The player also has the ability to unlock "combo cards" that reveal weapons that can be combined together. ĭead Rising 2 allows players to manufacture their own custom weapons at various points in the game by collecting items and combining them together in maintenance rooms scattered across the game map. Up to 7,000 zombies can be seen onscreen at the same time. The game includes several new objects that can be used to attack the zombies. The player controls protagonist Chuck Greene as he fights off hordes of zombies while accomplishing specific missions. The game's success led to it receiving two downloadable episodes - one being a prologue to the main story, the other taking place moments after achieving its canonical ending - along with a remake entitled Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, while, as part of Dead Rising 's ten year anniversary, a ported version of the game was released in September 2016 for PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Like the previous game, players must complete major missions to advance the story, but can undertake optional tasks and explore the complex, with various endings available depending on actions taken during the main game. Not only must he survive against the zombies roaming the complex by scavenging weapons and supplies, along with rescuing survivors caught up in the incident and dealing with crazed psychopaths, Chuck must also ensure that his young daughter receives regular treatments of a medication that prevent her from becoming a zombie herself, after being bitten by her mother during a previous outbreak in Las Vegas. The game's story see players controlling Chuck Greene, a former motocross rider, who finds himself at the centre of another zombie outbreak taking place in a casino resort and shopping complex in Nevada, and becomes involved in uncovering the truth behind it.
The game features a number of new features and improvements to its predecessor, including multiplayer options. It is a sequel to Dead Rising, and is the second entry in the series of the same name.
It was released between September and October 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows.
Dead Rising 2 is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom.