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Dead Rising 2
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Developer(s)Blue Castle
Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Producer(s)Keiji Inafune
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ReleaseTBA 2010[1]
Genre(s)Action-adventure, sandbox
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

Dead Rising 2 is a survival horror video game with action adventure and RPG elements, and is the sequel to Dead Rising. The game will be developed by Blue Castle Games alongside former Dead Rising team members, including Keiji Inafune, and distributed by Capcom. The game will be made available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows platforms.[2]

Gameplay

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The current protagonist of Dead Rising 2, Chuck Greene. (Note that this is not his final design.

The gameplay, based on a viral video, remains similar to Dead Rising.[3] The player plays as the protagonist, Chuck Greene,[4] facing off hordes of zombies while accomplishing specific missions. The game will include several new objects that can be used to attack the zombies, including slot machines, and a giant hamster ball.[2] The number of zombies which can be seen onscreen at any one time has also been dramatically increased from 800 in the original to 7,000[5][6] According to Inafune, the new protagonist will be more "interesting" than the previous hero, Frank West.[7] There will also be a greater variety of missions for the player to undertake, and the sequel will retain the original's time management mechanic.[7] Multiplayer was at first thought to be included in the game but was later corrected by Laura Scholl although she did not say that there would be no multiplayer stating, "In my 'During the Dead Rising 2' presentation at GDC this past Friday, while I was describing how Blue Castle is using mental mill technology in character development, I mistakenly referred to the game as multiplayer instead of multiplatform. I apologize for the confusion. The game is indeed multiplatform and Blue Castle has done an amazing job creating incredibly photorealistic characters -- from their skin tone to their clothing -- in heavily populated and complex levels throughout the game. Gamers are going to be thrilled with how the game feels, looks and plays." .[8] Xbox 360 magazine recently announced that Chuck's sports jacket is made by a sportswear company called "Ijiek", which is producer Keiji Inafune's first name spelled backwards. In a recent post on Kramez's Blog on the Capcom-Unity website, it has been confirmed that Dead Rising 2 gameplay will be shown for the first time at CAPTIVATE '09.[9]

Multiplayer

Speaking at CAPTIVATE 09, Capcom R&D boss Keiji Inafune confirmed that Dead Rising 2 will include multiplayer, but refused to state what the mode would entail.[10]

“We’re at a point in game history that you need to have some form of multiplayer component in a game. Single-player alone is not going to cut it. So rest assured we are going to put multiplayer in the game, but I can’t go into specifics about what type of multiplayer as that directly relates to some of the game systems that we don’t want to talk about at this event. It will be online multiplayer, so keep that in mind.”

Development

The sequel was announced on February 9, 2009,[2] confirming earlier rumors[11] of the game's existence, as well as a viral video for the game.[3] The developers Blue Castle Games will be working with Keiji Inafune, the game's producer and Capcom's global head of research and development, along with other Dead Rising team members.[2]

Chris Kramer had this to say:

"Capcom’s kind of on a 30 year high right now, it’s a pretty amazing place to be. Between everything we’ve got going right now, between the launch of Street Fighter IV and Resident Evil 5, and our big titles for next year, Lost Planet 2 and Dead Rising 2."

In March of 2009, in an interview with website MajorNelson.com, Chris Kramer mentioned that Dead Rising 2 would be released in fiscal year 09/10 (April 1 until March 31, 2010)[12]

References

  1. ^ Pearson, Dan (March 16, 2009). "Dead Rising 2, Lost Planet 2 "next year"". Euro Gamer. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  2. ^ a b c d Burnes, Andrew (2009-02-09). "Dead Rising 2 Announced For PC & Consoles". IGN. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  3. ^ a b "Could This Be Dead Rising 2?".
  4. ^ Ashcraft, Brian (2009-04-21). "Dead Rising 2's Main Character Is Named "Chuck"". Kotaku. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  5. ^ Dead Rising 2 will have most rendered characters ever, Griffin McElroy Mar 28th 2009 .
  6. ^ Stewart, Kemuel (2008-03-28). "GDC '09: Dead Rising 2 - 6000 Zombies On-Screen". GamerCenterOnline. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  7. ^ a b Jem Alexander (2008-02-17). "Keiji Inafune talks Dead Rising 2 in Capcom podcast". Joystiq. Weblogs Inc. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  8. ^ [1], Kotaku - Oh, So Dead Rising 2 Might NOT Have Multiplayer
  9. ^ [2]CAPTIVATE09: it's on, Monte Carlo style!
  10. ^ [3], Multiplayer confirmed for Dead Rising 2
  11. ^ Minkley, Johnny (November 7, 2008). "Blue Castle making Dead Rising 2". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  12. ^ "Show #312 : Resident Evil 5".


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