Read My Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Review (Please)

My review of Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is up at Machinima. Kindly check it out when you have a chance. It’s a fun game, but largely the same as DR2. Most of the same art assets and levels are used, with some new dialogue, a sanbox mode, and the photography gimmick thrown in. It’s “only” $40…but it’s kind of a tough sell. Here’s the part where I quote myself:

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record offers hours of visceral zombie mashing and allows gamers to have fun slaughtering the undead with all manner of weapons. The problem is, I’m not really sure who this game is for. Only the most ardent Dead Rising fans should buy this game. Gamers that liked or really liked Dead Rising 2, but didn’t love it, will find that it’s too much of the same. Even though this game retails for a relative bargain of $39.99, gamers that only played the first game will be better off playing Dead Rising 2, which can be found for half the cost or less. As for people that liked Dead Rising’s potential but didn’t like the actual game, there aren’t any significant improvements here to make them believers. Off the Record is a must-buy only for those with an irrational love for the series.

I know that several of you enjoyed Dead Rising 2, but are you going to pick this one up? Or are you going to wait until it hits the bargain bin? When you have a chance, please head on over to Machinima and check out my review. Thanks muchly!

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9 thoughts on “Read My Dead Rising 2: Off the Record Review (Please)”

  1. Time Out.

    I have to disagree with this sentence:

    -"Off the Record is a must-buy only for those with an irrational love for the series."-

    See… I have a love for this series that I don't have a rational reason for… but there is no way I'm paying $40 for this especially when Arkham City is out now and DR and DR2 are so cheap.

    And yo… I LOVE me some zombie slaughter carnage.

      1. No dude… there is no rational reason for why I can still pop in the original Dead Rising (which was a launch title bare in mind) and be totally content spending all the time the game lets me have just knocking zombies over with a 2×4. It makes no sense, and I'm okay with that.

        The only thing slightly rational I can come up with, is that these games are the closest things to a George Romero/Tom Savini movie simulator that exists. Considering that I grew up in Pittsburgh and spent hours and thousands in the mall where Dawn of the Dead was filmed (and my childhood arcade was in this mall), a game like that has been a pipe dream for quite some time.

        The only thing that throws me off is that neither Frank West or Chuck Greene is a virginal female. That breaks the horror code.

      3. Okay… it's a miscommunication.

        I'm saying I have an irrational love for the series (because I can't really put an exact finger on why I love it and not L4D or RE) and even I can't give myself a rational reason to buy this game now (which I really want to).

        3 to 6 months and a cheaper ticket… different story.

        My son however will persist to want this game, but only because it's new and that's something I've been trying to shake him of. I told him no new games until Christmas. I'm gonna have to handle after Christmas when I get there.

  2. I really like the Dead Rising franchise, but I am still not getting this game. The original DR2 (and DLC) were enough to keep me satisfied until DR3.

    If this game gets to around $10 and I really feel like playing DR2 all over again, then I MAY consider it, but for right now, I've slaughtered enough zombies in countless ways to last me a good, long while.

    -M

  3. Muchly? Did a new word just now spawn in Webster's dictionary, or did you put too much "sugar" in your coffee?

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