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Ars Technica review: Dead Rising 2 - The funny side of nihilism

A good father will do nearly anything for his daughter. In the case of Chuck Green, he'll take part in a brutal reality show that makes good use of his motorcross skills in order to raise money for the drug Zombrex. It's the only thing that will keep his daughter from turning into one of the undead herself after being bitten. The good news is that any infected person can stay healthy by injecting themselves every 24 hours. The bad news is that the drug is both rare and expensive.

How can things get worse? The zombies overwhelm the defenses that keep Fortune City safe, and the compound is overrun by the undead. Now, Green has to take care of his daughter, find her the drug she needs to keep from becoming a zombie herself, and try to save as many people as he can while staying alive.

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Ranking The Dead Rising Games From Worst To Best

The Dead Rising series has enjoyed a long and storied history over the years, but which game in the series is best?

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What Happened To The Dead Rising Series?

Over the last week, Jake has been going back to the Dead Rising 2 Off The Record remaster and has been an absolute blast. When he was 15 he first got his Xbox 360 and Dead Rising with it, it was unlike any other experience. It made him wonder though, what happened to the Dead Rising series.

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darthv721991d ago

Interesting timing. This retrospective was released just a few days ago: https://youtu.be/Et-cKSrWuc...

Darksonic221991d ago

Ah no, I just felt like writing it as I started playing the game again and wanted to offer up my opinions 😁

InklingGirl1991d ago

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the title.

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MadLad1991d ago

Complacency and new teams who didn't understand what made the series special.

Darksonic221991d ago

Seems like there was just a ton of infighting aswell and so many more issues. Honestly sadly Dead Rising 5 before it was cancelled sounded nothing like dead rising, nothing learnt from. Dr4 at all.

ColdSin1991d ago

DR4 should have not been made anyways. DR3 closed everything nicely.

darthv721991d ago

Check out the vid i posted above.

MadLad1991d ago

They're a solid channel. I always click on their vids, unless it's a series/game I simply have no interest in.

RamRod881991d ago

They took away the depth and charm of the game that made it fun and interesting, and made it into a generic zombie killing game.

DeadManMMX1991d ago

This was the series the got me to buy an Xbox 360. The first one was so good. It still had horror elements. As it went on it became kind of a parody. Never forget getting Zombie Genecider achievement and then restarting the game to get the Mega Buster. That thing was monstrous against enemies.

Gamerking821991d ago

But you never know it might be RISING again someday .

moriarty18891991d ago

haha yes it may....good one.

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Top 10 Most Impractical Weapons in Gaming History

Some video game weapons are so outlandish they could never realistically be used, and that's why they're on our list of the 10 most impractical weapons in gaming.

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TheDarkArtisan2054d ago

The paddle bat and string ball from Fallout should be considered too.

Chaos_Order2054d ago

I would've included Tira's ring blade from Soul Calibur.