Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics What's this?

User Score

Mixed or average reviews- based on 106 Ratings

  • Summary: Dead Rising 2 takes the franchise to a new level of zombie-killing fun with tens of thousands of zombies, the all new gambling paradise of Fortune City to explore and conquer plus a host of new in-game objects that can all be used as deadly weapons to stave off the zombie assault. Dead Rising 2 is set several years after the infamous zombie invasion of Willamette. Unfortunately, the zombie virus was not contained at the conclusion of Dead Rising, spreading unchecked throughout the United States and Dead Rising 2 depicts a country where zombie outbreaks continue to strike. [Capcom] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Dec 22, 2010
    85
    Dead Rising's PC debut is an addictive open-world adventure that expertly balances its bloody combat with a goofy sense of humor.
  2. Jan 11, 2011
    85
    The thing about the Dead Rising series is that it's pretty unique. Killing hordes of zombies with a huge variety of improvised weaponry isn't a genre present anywhere else. It's a great game to just mess around in, picking up random clothing, smashing zombie heads in and fighting away psychopaths.
  3. Dead Rising 2's biggest strength lies in its variety of both story and side missions. There is never a shortage of things to do in the game, and the co-op ability makes this a trip you can take several times with friends.
  4. Dec 25, 2010
    73
    The zombie chopping is great fun, but Capcom hasn't put enough effort into making it look and feel like a proper PC game. [Issue#245, p.104]

See all 17 Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 40
  2. Negative: 12 out of 40
  1. 10
    no other game had made me so addicted like dead rising. The permanent time pressure, secret places (the right time). more than 200 items that could swallow the zombies. Zombie Survival with not comparable and therefore unique! Expand
  2. I never played the original, but Dead Rising 2 is a guilty pleasure. It's just so over-the-top and hilarious. But more importantly, it has excellent production values meaning the graphics are great, the presentation is stellar, and the flow is superb. This game is just pure fun, and that's a rarity in today's "serious" gaming environment. Now granted, the game was too short and lacked content. I breezed through it very quickly. And the save system and lack of "New Game +" extras are disappointing. Overall, it's a very solid 8 "Great" score. I highly recommend it if you can pick it up for fairly cheap. Expand
  3. 7
    i dont know why i bought this game.probably coz of zombies in i was hoping it to be scary a bit but its hilarious and boring at the same time.on the other hand the game is a bad port+gfwl which made my life fuking hell to even run it on my pc.if you want a better game play dead island instead.but if you are a zombie fan like me play this game too. Expand
  4. The story wasn't so great, the freedom was little, gameplay was repetitive, bosses were ridiculous, graphics were bad and it LAGGED a lot (even on great computers), it's a RUSHED CONSOLE PORT, it requires Games for Windows Live (awful). I have a GTX NVIDIA video card and it still lags like a motherhumper.

    Other than that, the "crafting" system was cool, there's a large variety of weapons and places for you to visit, other stuff...

    But don't buy it. You will regret spending that money.
    Expand

See all 40 User Reviews