Now, Dead Rising has an interesting story that’s not entirely original (a.k.a. Dawn of the Dead), but it is worth taking a look at. You play as Frank West, a freelance photojournalist who wants to cover a story in the small town Willamette, where the only attraction is a gigantic super-mall where everyone hangs out. The entrances are blocked off by the military, so Frank and his hired helicopter go in for a look. His pilot puts him down on the roof of the mall, which for some reason has a helipad on it, and tells him he’ll be back in 72 hours. That is your time limit in the game. Upon going in the mall, Frank finds a handful of humans, along with hordes and hordes of…You guessed it. Zombies! During the course of the game, you must do everything in your power to save survivors, kill various psychopaths in the mall, and level up. You can get to level 50, and, on the way, gain various abilities that will make killing zombies easier, much more fun, or just overall gruesome. Also, you have a camera with which you can take pictures of things to gain points. That’s not a huge attraction in the game. But what is is that everything is a weapon. You can essentially kill a zombie with a sandwich. No, wait. You can kill 20 zombies with a sandwich. The mall provides tons of things that you can use to kill zombies: guns, swords, chainsaws, some type of a drill that you can use to impale zombies and use them as spinning weapons. Dead Rising is a well put together game that allows you to do one thing that other zombie games never really let you do. Kill zombies! In Dead Rising, you have a choice to follow the story line, or go crazy, ignoring all story missions, and KILL ZOMBIES. I can’t tell you how satisfying it is to reach inside a zombie, pull out his small intestine and kick him over on the ground. I can’t tell you how much power you feel you have flailing two miniature chainsaws in the air, chopping off limbs and heads as you go. I can’t tell you these things. You have to experience them yourself
A console could never call itself complete without some sort of blockbuster zombie affiliated game lying around in its library. Capcom, who has always been there for the horror genre, has released another zombie thriller... Read Full Review
The Good: Being able to use practically everything as a weapon makes for a great and unique gameplay experience, entertaining boss-battles great story, good graphics, awesome sound-effects and the save-system makes the ... Read Full Review
