Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising 2
Developer(s)Blue Castle Games[a]
Publisher(s)Capcom[b]
Director(s)Robyn Wallace
Producer(s)
  • Shinsaku Ohara
  • Josh Bridge
  • Jason Leigh
Designer(s)
  • Hayato Tsuru
  • Yuji Hayakawa
  • Toshiya Iwaoka
Programmer(s)
  • James Hall
  • Dee Jay Randall
Artist(s)
  • Naru Omori
  • Dave Taylor
Writer(s)
  • Annie Reid
  • Dan Brady
Composer(s)Oleksa Lozowchuk
SeriesDead Rising
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • EU: September 24, 2010
  • NA: September 28, 2010
  • AU/JP: September 30, 2010
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: September 28, 2010
  • AU: September 30, 2010
  • EU: October 1, 2010
  • JP: October 28, 2010
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • WW: September 13, 2016
[1][2]
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dead Rising 2 is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom. It was released between September and October 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows.[3] It is a sequel to Dead Rising, and is the second entry in the series of the same name. The game features a number of new features and improvements to its predecessor, including multiplayer options.

The game's story see players controlling Chuck Greene, a former motocross rider, who finds himself at the center of another zombie outbreak taking place in a casino resort and shopping complex in Nevada, and becomes involved in uncovering the truth behind it. Not only must he survive against the zombies roaming the complex by scavenging weapons and supplies, along with rescuing survivors caught up in the incident and dealing with crazed psychopaths, Chuck must also ensure that his young daughter receives regular treatments of a medication that prevent her from becoming a zombie herself, after being bitten by her mother during a previous outbreak in Las Vegas.

Like the previous game, players must complete major missions to advance the story, but can undertake optional tasks and explore the complex, with various endings available depending on actions taken during the main game.

The game received two downloadable expansions - one being a prologue to the main story, the other taking place moments after achieving its canonical ending. A non-canon reimagining entitled Dead Rising 2: Off the Record was released the following year. As part of Dead Rising's ten year anniversary, a ported version of the game as well as its reimagining was released in September 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[2]

  1. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (July 25, 2016). "New Screenshots from Dead Rising Remasters". IGN. Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Pereira, Chris (August 9, 2016). "1080p/60FPS Dead Rising 1 and 2 Remasters' Pricing, Release Dates Confirmed". CBS Interactive Inc. GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dead Rising 2 date brought forward \o/". Capcom Europe Community Blog. August 11, 2010. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.


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