Dead Rising (2006) (VG)

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Director:

Yoshinori Kawano

Writers:

Makoto Ikehara (scenario editor)
Yoshinori Kawano (scenario editor)

Release Date:

8 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Photojournalist Frank West finds himself trapped in a shopping mall overrun by flesh eating zombies. |

Plot Keywords:

Trapped | Shopping Mall | Photojournalist | Mall | Telephone Call

Cast

T.J. Rotolo	...	Frank West (voice: English version)
Kim Mai Guest	...	Isabella Keyes / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Laura Napoli	...	Jessica McCarney / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
T.J. Storm	...	Brad Garrison (voice: English version) (as TJ Storm)
Alex Fernandez	...	Carlito Keyes (voice: English version)
Phil Proctor	...	Russell Barnaby (voice: English version)
Gregg Berger	...	Brock Mason (voice: English version)
Susan Silo	...	Lindsay Harris (voice: English version)
Steve Blum	...	Cliff Hudson / Roger Hall / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Philip Tanzini	...	Thomas Hall / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Peter Renaday	...	Sean Keanan / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
John Kassir	...	Adam MacIntyre / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Gabriel Olds	...	Paul Carson / Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Adam D. Clark	...	Steven Chapman / Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Adam Clark)
Marty Belafsky	...	Kent Swanson / 'Fantastic!' Photo Shot Call / Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Marty Belassky)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:M | Australia:MA | Germany:(Banned) | South Korea:18

Company:

Capcom Company

Trivia:

The restaurants "Chris' Fine Foods" and "Jill's Sandwiches" are direct homages to the characters of another of Capcom's Horror series: Resident Evil.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When you fight Carlito a second time, he uses a .50 bolt action rifle, but he fires it like a semi-automatic rifle (continuously).

Quotes:

Frank West: It's Frank. Frank West. Remember that name 'cause the whole world's gonna know it in three days when I get the scoop.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Left 4 Dead (2008) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Gone Guru

Not a bad game

Overall this game was rather fun and had a lot of great and memorable moments. Each time you play through it you are very likely to come across a cut scene or new character you haven't seen before. The graphics, music, and voice acting were all top notch and added to the feeling of actually being in a real living environment with real characters, rather than just a couple of areas and people thrown together. Killing the same zombies over and over again, however, does tend to get alittle old after a few times, which leads to the one main gripe of this game...the game saving. Saving can only be done in certain specific areas of the mall with only one slot for saving, which guarantees you will have to start from the beginning at least a few times. On the plus side, you are able to keep the skills and experience you accumulated during the way making it that much easier the next time around. Definitely worth the money.