Still immensely fun to kill zombies in droves with mundane items, weapon creation system adds whole new layer to game, Fortune City is a wonderland of fresh possibilities, online modes are worthwhile additions
Missions can be a bit bland and repetitive, frequent loading screens, a bit clunky and unrefined in places
Dead Rising 2 is filled with quirks and lingering flaws, but they're easily shrugged off when delivering the business end of an Electric Rake -- that'd be a car battery and rake joined with duct tape -- to an unsuspecting zombie...
Abstract: When you first start playing Dead Rising 2, the world feels instantly familiar. Sure, it's been four years since the original Dead Rising debuted on the Xbox 360, but once you see those zombies rushing towards you in the game's opening act, you know exact...
Abstract: Between Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, Crackdown 2 and now Dead Rising 2, 2010 has been a great year for popular cult favorites getting big budget sequels. With four years to mull it over, Capcom has managed to devise a zombie-infested action game ...
Dead Rising 2 is a well improved sequel that retains all of the great elements of the original game while adding in plenty of new features and options, and fans of the first game will enjoy it as easily as newcomers, making it one of the better games ...
Abstract: Frank West taught us that journalistic reporters could double as resourceful killing machines. In Dead Rising 2, motocross champ Chuck Greene aims to top his predecessor’s record breaking zombie slaying, and Capcom’s helping him along by stuffing as ma...
Abstract: Chuck Greene, father, former motocross superstar and survivor of a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas two years after the events in Willamette (chronicled in Dead Rising), is participating in Terror Is Reality XVII a pay-per-view television event centered ...
Abstract: Important Note to PC Users: The PC version has, as of time of writing, various technical issues if you’re not in a specific operating system and configuration. The PC version is playable and most of this review’s text applies, but the issues may requir...
