Dead Rising 2


Dead Rising 2 is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom. It was released between September and October 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows. It is a sequel to Dead Rising, and is the second entry in the series of the same name. The game features a number of new features and improvements to its predecessor, including multiplayer options.
The game's story see players controlling Chuck Greene, a former motocross rider, who finds himself at the center of another zombie outbreak taking place in a casino resort and shopping complex in Nevada, and becomes involved in uncovering the truth behind it. Not only must he survive against the zombies roaming the complex by scavenging weapons and supplies, along with rescuing survivors caught up in the incident and dealing with crazed psychopaths, Chuck must also ensure that his young daughter receives regular treatments of a medication that prevent her from becoming a zombie herself, after being bitten by her mother during a previous outbreak in Las Vegas.
Like the previous game, players must complete major missions to advance the story, but can undertake optional tasks and explore the complex, with various endings available depending on actions taken during the main game.
The game received two downloadable expansions - one being a prologue to the main story, the other taking place moments after achieving its canonical ending. A non-canon reimagining entitled Dead Rising 2: Off the Record was released the following year. As part of Dead Risings ten year anniversary, a ported version of the game as well as its reimagining was released in September 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Gameplay

The player controls protagonist Chuck Greene as he fights off hordes of zombies while accomplishing specific missions. The game includes several new objects that can be used to attack the zombies. Up to 7,000 zombies can be seen onscreen at the same time.
Dead Rising 2 allows players to manufacture their own custom weapons at various points in the game by collecting items and combining them together in maintenance rooms scattered across the game map. The player also has the ability to unlock "combo cards" that reveal weapons that can be combined together. Such combinations include the "Hail Mary", a hand grenade duct taped to a football, "Dynameat", a stick of dynamite duct taped to a piece of meat, the "Paddlesaw", two chainsaws duct taped to a kayak paddle, and "Spiked Bat" which is a baseball bat with nails hammered through.
Like the first game, boss fights are represented by 'psychopaths', people who have either been driven insane by the zombie outbreak or are taking advantage of it to fulfill their cruel desires.

Multiplayer

During the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, Capcom revealed that the multiplayer of Dead Rising 2 takes the form of the in-game reality TV show "Terror Is Reality" in which players will act as contestants in a fictional gameshow. Four players participate in multiplayer, competing against each other for the most kills inside an arena full of undead. Players can use weapons and vehicles including human-sized hamster balls and chainsaw-equipped motorcycles. They also will be able to prevent other players from scoring by using various forms of "dirty" tactics.
Chuck Greene joins the reality pay-per-view gameshow "Terror Is Reality" to get money for his daughter's Zombrex. Terror Is Reality is hosted by Tyrone "TK" King. Players compete with players all over the world online, and earn money for their character at the same time. The show consists of three minigames, including "Zomboni", "Bounty Hunter", "Stand Up Zomedy", and so on. Finally, the major game in TIR is "Slicecycle", where players drive motorcycles to slice up zombies for points. The winners and participants get money for their participation points from the games.
It was confirmed during Captivate '10 that cooperative gameplay for the story campaign will be available and according to Blue Castle Games there will be an online co-op mode. Both players will play as the main character, Chuck Greene, and will be able to earn experience and keep the items they collected throughout the game—but only the host player will be able to save the game's progress. A host can invite a friend to join the current game by sending out an invitation; if the friend accepts, a confirmation icon will be displayed and the host can allow the player to join in. Non-host players can drop in/out of a co-op game anytime they like. When the players become separated, a tiny animated Chuck Greene icon will appear at the bottom of the game screen. The icon will show what the other player is up to—attacking, being assaulted by zombies, etc. If a player is taken down by zombies, he will be able to call the other for help to revive them. The player will use food to revive the dying partner before his health runs out.

