However, packaging a near identical game into a box a year later feels just a tad cheap given that so little has changed.
The chief problem being that Dead Rising 2 was an enjoyable affair.
Regardless it makes Dead Rising 2: Off the Record a difficult proposition and an awkward game to review. In fairness to Capcom they made it clear what gamers would be getting this time around. A sandbox mode and a change in character is the only real difference here. The re-imagining of Capcom’s 2010 zombie bashing sequel smells just as off as the dead which inhabit it thanks largely to the fact that this is virtually identical to the previous release of the game. However they never made it to the PS3 which is why Dead Rising 2: Off the Record ends up being something of a let down.Smelling ever so slightly like a walking corpse Dead Rising 2: Off the Record has shuffled its way onto shelves. These gave players a new location and a new story to play through. In between Capcom released the 360 exclusive demo prologue for the sequel called Case Zero and afterwards, Case West. The sequel, which finally appeared on PS3 as well, a few years later followed much the same formula but threw in some amusing weapon combinations and moved the action to a Las Vegas style resort. It was the game everyone wanted since first seeing Dawn of the Dead.
It handed over the keys to a vast shopping mall full of zombies and a variety of amusing ways to pick them off using whatever object you could lay your hands on. Despite dodgy AI, as well as a tough and unforgiving story, the original Dead Rising ended up being one of the best games of 2006 when it was released exclusively for the Xbox 360.