade to mk4, and I can't wait! I spent most of the day upgrading my m16 to mk4 and it's a damned beast. I hope we see a return to the "Shredder" thingy from DT1! You know, that lawn-mower that you strapped to your chest like in Peter Jackson's early gore fest "Dead Alive" (May have been called Braindead depending on where you live!).


I'd love to see a Bobby or Beefeater mutation in London! I bet you dollars to donuts we'll see a cricket bat, too.

I've spent nothing on the game, but I did some tapjoy offer for gold. Waiting for my tech to reach level 6. Three whole days I gotta wait. My shotgun is level 4, so I'm doing every level like a breeze now. perfect for grinding cash to upgrade my other guns.

A few tidbits. WIth such huge download numbers I'm sure a fair few gaffers are playing this than have seen this thread so I'm hoping a little bump will increase visibility.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...omewhere-but-im-not-going-to-pay-to-find-out/

Android Police released a pretty comprehensive review tonight. I agree with many of their points, to be fair. I love the game, I can honestly say I'm hooked. Put over 2+ hours into it today and am building the Garand as we speak because it was a beast in DT1.

The timers are a real bastard. Like is noted in the AP review, I'm absolutely certain that MF will chill with that shit a bit as time goes on. They are incredibly talented developers and their work deserves better than being crippled by timers. That being said, I'm sure our opinion on that doesn't speak as loudly as the game's resounding success.

On a sweeter note, Tripoli is safe for the remnants of mankind again! We've moved on to clearing Ghana and currently have over 90 million zombies left, but that number is swiftly shrinking. This game must have TONS of players. If you spent even 1 bullet helping to clear Tripoli you may want to log in again for your rather handsome reward!

Still having a blast with this game, and I hope some other gaffers are too.

I feel the first game is better. Even the visuals, while technical inferior, are more "cohesive". And the IAP purchase schemes become aggravating at later levels, (24 hours upgrade timer, after which you get the right to upgrade items on multiple hours timers, each... ). I think I'm done with this game. The 24 hours timer cost like $5 to get rid of, which wouldn't be that bad it there weren't further, more aggravating timers ahead.

SO...