By David Pilcher

Like killing zombies?  How about with anything you can get your hands on?  Would you like a game where you could take items and combine them with others to make new weapons?  Me too.  Dead Rising 2 lets you take anything (over 500 items) and combine them to kill the walking dead.  Nothing is better than strapping two chainsaws to a kayak paddle and letting the dismemberment begin.  You’ll find red doors (and several of them throughout the strip) where you can get away from the blood and gore and use duct tape to assemble your weapons of destruction.  Not sure what to combine for the most damage?  Don’t worry—there are hint cards sprinkled about and informative posters that can give you some ideas. Dead Rising 2

You’ll need a strong stomach for these combo weapons.  Adding construction nails to a baseball bat or to a propane canister delivers some gruesome results.  Think of what kind of blow you could deliver these evil creatures with your knife strapped to a boxing glove.  Oh the horror…

The other new addition to Dead Rising 2 is the ability to play co-op.  The only disturbing part about this is your friend, just like you, is the main character, Chuck Green.  So there you are playing with yourself, just dressed differently, killing the living dead.  In this co-op mode you will get some help fighting the worst of the undead.  Having your friend play along can be very beneficial and fun.

You can’t kill forever.  You’ve got a time limit just like in the original Dead Rising, pushing you through the mall.  Don’t worry—if you run out of time searching for upgrades, hint cards or working behind those red doors, you’ll keep all that experience and items when you start again.  Also, like the first game, you can use a gun.  Unlike the first, you’ll actually be able to move and shoot at the same time.  There are a variety of guns to choose from, but they wouldn’t be my first choice.  There’s plenty of killing to do with hundreds of other items.  And you’ll enjoy every bloody minute of it.

By the way, the original Dead Rising received 8.4/10 from 100 review sites.  That’s a good score.  Dead Rising 2 is due to be release on August 31st.

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