Plot

Five years after the events of Dead Rising, former motocross champion Chuck Greene is in the casino town of Fortune City, Nevada, taking part in Terror Is Reality, a controversial sports entertainment game show where contestants kill zombies for money and fame. Chuck needs the prize money to buy Zombrex, a daily medication that suppresses the zombification process, for his young daughter, Katey; who was bitten by her zombified mother during a previous outbreak in Las Vegas.
While Chuck is backstage, the show's supply of zombies are released; Chuck rescues Katey and makes his way to an emergency shelter, which is sealed after their arrival. Head of security, Raymond Sullivan is initially reluctant to let the infected Katey in, but Chuck promises to keep her supplied with Zombrex until the military arrives in three days. Chuck ventures into the city to find a dose of Zombrex. Another survivor, Stacey Forsythe, a leader of a zombie rights organization protesting their treatment by Terror Is Reality, gives Chuck a map and two-way radio. She watches the shelter's security monitors and directs Chuck to other survivors or points of interest in the area.
After giving Katey the first dose of Zombrex, a news report implicates Chuck as causing the outbreak. Chuck tracks down the reporter Rebecca Chang at a nearby hotel and offers her a story if he can prove his innocence. From this Chuck is given three main objectives to complete: investigating the source of the outbreak; rescuing survivors from zombies; and finding more Zombrex to keep Katey alive until the military arrives. Chuck and Rebecca soon discover that Terror Is Reality host, Tyrone "TK" King, is using the outbreak to rob the city's casinos. Chuck foils the robberies and prevents TK from escaping in his helicopter. TK is locked up in the shelter, before revealing he's collaborating with another organization to cause the outbreak.
Three days into the outbreak, the military arrives, but a green gas emanates from underground, causing the zombies to mutate into a more powerful form. The unprepared convoy is wiped out almost completely. A second military force would normally arrive 24 hours later, but media reports claim that the first convoy reached the shelter and found no survivors, so the city will be cleansed by firebombing. The safe house is sabotaged, forcing Chuck to quickly repair the door; TK is bitten, and needs Zombrex to survive. Rebecca reveals the source of the gas is in the underground access tunnels.
Chuck discovers a facility belonging to Phenotrans, the pharmaceutical company responsible for Zombrex, harvesting zombies. Zombrex manufactured from the queens of the genetically modified wasps which create zombies; driving up demand for Zombrex. Phenotrans also released the gas to increase the number of queens in a zombie horde. Killing the facility's scientists, Chuck recovers a satellite phone and a laptop and takes them to Rebecca as proof of Phenotrans involvement.
Rebecca attempts to contact her news station, but is killed by Sullivan, who is revealed as a Phenotrans operative; being the one who let the zombies loose and framed Chuck, as well as sabotaging the shelter. Stealing the evidence, Sullivan is pursued and confronted by Chuck on a casino rooftop Sullivan plans to escape by skyhook; during which Sullivan reveals Phenotrans was behind the outbreak where Chuck's wife was zombified and Katey was infected, infuriating him. Fighting Sullivan, Chuck handcuffs his harness to the rooftop, bisecting Sullivan as the recovery aircraft catches the skyhook.
Chuck contacts Rebecca's channel and offers to give them proof of Phenotrans' involvement in the outbreak if they send helicopters to rescue the survivors. As the helicopter picks them up, if TK was not given Zombrex, he zombifies and attacks the group, forcing Chuck to sacrifice himself to allow the others to escape. If TK was given Zombrex, he kidnaps Stacey and Katey and suspends them above a horde of zombies while challenging Chuck to a final duel. Chuck hurls TK to his death, before leaving with Katey and Stacey.

Development and release

Dead Rising 2 was announced on February 9, 2009, confirming earlier rumors of the game's existence, as well as a viral video for the game. The developers Blue Castle Games worked with Keiji Inafune, the original Dead Rising producer and Capcom's former global head of research and development, along with other original Dead Rising team members.

Promotion

Capcom created a variety of websites before the release of the game. These include TapeitorDie.Com, visitfortunecity.com, and deadrising-2.com.
In August 2010, Keiji Inafune released an eight-part video series entitled Zombrex: Dead Rising Sun. Capcom sponsored a gathering of zombies at the London House of Parliament on August 30— the best dressed won a game console. Attendees also received a limited edition, one-of-a-kind T-shirt.
Capcom also created Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality as a marketing tie-in for the game, as well as its reimagining Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. The group is a parody of the political party system in Britain.