By: Matthew Rorie

Capcom is no stranger to the zombie genre of videogames. Their series of Resident Evil games has been by far the most popular zombie franchise in the history of gaming, with the latest installation, Resident Evil 4, earning huge amounts of acclaim from critics and gamers alike (despite technically not having any zombies in it). They've already announced Resident Evil 5 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, but in the interim, they've cobbled together a nifty little next-gen zombie-killing game called Dead Rising.

In Dead Rising, you take on the role of Frank West, hardnosed freelance photographer who gets a hot scoop about some shady events going down in the town of Willamette, Colorado. After chartering a helicopter to drop him into the middle of town, he finds widespread rioting and mayhem. When he lands on the roof of the local mega-mall, he discovers that most of the town has been infected by some kind of zombie plague. Although there are a few survivors scattered around the mall, there's also a few thousand zombies to deal with.

Dead Rising tells the story of Frank's efforts to get to the bottom of the mysterious zombie plague. As you attempt to winnow out clues and interview suspects, though, you're also going to partake in some of the finest zombie-killing action ever to grace a home console system. If you've ever wondered what would happen if you stuck a shower head into a zombie's neck, or attacked one with a mannequin or hockey puck, or threw a bowling ball at a crowd of them, then this is your game.

GameSpot's Game Guide to Dead Rising offers up all the information we have on the game's single-player adventure, from the beginning of Frank's stay to the end. We're going to tell you about the many bosses that you'll encounter, as well as give you tips on the many optional Scoop missions that come along, as well as pop out a few general tips. With a game as large as Dead Rising, though, we're sure there's more stuff to discover; if you note anything that you think would be worth adding to the guide, feel free to drop us a line via the Feedback link on the sidebar. We'll update the guide as we go along with whatever you submit!

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305 Comments

  • Kittyvenom87

    Posted Oct 31, 2009 11:30 am PT

    I Traded this game to my cousin for Enemy territory quake wars. Worst mistake ever

  • candybar_65

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 2:29 pm PT

    it's stupid that the sphycopaths on the the jeep keep coming back

  • lazydogg2007

    Posted Sep 16, 2009 5:46 am PT

    finished the game at last loads of replay value im gonna go for the big 1000 points on this

  • lazydogg2007

    Posted Sep 11, 2009 6:55 am PT

    how do you bet the hatchet man!!!!

  • crash15o

    Posted Aug 28, 2009 12:17 am PT

    how do you beat the chick on the bike?everytime i drain her life she drives away and i lose

  • Zeldalegend18

    Posted Aug 23, 2009 8:42 am PT

    Just to put this out there. At the Start when that old lady lets the zombies in there is a man holding i shotgun. I think his name is Brian,anyways when he gets killed i would suggest that u take his shotgun:-)

  • xbox360555

    Posted Aug 16, 2009 3:59 pm PT

    i need help to get ending A. My brother did every case file. but when he waited at the heli landing area. he got the same ending as last time.

  • ROCKit2

    Posted Aug 15, 2009 10:49 pm PT

    i just got this game 2day and need help defeating the clown adam

  • maren179

    Posted Aug 14, 2009 12:40 pm PT

    here is a simpiler answer to turtle87turtle's problem defeat adum the clown and take his chainsaws the butcher will not fight you till you do so take out the mini chainsaws and just spam the x button

  • Nashi123

    Posted Jul 12, 2009 1:39 pm PT

    This is the answer to your problem turtle87turtle in 3 easy steps.
    1.Restart the game from the beginng.
    2.Do the zombie genocider achievement.
    3.Then wait out the time left. (note: real 2 hours = game 1 day)

  • pharoahlord

    Posted Jun 27, 2009 3:34 pm PT

    i am praying that the sequel fixes the save system (which i find horrible) and the plot (which is worse than the save system)... then it will be perfect ^-^

  • turtle87turtle

    Posted May 31, 2009 9:49 am PT

    So I'm at the part of fighting The Butcher, but I don't have a shotgun. And I haven't beat the guy in the gun shop either. What other methods can i use to kill the butcher?

  • Videoboy88

    Posted Apr 12, 2009 9:25 am PT

    I found out how to beat Brock. Keep doing the Double Lariat move. Stand on the lower level of the tank, instead of the top of the turret.

  • ShabbyOrange

    Posted Mar 29, 2009 10:37 am PT

    Done! Completed with help from this guide. FANTASTIC game, even to todays standards. Having a time limit isnt in anyway a bad thing in this game, it gives you a sence of challenge, if you don't like having a time limit, ignore it Still makes for a great game.

  • ShabbyOrange

    Posted Mar 27, 2009 4:51 am PT

    Fantastic game, recently been able to get ahold of a copy.
    Gotten up to day 3 atm, loving everything about this classic, #2 will blow everyones mind i recon, it'll be like when Gears of war 2 came out i rekon.

