Dead Rising (360) was the entire reason I bought an Xbox 360. I remember that day. I bought my 360 the day before the game came out so that I wouldn't have to waste any of my time working on setting up the 360. So, when they announced the sequel I freaked the hell out. When I heard they were releasing a prologue of the game: I freaked out again.
So, I bought it and played it. It costs about $5 and is an Xbox Live exclusive. The game follows the classic Dead Rising format, but improves in a couple of places. The game's cutscenes are par and the story in this prologue is fairly mundane, but more character centric than the original game. You find yourself in a small town infected with zombies with the military bearing down on you while you need to save your little girl and escape.
So, it's better than "you're in a mall, do what they say." The gameplay is almost identical, but Capcom decided to grace us with combo weapons. These weapons are built by you and included dual chainsaws on a stick, a bucket full of nails and a spiked baseball bat. The weapons seemed rather uninspired. The amount of guns in Case 0 made other weapons seem rather unnecessary, especially considering how precious guns were in the original game. It was fun mowing down hordes of the undead with assault rifles.
Survivors this time around are much more durable than in the original, which makes saving them much less of a task. As well, the text is much easier to read in the game. It was an enjoyable game, but was completely beatable within a couple of hours. Certain parts were actually frustrating, especially the idea of an economy in game. It literally consists of "break machine, buy things." Not too cool. The awkward platforming parts also stopped game play for some time while I tried to work out a way across the roofs. The boss fight in game was extremely one sides and cheaply played by Capcom. He's a big fat redneck who plays dirty and cheap. Very
It was worth the cost of admission, but was extremely short and not what I was expecting at all. There is no extended play mode, no free roam, nothing like that. You only get to fool around by doing a "new game +" type deal. Any experience you earn in one play through carries over to the next.
I highly suggest this to any fans of Dead Rising, zombies or just looking for a good value on XBL. Go for it!
Sound:8/10
Graphics:8/10
Story:5/10
Overall:9/10
Pros: ZOMBIES
Cons: Short, very little content
Play if you like: Zombies, Dead Rising, Resident Evil, Capcom
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