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Dead Rising
Freelance photojournalist Frank West struggles to survive a zombie outbreak after being trapped inside the Willamette Parkview Mall. Frank has seventy-two hours to get the scoop of his life while dispatching the undead hordes with anything he can grab.
Should not have played this
The early Xbox 360 zombie killing simulator took its time to come top of my to-be-played pile. After playing Case Zero it would have been better to be kept there.. For some reason I had an impression… Read more
Zombies in a mall.
Dead Rising takes several tried and true ideas from different genres and slams them into an awesome package. What is Dead Rising? Is it an open world sandbox? Is it an action adventure? Is it a role p… Read more
The Ultimate Zombie Game
Zombies are arguably one of the greatest enemy types in video games. You can kill them over and over, but it will never be enough. They will find you, and when they do, you need to be ready. In Dead R… Read more
Pros and (a lot of) Cons: Dead Rising
I have to admit, playing a game where you're trapped for 72 hours in a mall swarming with zombies sounded pretty intriguing. This is the premise of Dead Rising, the new zombie-slaying action game from… Read more
Bad but in a good way
Dead Rising reminds me in a lot ways about the weird Japanese games of yesteryear, you know the ones where everything game mechanic was a mystery in itself for you to figure out. When I first played i… Read more
Bullet Point Review: Dead Rising (XB360)
What I liked: The Mall - The game, much like George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead, takes place entirely inside a mall. And with that mall comes many stores and specialty shops that offer health, weapon… Read more
The Dead, Rising to the Challenge
WARNING: Spoilers, Bad Language! Probably one of the most anticipated titles of 2006. CAPCOM is not new to the horror genre with their Resident Evil franchise but has taken the chance to change this g… Read more
They're coming to get you, Barbara!
Released in August of 2006 as one of the first of several zombie games that would later come to the 360, Dead Rising is centered around one Frank West, a photographer built like a linebacker who catch… Read more
A feast of zombie mayham spoiled by some bad design
I’m not sure I’ve ever shouted so much at a game as I have at Dead Rising . In some ways it’s quite exceptional and, in others, rage-quit inducing. It’s a game with as many flaws as it has strengths a… Read more
The Dead will Rise. Take a Photo!
Frank West is determined to get the Exclusive on the Zombie OutbreakAh, Zombies. Our Favorite Enemy in the beginnings of Horror Games, so slow and dumb, but still a little dangerous when one becomes s… Read more
I just wish it rose a little higher
Dead Rising is a zombie -oriented game by Capcom , which automatically brings the Resident Evil series to mind. However the presence of zombies is the only thing these games have in common. Dead Risin… Read more
Killing zombies would be more fun if it wasn't so frustrating...
Dead Rising objective is quite simple; kill zombies in a mall, find out what the heck is going on, and saving people all within a time limit. Sounds quite interesting in that perspective considering t… Read more
Zombie genocide at its finest
Dead Rising features a grand scale of zombie genocide. While Capcom's Resident Evil series has concentrated on horror and shock, the focus of Dead Rising is the positive side of the zombie apocalypse:… Read more
Innovative & Ridiculously Fun
A console could never call itself complete without some sort of blockbuster zombie affiliated game lying around in its library. Capcom, who has always been there for the horror genre, has released ano… Read more
Great fun.
DEAD RISING 1. STORY / GAME MODES If you didn’t know already, this is a zombie game. You play the character of Frank West, a freelance photojournalist whose suspicion gets the better of him as he find… Read more
Patience and persistence pay off in the end...
Dead Rising is an action-adventure/survival game by Capcom which would make you think that it's a wannabe Resident Evil clone, and you'd be wrong, "dead" wrong. The only thing about Dead Rising that r… Read more
Dead rising will pull you in, but the flaws won't go unnoticed.
The Description Dead Rising is an action/adventure game brought to us by CAPCOM. The game is about a survivor(Frank West) who is a freelance reporter and decides it would be a good idea to investigate… Read more
gameplay=great. but game suffers from bad design decisions.
The graphics: 8.5 Today the graphics are starting to show their age, but back when it was basically a launch title for the Xbox 360, it was a sight to behold, with all the vibrant colors and advertise… Read more
Some major flaws are to be had, but overall it is a fun game.
Never have I been so scared that my motocycle crashed in a parking lot. Why I was scared? 'Cause I was surrounded in a parking lot filled with over 3,000 zombies (or more) coming towards me. And that'… Read more
Dead Rising
Dead Rising was the first game I picked up for the 360, actually it was the reason i bought a 360. Being trapped in a mall with thousands of zombies and countless items to violently kill them with? AR… Read more
Like 'Dawn of the Dead' meets 'Pokemon Snap'
**Disclaimer: This is one of my first reviews so hopefully it's not entirely a bumbling mess.** Zombies have fascinated humanity for a very long time. The idea of the dead coming back to life to feast… Read more
Highly Addictive
Dead Rising is made by Capcom, the minds who brought you the Resident Evil series, so zombie games are right up their alley. What makes Dead Rising so cool is its originality. Capcom throws you in a m… Read more
When just a gun isn't enough...
So, we're in a Zombie infested mall and have a bunch of items at our disposal. First instinct would be to kill them all, but it's not that simple. Dead Rising turns a lot of people off because of the… Read more
Diamond in the Rough of Summer 06
Remember Dawn of the Dead? Nothing like the American past-time of the mall being filled with flesh-eating zombies. It is clear that the base of Dead Rising is inspired by this great film. However, the… Read more
Yeah it was cool
At first the game was amazing, still is if u just wanna roam around. BUT the lack of co-op or any online mode whatsoever. I did absolutely hate the single player campaign. It was wayyy too hard, but f… Read more
dead rising review
The Good - The Free Roam / Thousands of Zombies to kill at any time / Almost everything in this game is a weapon / Great sound effects / Lots of gore / Diffrent styles of clothing and also downloadabl… Read more
truly next gen
this was one of the first game which i thought was truly an amazing game and here is why story you play as frank west a photographer who hear some thing is happening in a small town so you hire a heli… Read more
ZOMBIES
Capcom is a very odd company when it comes to developing games. They pretty much blanked the original Xbox in favour of the PS2. Sure, we got a few bits here and there but Marvel Vs Capcom does not re… Read more
Dead rising review
Dead rising could of been an alright game, if there was more depth it, if you know what i mean. The thing that probably starts to annoy you after a while is the save points, its annoying that you can… Read more
A game that proves that all you need is a good idea.
Dead Rising is one of those games that is just so unique (for a video game at least) that no matter how crappy the game is you can still find some reason to play it. Luckily Capcom has not made one of… Read more
Dead Rising (X360) - Review by Kim Fidler
Every console generation always seems to have a title that is misunderstood. It has all the elements that makes a game great, yet it attempts something new that many who play just don’t seem to unders… Read more
Major wasted potential yet very fun
The demo was really what worked me up about this game. In the demo it did not show any flaws but a demonstration of how annoying the time limit can be. So just because I thought it was a minor thing I… Read more
One of the best and unique action/adventure game for the Xbox 360
The Good: Being able to use practically everything as a weapon makes for a great and unique gameplay experience, entertaining boss-battles great story, good graphics, awesome sound-effects and the sav… Read more
A game to love, despite a few flaws.
Dead Rising came to the 360 at a time when gamers needed a reason to love their new next generation console, and it delivered. The simple pleasure of killing zombies was given to gamers in a way that… Read more