Well, it seems as if Capcom directly CTRL+C'd the movie's main theme and setting into a somewhat alternated version able of being played on a game console. It wasn't just that obvious, both are set in a mall. Both share a sense of morbid/black-humor. Both feature zombies. Both set survival into "Whack-a-Zomb". Both are created by Zombie-masterminds(Romero & Capcom).

... It just took the current license holder of George A. Romero's masterfilm, Richard Rubinstein, nearly one year and eight months to realise that DEAD RISING is practically a game-port-of-a-movie.

The fact that it's a direct copy for me didn't really made the game less enjoyable. I'm not a zombie-fan, but I did see the movie Dawn of the Dead. Good movie, enjoyed it. Overall, I liked the movie. And since the game is so alike, I dugg DEAD RISING aswell. Played it for well over 40 hours in total. I bought the game in November '06. That's around a year and a few months ago, and there was something that caught my eye... "This game is not related to George A. Romero's movie Dawn of the Dead in any way."

... Okay, I didn't gave a damn. But Sir. "What? It's 2008 Already?" didn't really move his ass when Capcom released a perfect copy of Dawn of the Dead.

GameSpot asks the direct question, is a dude caught in a mall with tons of zombies he can slay copyright infringement? In my opinion - Yes. But don't forget the atmosphere, the characters, the story, etc. All seem to be either completely similiar to Dawn of the Dead, or atleast in a direction.

Usually, I wouldn't agree with any of the money seeking jackwhipes of today trying to squeeze a penny out of a company because something looks similiar. But Mr. Richard 'Snailspeed' Rubinstein has a fair point. DEAD RISING is too similiar on too many points, and has too little originality to back itself up from the case.

Why did I make such an obvious blog? Cause this is the first time in a year, that a lawsuit on some dude-versus-a-game-company actually is in favor of the dude who points the finger. And it's the first time in six years, that there's no fair point in disagreeing with the finger-pointer-who-comes-out-of-nowhere-with-a-lack-of-reaction-speed-when-defending-his-property.

(P.S, did you know that according to Capcom, DEAD RISING should be typed with all caps?)