Capcom gave fans of zombies and violence a pure treat with the original Dead Rising (2006) starring Frank West as the anti-hero photographer with a hearty disposition for carnage. The recent sequel Dead Rising 2 (2010) showcased Chuck Greene as the protagonist and ramped up the violence by allowing players to combine weapons and join forces with friends using co-op. Dead Rising 2 Off The Record can be considered the ‘best of both worlds’. We are back in Fortune City with the same storyline and familiar characters as Dead Rising 2 only this time playing as the original hero Frank West.
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record felt like the zombie survival series' peak, with Frank West's non-canon adventure providing massive thrills.
Jason Stettner of Gamerheadquarters writes; "Dead Rising 2: Off the Record might be my favorite release in the series as it took a solid entry, threw the heroic Frank West in and brought us the legendary Sandbox mode."
Carlos Writes "With Dead Rising 4 now out the door, and our playthrough finalised, we decided to take a look to see how it stacks up with the rest of the series entries. So here we are...ranking the full Dead Rising series from god damn worst, right up to the best zombie bashing offering that we've ever seen."
I played the first, and I bought #4. Other than that, strangely haven't played any of the others. I'll get round to it one day though I guess.
"best of both worlds" you say? Is there an undead Hanna Montana?!?