Wholesale slaughter at its finest.
User Rating: 8.9 | Dead Rising X360
Dead Rising is a new franchise by Capom. It involves killing thousands of zombies and a couple of people if you want to. Gameplay: Gameplay in Dead Rising is very simple, there are very few things you need to do that involve even a hint of complexity. Combat is usually resolved with the X button but as you advance in level, you unlock new karate moves, like disemboweling your enemies. These combos are usually just the X and A buttons along with a variation of left analog stick movement. Unlockable moves include, Disembowelment (My favorite), The Face Smasher (Anybody who knows what a bull dog is will understand), The Hammer Throw, The Suplex, The Jumpkick, and The Spinning Jump Kick (Basically a back flip that decapitates zombies). Combat being fun and simple is however not boring due to a huge variety of weapons you are given to work with, these can range from a hunting knife or gun to a plant potter or a bench. Almost everything is a weapon. Zombies attack in mass and there is almost always a screenfull of zombies in front of you. Psychopaths also lurk around the mall looking to wreak hell. These are very interesting and enjoyable although thoroughly twisted characters. Survivor escort missions are annoying but are also not necissicary to complete the game so ignore them if you want. The reason they are annoying is that they are dumb and stop to fight when they shouldn't. Graphics: They are impressive, not the best I've ever seen, but the fact that they can put 1,000 zombies on screen with no lag is impressive enough for me. Blood is excessive. It's great.
Sound: Nothing spectacular.
Story: You're Frank West, a photojournalist in Willamette, CO on a scoop of something big. When you get there you find the town cut off by the military and swarming with the living dead. You go to the mall which is the largest structure looking for answers. Your story revolves around getting your big scoop and the eventurally saving the world. Then escaping. Yahoo.
Overall this is a great game, the only problem that I can really see is that you can have only one save per profile. Achievements are a pain in the ass as well. Like 7 day survivor. If Achievements are important to you buy the game, if they aren't then buy it anyways. It will provide you with days of entertainment. 
