I've a feeling many would rather take their chances on an island teeming with zombies than stay in a survivors' camp rammed with Australians.

Some might say the conversation is on a par. Not me, though, I'm far more tactful.

So anyway, following from the previous not-bad-but-not-without-its-issues Dead Island, Riptide here is yet another decent zombie hack-and-slash.

With issues.

The main one being some severe jerkiness and frustrating pauses when the zombies attack in their hordes.

Yes, excellent, I'll freeze for a bit while Mr Infected Pants chews on my face. Thanks for that.

You'd hope a future patch will take care of that, because otherwise - and apart from some godawful script howlers - this is reasonable fare.

It's just a shame there's no option to bludgeon Trevor and his koala-hugging mates.