Dead Rising (Xbox 360)

Wow, this game was fun. I finally completed all 50 Achievements, and had to write a review for the game.

To start, this game will require you to play through like 4 times in order to see everything. Plus, when you add the other two modes. Hours just fly by. The graphics, game play, story, and all around fun of the game make it worth your time. For those who love the Zombie killing games, this one beats all of them. Rather than the usually Gun, bow, sword, etc. You are open to ANY item the Mall provides. Run to the gym and grab a dumb bell, jump to the food court and make a smoothie, fry a pan on the stove to burn off a Zombie's face. And don't even get me started on the Home Depot type store where you can use a shower head on a Zombie to drain out their blood from their head.

Overall, the game is very graphic and should not be played by the young or those who don't like a lot of blood. There is no limit to what is possible when it comes to killing a Zombie, so keep that in mind when you go to purchase this game.

This game started as just something to pass the time. Then as I started to get into it, I couldn't put it down. I kept wanting to complete another part of the game and unlock something new. Some of the unlockable items include Mega Man's FULL outfit including his Arm Cannon, which in the game is called the Real Mega Buster. This weapon holds 300 shots and can one hit kill just about any being in the game including most bosses. You can also unlock a 'Laser' sword similar to a lightsaber that cuts through Zombies like grass.

The best part about the game is the fact that you are totally in a Mall that makes you feel like a real Mall in your own town. How cool would it be to go in and take any item you want from any store and use it as a weapon? Plus it doesn't leave out anything that might be in a current shopping Mall. They have a food court, rollercoaster, movie theater, outdoor park, gym, sports shop, gun shop, blade shop, supermarket, and five different book stores filled with books that you can hold in your inventory to enhance different aspects in the game.

So, have I given you enough?? Go out and give this game a try. You will NOT be sorry.

Let's take a killer concept (hundreds of zombies in a shopping mall) and some great weapons (literally grab ANYTHING you can reach to kill the undead) and completely ruin it with bad game mechanics. That's "Dead Rising" to a "T"!

The game is saddled with unrealistic bosses, ridiculous deadlines, a constantly-ringing communicator, and no real time to just explore and take full advantage of the incredibly rich environment that Capcom has developed. You want to just aimlessly wander around the mall trying to stay alive? Forget it-- that's just in the Xbox Live demo. The game is chock full of time-sensitive quests and missions with no real downtime whatsoever. Of course this shouldn't be a problem as long as you save your game, right?

WRONG! Capcom felt the need to saddle the game with a completely broken save system. First off, you have only ONE save per profile. Secondly, you can only save your game in a few physical locations in the mall. This means that sometimes you'll lose precious time running to a save point just so that you can keep your game to continue later. There are no checkpoints, no auto-saves-- nothing. Oh yeah, and if you miss one of those time-sensitive deadlines I mentioned earlier you have to RESTART the entire game as you are suddenly locked out of the storyline. There is no option to just run around and explore-- you are forced back to day 1, minute 1 all over again.

Dead Rising is one of the greatest examples of a brilliant concept that was completely and utterly ruined by heinous execution. Everything that people really wanted from the previews and the demos just isn't here. Instead, you have a contrived "beat the clock" game with unrealistic bosses (people who can fire a .50 calibre sniper rifle while standing and use it as a melee weapon), poor save mechanics, and a "race the clock" format that sucks ALL of the fun out of this game.

Most people seem to be going "ga ga" for it but I'm just trying to recoup some of my money by selling this game back on Ebay.

I love hack and slash games. Dead rising delivers. Bloody decapitations, gore and guts, bludgeoning and smashing. Sound good? This game is for you. This is a twist from the same old hack and slash games of the past due to the 360's power. The game graphics are smooth and clean but can get slightly repetitive. Get past that and you have a fun game that will have you laughing for hours and hours.

You are freelance photographer dropped off in a mall with a whole town full zombies. You then have 72 hours to run around the mall before you are picked up by the chopper that dropped you off. As soon as you enter the mall, the killing begins. You are given missions that you can either do or not. The whole time you are killing zombies with whatever you have near. The gun and knife are the obvious weapons; try using the lawnmower, umbrella, pipe, or brick. You can use anything. The game is about killing.

PROS:

Great fun to play.
Unique game play, and story line.
Doesn't get boring for a looooooong time.

CONS:

A bit too short.
Save system will annoy some players.

THE RATINGS:
Graphics: 9.3/10
Audio: 8.5/10
Game Play: 9.0/10
Story: 8.7/10
Life Span: 8.4/10
Difficulty: 9.2/10
Multiplayer: N/A
Overall: 9.3/10