Dead Rising 2

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Dead Rising 2
Developer(s)Blue Castle Games
Publisher(s)Capcom
Producer(s)Keiji Inafune Edit this on Wikidata
SeriesDead Rising Edit this on Wikidata
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
ReleasePlayStation 3 & Xbox 360:

Windows:
Genre(s)Survival horror
Mode(s)Single player, online co-op, multiplayer

Dead Rising 2 is a survival horror video game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom.

It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on August 8, 2006 in North America,[1] September 8, 2006 in Europe,[1] September 14, 2006 in Australia,[1] and on September 28, 2006 in Japan.[1] It was also released on Microsoft Windows on September 28, 2010 in North America,[2] September 30, 2010 in Australia,[2] October 1, 2010 in Europe,[2] and on October 28, 2010 in Japan.[2]

The game was the second in the Dead Rising video game series and is the sequel to Dead Rising which was released in 2006.

Reception[change | change source]

IGN rated the game a 8 out of 10 and said it was "It’s not the smoothest game and it can feel like the last one, however that doesn’t mean a thing when the game’s this much fun."[4]

GameSpot gave the game a 8.5 out of 10 and stated "The Dead Rising formula proves to be as addictive as ever, and a new cooperative mode and weapon crafting system are great additions to the franchise."[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Dead Rising 2: Release Data". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Dead Rising 2 (PC): Release Data". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  3. "ESRB: Dead Rising 2". ESRB. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  4. "Dead Rising 2 Review". IGN. October 2010. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  5. "Dead Rising 2 Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2013-12-08.