A savetehhaloz review of a solid game in which you can bash, cut, shoot, burn, explode, crush and run over zombies.
User Rating: 7.5 | Dead Rising X360
Deadrising was one of the games that was praised by many for its fun and entertaining and even humorous (?!) gameplay. People called it a total surprise and a game that you must get. The selling points was the players ability to use anything in the Willamett Mall as a weapon; chainsaws, chairs, lawnmowers etc. The game appeared to be solid fun as you could randomly go around bashing, cutting, shooting, crushing and mowing zombies. After a couple of hours of play, this game was fun if not for a few faults. It seems, with this day and age of Third Person shooters, the developers just can't seem to get it right. The shooting in Deadrising is a total letdown. In order to fire a weapon, you must hold the left trigger and then proceed to aim and fire. This, totally screws up the shooting mechanics. While in this shooting mode, you can't move around like a FPS, you are glued to that position while you take pot shots at the Zombies sorrounding you. **Future third person shooters should use FPS mechanics like the ones used in Saints Row**. With the shooting part out of the way, Deadrising is a good game, the blood and gore never seems to get old, meaning that the player is less likely to solve all the cases (side missions in the mall). The player also has the ability to rescue stranded survivors in the mall (whose AI truly and surely suck) since they follow the players every move and just can't seem to defend themselves. Players would find more fun goring the surviving shoppers to death instead. The save system in Deadrising is a real challenge since you must find a bathroom to save your progress. This was supposed to add a sense of fighting to survive but is sometimes a frustrating experience to some as you might die en route to the bathroom forcing a reload.
This game provides solid zombie action but it is recommended you rent it first since it may not be to everyone's liking.
