Dead Rising makes sport of zombie-smashing

Posted Aug 8th 2008 10:00AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Imports, Screens

Dead Rising: Chop 'til You Drop offers the one feature that Wii owners didn't even know they needed: waggle-based zombie-batting. According to the latest screens, shaking the controller in response to an onscreen prompt while holding a baseball bat will trigger the "Home Run Swing."

We're happy to see that the Wii Dead Rising game keeps an emphasis on a wide variety of useful and/or hilarious weapons, including saw blades, samurai swords, benches, and various firearms. All of the weapons have been given some kind of motion-based interaction: guns, for example, are reloaded by shaking. That sounds like some other Wii game that used the Resident Evil 4 engine! But which one?

Gallery: Dead Rising

Tags: capcom, chop-til-you-drop, dead-rising, horror, remake, survival-horror

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

8-08-2008 @ 10:09AM

shadowchaoscontrol said...

looking at those screens, it looks like everything is still a weapon, which is the real reason i'm buying this

8-08-2008 @ 11:03AM

John Rios said...

ditto

8-08-2008 @ 11:02AM

Patius said...

Resident Evil 4?

Umbrella Chronicles?

8-08-2008 @ 11:37AM

Sisyphus said...

Despite the haters, this game still looks like a lot of fun for what it is: a zombie killfest in a mall. Motion controls aren't bad by default. It just depends on how it's used. Use of the term "waggle" is just a demonstration of your ignorance regarding the positive aspects of motion control. If you're not willing to learn the nuiances of control, then you're unworthy of innovations in gaming.

8-08-2008 @ 12:43PM

The Dom said...

I'm still on the fence with this game. I'm a recenty 360 owner and Dead Rising is a game I want to purchase. Asside from waggle vs graphics/acheievements, the deciding factor for me would be price. Currently I can pick Dead Rising for 360 new for $29.99 and used for $17.99 (according to my local gamestop). If this comes out for $50 no way, but $29.99 like RE:4, I might consider it for wii instead.

8-08-2008 @ 1:49PM

Sisyphus said...

So, $10 is your dividing line between extra content and extra background zombies?

8-08-2008 @ 1:32PM

redster68 said...

Where are the rest of the zombies? I'll take a "wait and see" approach on this one.

8-08-2008 @ 7:20PM

Timerider said...

The 360 version didn't have reloadable guns in the first place.

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