Fun new way to experience the old zombie survival horror series.

User Rating: 8.1 | Dead Rising X360
By Bloodhawk_DX | Review Date:
Game play: To sum it up this game is fairly simple to play. Generally one or two buttons will get your character to attack. Now while this sounds over simple. The vast number of weapons in the game, all with their own unique moves add plenty of depth and a little strategy to smashing just the X button. There are Dozens and dozens of enemies on screen at once and each one is great fun to just bash! The missions are fairly simple, you've got your boss fights with psychopaths here and there. Which are satisfying battles. Each psychopath is unique and twisted in their own way. You've got tons of escort missions (Which do get a little old after a while.) Overall a very, very fun game and addicting for those of you who have a need to just go into a mall and destroy everything you can get your hands on. The amount of content is amazing. The ability to mix foods to create drinks with variable effects, the tons of cosmetic changes to your character. There doesn't seem to be an end to just how many funny ways you can punish the zombies in the mall. Speaking of the mall it's fairly large, you'll drive cars, bikes, skateboards, motorcycles. Anything you would expect in a giant mall will be there. Chances are you can hit a zombie with it too. There are minor RPG elements to the game as well. You gain PP (The games version of experience points) For taking photos, killing zombies and psychopaths and escorting survivors. All these build up your character, Frank West. Over the course of the game Frank will learn hand to hand moves, grappling moves and more ways to bash our Zombie companions.

Graphics: The cinematic look good, and there is lots of detail and various character models to see. The graphics are smooth for the most part and the frame rate rarely sputters, but in my experience I've seen it happen a few times. It doesn't exactly have what I would define as a "next gen" look but overall satisfying to the eyes for those who care about those things, and a rather brutal blood effect. Overall I can't complain much. Looks a lot better on a HDTV

Sound: The game features some sounds that will get repetitive after a while. Certain weapons all have their distinct sounds, the moans and groans of zombies and the repetitive cries of the survivors. All in all I can't complain about the sound. There are some interesting sound tracks to the game for boss battles. The game could have seriously used some voice acting for the transmissions. The text in the game is very hard to read and hearing a voice rather than reading text is always more satisfying. Overall: I really enjoyed this game. I wasn't too enthusiastic about it after playing the demo but once I got into it, it turned out to be quite a lot of fun. Earning all the achievements can be a challenge and adds more to the game play. The AI for the survivors is absolutely HORRID though. If I have one major problem with this game it's the survivor's AI. Other than that I would highly recommend this game to people who just love survival horror games. It's very original and if you spend time getting the achievements, unlocking all the content, and seeing all the endings this game will keep you busy for a long, long time.

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