When it comes to killing zombies, no one knows it better than Capcom, the makers of Resident Evil. Unlike Resident Evil, Dead Rising is an action game, with zombies that are much easier to kill but travel in greater numbers. So if you ever dream of slaughtering thousands of zombies in a mall using everything from plotted plants and frying pans to baseball bats and assault riffles, Dead Rising is all that and a whole lot more. The game has thousands of brainless zombies to mutilate, hundreds of usable items, completely over-the-top gore and is by far one of the most imaginative horror games ever created by Capcom.You play as Frank West, a freelance photojournalist who has been to a lot of war zones around the world. However none of that has prepared him for what he sees in the small town of Willamette, Colorado. After being tipped off about the unfolding events, Frank charters a helicopter and flies into town to get images that could take his career sky-high. What he does find is a town. Overflowing with zombies desecrating everything around them. After being witness to a scene in which a woman is thrown over the side of a building, Frank instructs the pilot to drop him off on the roof of a local shopping mall. It will take 72 game hours for him to figure out what is actually going on before his pilot returns to pick him up. So, it’s up to you to find out the truth, save as many survivors as possible and get back to the chopper to catch your ride home.
Make sure you gather Prestige Points (PP) when you start up, ‘cause Frank’s run is as slow as a snail. Leveling up will not only give Frank more speed but also increase his attack damage, throwing distance and melee attack power, helping him survive. Taking pictures can be a good hobby and you can also level up through Prestige Points by taking interesting shots. After having taken a picture you’ll be graded on the number of faces in it and the type of shot taken, be it a brutal image of a human being torn apart, a dramatic shot like the reunion of the two survivors on the roof at the beginning of the game, or an erotic shot, such as a pictures of some of the female characters’ assets. However, you tend to get so drawn into the zombie-killing parts of the game that you forget to take pictures.
Skills can also be gained by reading books that teach you everything from combat to driving a vehicle.Another way to earn experience is by accepting missions. Throughout the course of the game, Otis the janitor will call you almost every 30 seconds—at least that’s what it felt like—to give you updates about what is happening in various areas of the mall. The updates Otis offers give Frank many advantages, such as being able to dodge large groups of his undead friends. By finding survivors and returning them to a secure room, Frank earns experience and levels up faster rather than exclusively sticking to story missions.
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