Controls
Dead Island handles like you would expect any first person shooter to with a keyboard and mouse control scheme though every one of the keybinds are absolutely customizable to your own personal preference. All that said, the default scheme is quite intuitive and pop up tips appear when abilities are first introduced making sure even the most novice player understand what to do.
If you are the type of person that prefers a gamepad instead you are also in luck as the game has full support for an Xbox 360 controller with a choice of three predetermined mapping options which are the exact same as the Xbox 360 version of the game.
The game as a whole controls quite well with combat playing out like a sadistic version of Skyrim. Switching between various weaponry is a breeze in the middle of a skirmish as well as out giving you all the information about your equipment on the fly.