Dead Rising is just a simply put awesome game! Who even thought of killing zombies can be so much fun on the Xbox 360!
The story is, well, can be great the first time through, but will get very stale after the third time through. You will have your head rushing through with ideas how the zombies were created, and that will be answered. Anyhow, you are Frank, a journalist. You wished to be dropped off at the mall, which I say is a funeral, and you have to survive for three days. You will also have to save your friends to get level up or awesome power ups by leveling up the experience they give you. Sounds great for one of those players that like to play Pikmin.
The sound is just perfect. Your slashing with the great and mighty katana throught the burning off faces of zombies from the frying pan is just superb! The voice over is just great, but sometimes can be a little of, fake. For an example, you just killed a shopkeeper, realistic isn't it? Anyways, he dies funny, but right. The clown, Adam, has a gory effect, but you have to see it! The music is just one word, odd. You will deal with the elvevator music from the mall to the Prisoners' Music of Kid Rock or something. Bosses have the rock sound to it, and the mall is just classic.
The controls is just a second thought. You got the Resident Evil 4 pointview with having the camera over you shoulder when you aim with your weapon. Sometimes you will get frustrated with bosses when you just want to do what you want! Bosses fights are usually not fun, but you will have fun killing the zombies. You also have to get adapt with saving your survivors too. Some will have to hold hands or be picked up for whatever. It's not a great sytem, but you will get used of it after awhile.
The game's graphics are just awesome! When you go outside and examine how far you can actually see a zombie is just fasicinating! Also, the gore effects and paritcal effects are just pushed to the limit. The loading will sometimes get alittle too repetitive, and it will get you when you get to the cutsenes, but it isn't that bad when you come across some games that the Xbox 360 produce.
Dead Rising is that game where you have to have just because it was the curious development. I surley enjoyed the story and have fun with the RPG element of having to leveling up by saving your friends and companions. If you haven't played this is just like not playing Pikmin.