  • BurnoutKarnege

    Posted Mar 26, 2009 2:58 pm PT

    just throw a 2 by 4 or something to get those people to fall thats what i did.

  • GameDiddy

    Posted Mar 22, 2009 3:23 pm PT

    wanted to say, you did have to shoot down those people hangin from the teddybear statue right when you do the cop lady mission. thanks anyway. Great game and guide!

  • GameDiddy

    Posted Mar 21, 2009 12:26 pm PT

    I was reading all the comments(alot of help, thanks!) and i didnt know if it had been mentioned yet here, and i couldnt find it in the walkthrough(not what to do anyway), im at the part where you fight the cop lady, and you walk by the two people hanging(nick and... i forget the others name) but how do i get them to come down so i can take them to the safe house? im am tempted to shoot them or hit them down about now. someone please help(or let me know if they are just there to die?) Thanks alot, great guide too!

  • Videoboy88

    Posted Mar 14, 2009 3:52 pm PT

    Can I have a little help here? When I fight Brock, naturally, he kicks the crap out of me. I have no problem with that. What I have the problem with is this: He does this weird move. It says in this guide that he does a strangle move which slowly takes health. When I fight him, he just comes up behind me and snaps my neck. Any help?

  • ewmgreendawg

    Posted Feb 17, 2009 11:41 am PT

    I can't believe how ignorant some of these comment posters are. You don't have to follow the story at all you can do whatever you want in this game. The story isn't restricting you from doing anything your just being retarded. If you want to play the story you can, if you don't then don't. Plus there's infinity mode. Give your copy away to somebody who will actually play it and appreciate it.

  • Darkbalmunk

    Posted Aug 16, 2008 10:16 am PT

    infinite mode love
    real mega blaster love love
    erotica love love love
    leaving room for possible sequal love love love love love love ^_^

  • juggalo

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 9:04 am PT

    The demo was great...FREEDOM that never got boring. The game just frustrated me to death. Urgh

  • Frostbite345

    Posted Jul 22, 2008 4:50 am PT

    Anybody else think they should release an update making the game in sandbox mode? E.g taking away the time limit and letting you do the cases when YOU want to.

  • 7guns

    Posted Jun 16, 2008 8:45 am PT

    This time restriction thing really S**k* the fun out of this amazing game... and I just wish there was a cheat to disable this feature or in other words, an intentionally implemented glitch !

  • liveforce24

    Posted May 26, 2008 10:12 pm PT

    great game just wish there was a fool around mode

  • censedmedal

    Posted May 5, 2008 6:42 pm PT

    any news on a sequel???

  • donnieluscinski

    Posted Apr 1, 2008 9:45 am PT

    I love this game. there should be a sequel.

  • sonicare

    Posted Apr 1, 2008 7:54 am PT

    The time limit is problematic. Sometimes I just want to screw around and waste zombies.

  • MrGordons

    Posted Mar 29, 2008 1:01 pm PT

    This Game would be one of my favorites if they didn't time everything

  • medayugiohman

    Posted Mar 19, 2008 6:32 pm PT

    Hey does anyone want to know the secret to get unbreakable achievement.Well.everyone know who the survivors were?well,lets just say,I mad SURE that they got out of the mall,but not the way most of them would have wanted to get out,most of you know what I did.Anyway heres the rest of the secret.Just pack alot of items with ya, and ghet Adam's chainsaws for goodness sake.

  • leon2365

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 8:31 pm PT

    go 2 a camera shop, and go2 a batteries stand, and replace em

  • rherrera309

    Posted Jan 26, 2008 8:53 am PT

    how the hell do i recharge my camera?

  • Venetians

    Posted Jan 14, 2008 3:09 pm PT

    When the Sniper Family came they were being stupid and ran up to me and I had to grap like a cash register and kill each of them lol.

  • yinyangseal

    Posted Jan 8, 2008 12:33 pm PT

    i was in the hunting shack with the 3 ppl and tried to kill a zombie but hit the shotgun guy,i killed him with a katana then jumped over the counter to the right,from here the machinegun didnt shoot at me only the girl and i kiled them both n_n

  • cigsmokingman

    Posted Dec 8, 2007 8:38 pm PT

    damn i keep getting screwed by this game... it's fun but i can't get very far. i can never find a save point and i always end up dying and starting over from the couch after you meet the black guy and white lady. i can honestly say this is one of the most frustrating games i've played. it's taking me a long time to get used to this stuff. i wish they just let you save from the pause menu, as it's much easier to get killed than find a restroom to save at. also, there's too many tasks going at the same time so you'd have to play it over a few times to get everything. i guess that adds to the replay value a bit?

