An addective game made by Capcom whom havent slowed down at making games for over a decade.
The game takes place in a small town in Colorado (I live in Broomfield CO oh snap =0) which your adventure takes place in the local mall there and as Frank West a photojournalist you've gotten a tip that something has happened to the small town so you do what any photojournalist do,you get the scoop any way possible!, but wait! the population of 53 thousand have turned into flesh eating zombies!!!.
Some people might say that Dead Rising is just another zombie rip off game which of course they are mistaken since DR is not only a survival horror,adventure/zombie game it takes in a neat leveling system (somewhat of an RPG style,kills and completing quests=exp/lvln) in which each lvl or so your health bar increases,you learn more gruesome moves/finishers and your speed/attacks also increase.The next thing DR adds is how the inventory reacts which can displayed in game on the top right corner and as you lvl your inventory slots increases.While your mauling hordes of zombies which btw your tv screen can be filled with zombies,you as a photojournalist can take pictures of the invested mall which can give you points and maybe even some achievements.
Along with the story/gameplay you can do escort quests and help escort the survivors in the trapped mall or you can choose to let them die by not seeking them out or getting hints to their location.The save system is somewhat odd but you get use to it after awhile which your save locations are Bathrooms in the mall and some spots where Frank West can catch some Zzz.The replay value of Dead Rising is up there since capcom did a good job of adding 6 endings yes 6 endings which your actions throughout the game will effect on which ending you get so its worth playing through the game a few times to see the endings you can get and the boat load of achievements you can earn.
Edit note: earlier I said 5 endings when it's really 6 endings total