Games

Dead Rising 2

Blue Castle Games, Capcom

2010•Hack and slash•PEGI 18

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedydisasterhorroranimalsdetectivemafia/gangstermonster/alien/supernaturalfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, morally murky hack-and-slash game, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

77 / 100

239 ratings

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About This Game

As Chuck Greene, you have 72 hours to save your infected daughter, clear your name and survive the hordes of hungry zombies before the military comes in and nukes the city. To ensure your survival, you can combine everyday objects to create numerous deadly combo weapons and slaughter the ravenous zombies. Dead Rising 2, it’s where Creativity Kills.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Five years after a devastating zombie outbreak, former motocross champion Chuck Greene arrives in the glittering casino town of Fortune City, Nevada, to compete in Terror Is Reality, a controversial game show in which contestants slaughter zombies for cash and fame. Chuck desperately needs the winnings to buy Zombrex, a daily medication that holds off the zombification of his young daughter Katey, who was bitten during a past outbreak. But disaster strikes when the show's zombies are deliberately released, plunging Fortune City into a full-blown epidemic. Chuck rescues Katey and reaches a...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyDisasterHorrorAnimalsDetectiveMafia/gangsterMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosionUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

ZombiesBloodyPokerCraftingDeathGamblingCookingHand-to-hand combat

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Details

Developers: Blue Castle Games, Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Released: 24 September 2010
Series: Dead Rising
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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