Zombie's invade later this year
The sequel to the zombie slaying survival horror game, Dead Rising, is set for release on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year.Dead Rising 2 will feature thousands of zombies and a brand new location of the gambling paradise of Fortune City to explore and conquer. Expect also to be able to pick up a host of new in-game objects that can all be used as deadly weapons to stave off the zombie assault, including a motorbike!
The game will be 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.
Dead Rising 2 is being developed in partnership with up and coming Canadian developer Blue Castle Games. A number of members from the original Dead Rising team will be working alongside Blue Castle Games throughout the development process, including Capcom’s global head of research and development, Keiji Inafune, who as the game’s Producer will play an active role in the project.
Released in 2006, Dead Rising won praise across the globe for its mix of intense zombie action and dark humour,it also became the fastest selling Xbox 360 game at the time.
Further details concerning the story and gameplay of Dead Rising 2 will be made available shortly.
Click for larger image
Click for larger imageMore screenshots overleaf...