  • isaac_niles

    Posted Dec 1, 2007 9:30 am PT

    I would just like to post this for anyone that needs help with this game. About 8:00 or 9:00 the first night, if you're not in Wonderland Plaza, Otis will tell you about the ride that is out of control in Wonderland. What you should do is this: get the katana out of Paradise Plaza, and take it with you to Wonderland Plaza. Go upstairs, turn off the ride, and then fight Adam (wait for him to change methods of attack, then swing. Don't get greedy; he'll destroy your katana if you take too long. Also, you might want a gun, in case he starts throwing poison balloons at you. Shoot them when he releases them if you can; that will hurt him quite a bit.) After you kill Adam, pick up his small chainsaw. Then, turn off the ride, and pick up the small chainsaw that respawns. Now that you have two, you should make a point to find the three books that make it absolutely amazing...they are Engineering, Entertainment, and Criminal Biography, if I remember correctly. Two are in Paradise Plaza, and the third is in Wonderland Plaza. Ordinarily, these chainsaws can kill 100 zombies, but with the three books, you can kill 2700 (3 books worth 3x each). Seriously, cult members go down in one to two hits, bosses are easy (I killed the grocery store owner in four or five, the sniper family goes down with four hits each, etc.). Once you do this, it pretty much unlocks the game for you. Just make sure that you've attained a high enough level that you can carry four or five items all the time. (That might be a little difficult, but it's easy from that point on. You'll level up so fast you won't know what to do with it.)

  • benspyda

    Posted Nov 26, 2007 6:01 pm PT

    Dam!! Brock keeps snapping my neck, man I give up for today!!

  • benspyda

    Posted Nov 26, 2007 4:06 am PT

    I love this game, however I got caught by the odd time limit and save system, so I had to restart like twice. So frustrating I nearly broke my controller. But I got the hang of it and I'm up to when the SF arrive. I just read here you need to go see Isabelle at 10am and im at the helipad ready to leave. So I guess I have long trip back to Isabelle through difficult SF people lol. Lucky I have about 9 hours before the chopper arrives. Its like they intentionally made this game to be frustrating or something. Still I loved mowing down zombies in a truck.

  • msweet01usa

    Posted Nov 21, 2007 4:51 pm PT

    Otis calls you at 8:00 to see the rocket coaster that there is some thing strange there the first boss Carlita just get on the right and go upstairs on the first right you will see it click examine on the panel and that leads you to the evil clown to defeat and whem you defeat it you get the small chainsaw

  • msweet01usa

    Posted Nov 21, 2007 4:47 pm PT

    My faverote weapon is the "small chainsaw" from Adam the evil clown

  • ironman7412

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 4:01 am PT

    I got no probs. about savin,im Level 50 and uses an AR hacking machine for a problem - free game

  • ironman7412

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 3:57 am PT

    Hey,this comments of horrible saving systems dont happen to me.Im at Level 50 and no problems

  • xkzkxkzzk

    Posted Aug 27, 2007 12:52 pm PT

    the mega buster has 300 ammo and respawns in security room, so you'll likely never run out( unless you never change it or something)

  • mlisen

    Posted Aug 23, 2007 2:13 am PT

    Word of advice:
    When the special forces have come, hiding in the security room until the chopper comes isn't a grand idea.
    I ignored Isabella's call and when the chopper came Ed said "hmm, poor guy musta died" (before being devoured by a zombie) or something of the like, anyway, if your gonna hide out, hide out in Isabella's hideout thingo then bring her to the helipad.

  • xkzkxkzzk

    Posted Aug 16, 2007 10:33 pm PT

    The Best way to kill cletus is the real mega buster, i did zombie genocider acheivement first way through and it kills bosses in 1 to 10 hits( Depending on the person)

  • devil_1994

    Posted Aug 11, 2007 5:17 pm PT

    how do i get the hellacopter acheivment????
    i know it says repel a helicopter but i dont understand what they mean???

  • Tomdogg

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 7:24 am PT

    The best way to kill Cleuts, at least for me, goes as follows. In the beginning whne you forst fight the zombies, there's a shotgun somewhere near the fountain-like object. A survivor had it.

    When you first face the convicts, kill them. Be sure to grab an SMG or two as well.

    Use their Heavy MG to kill Celuts.

    There you go.

  • ricketyrack

    Posted Jul 13, 2007 6:39 am PT

    I'm supprised no one posted this way to kill celtus its really this is all you got to do: first run up behind the counter and grab the sniper rifle and then get cletus to pick you up and throw you over the counter (quickly take a photo of him drinking some wine good pp)then run behind those little stands and after every six shots just snip him in the head keep repeting this till he dies then free use to shotguns and sniper rifles.
    also does the mega blaster never brake/run out of ammo?

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