Dead Rising - Is It worth It

[cgride555]

I gotta say, I personally did not like this game. It was to frustrating when you wanted to save someone but they wouldn't be saved unless you did something else first, or the girl at the jewelery counter who had to be carried out??? Seriously? I always wanted to save everyone to get the accomplihments and see what all the full game had to offer, but could never make it back to that one single save point. It was frustrating in a non-challenging way. Taking pictures is mad fun tho.

 

[ManiacRaccoon]

Oh yes I almost forgot, saving people is really frustrating, because most of them are helpless and if you give them a gun (they have infinite ammo) they will just cry or scream for help. On the upside, when a person dies you can take pictures of them during the mini-cutscene, if someone is really annoying, you can lead them to their death and then capture the memories.

 

[thedoclc]

Funny; I was thinking of writing a review for it.

Dead Rising has some absolutely brilliant dark humor and tons of new gameplay elements. And it's fun. Fun! Remember when a game could get away with not trying to be a moving epic or being some pencil-pusher's attempt at a gritty war-story?

That said, the controls feel like Capcom forgot they had more buttons they could use and are often stiff. The ally AI is dumber than a half-empty bag of rocks. The ranged combat feels terribly forced and stiff. There are many gameplay elements which do not feel as if they've been integrated very well into a whole. An initial walk-through of the game will likely end in a bad ending unless one is used to Nintendo-Hard difficulty.

Despite this, the game is still worth a play. The bosses are amusing, game play is addicting, and simply put, the game lets you suplex a zombie. A game where you can walk up behind a zombie and throw it back with a sickening, wet thud is -fun.- All the little quibbles disappear the first time you realize you can grab a ten foot cactus and use it as a melee weapon. Yes, you'll be grinding for levels in the game. Yes, the controls would be much better if they were tighter. And absolutely; hi-def is almost a pre-req. You will almost certainly have to replay the game a few times, though Capcom made a good move in unlocking new modes after you do so. At first, you can only play 72 hour mode, where you sandbox or else do the main story. If you complete the main plot with the best ending (and this requires hustle), then you may opt to enter 'Overtime' mode which concludes the story with one more 24 hour run through the mall. Finally, survival mode is true sandbox play, driven by a slowly draining health meter which you'll have to restore.

None of that matters after the first time you grab a scythe, pop a zombie in the knee, and as it falls down reap its head clean off.

 

[ManiacRaccoon]

Roasting zombie's faces with a heated frying pan isn't too shabby either, and throwing pies at their faces, and putting a shower head in their skulls...

You have to admit, there's no shortage of interesting ways to kill zombies in this game.

 

[HardRockSamurai]

I've owned Dead Rising for a while now, and I absolutely love it. It's pretty clear that there are some annoying parts of it, such as the stiff controls and the short single-player story, but if you're willing to overlook that, you'll be treated with some of the best zombie mutilating action video games can offer.

 

[buggy65]

It Was Fun but,
1. too hard for the 1st 50% until you level up... way up
2. weapons break, after like 5 swings of the katana it's time for a new one
3. The picture taking sucks, unfortunatly it's necessary to level up

rent it first

 

[Shamtee]

the games not perfect - but nothing is. The game I found enjoyable and worth getting. The novelity like with most things slowly wears thin actually last for a lot longer than you expect, if you enjoy killing zombies you'll enjoy the game :3

 

[ike_luv]

I'm sure it'll be argued with me, but I would say it's one of the must have games on the 360!! It's more fun than you might think, and it's only as short as you want it to be! I restarted the game about 5 times and still couldn't get enough. Just for your sake (and I'm sure you can do this) if you can pick it up for less that £20 (or half it's original value) then do it!

 

[foogan]

It's worth it if you get it at a good price. I enjoyed the game and it can become tedious but in the end you allways find yourself going back to it just to see a zombie being cut in half by a katana. Yes the game can be short but you have to remember that you get a overtime and unlimated mode. Overtime mode adding a whole new sotryline keeps the game going and keeps you playing on and on, as for the overtime mode. Well thats bascily the free roming messing about time. In all it's a good buy. Thoughout the game you find yourself laughing your ass off at some of the things you can do.

 

[MRMIdAS2k]

I didn't like it much. A single static savepoint and constant forced re-plays spoiled it for me. The actual gameplay was fun, but I think they made a lot of strange design choices that belong back in the 80's with limited continues and coin-ops.

What?

There's at least 4 other savepoints in the game.

Dead Rising is a quality game, you just need to have your eye on the clock sometimes.