Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Impressions Review
he zombie infection spreads once again! Dead Rising2: Case Zero is the direct prequel to Dead Rising 2 which is not to be confused with the first installment of the franchise, Dead Rising. Are you a zombie extermination enthusiast? We’re going to find out if Case Zero will tide you over until the full game comes out at the end of this month.
Graphics/Presentation: The graphics are passable. It generally performs very well but that’s obligatory considering the lack of technical splendor going on other than the large zombie population being rendered on the screen at once. I experienced at least one instance of texture pop-in but since I can only recall it happening once, I won’t let it affect my judgment too much. I’ll let everything else do that.
Sound: The acting is actually alright. I often end up holding games to a lower standard than I do with other media when it comes to voice acting but I honestly think this would probably work for a crappy zombie movie or TV show. However, Katey, your infected daughter that you’re trying to save, is thoroughly annoying.
Gameplay/Controls: Dead Rising 2: Case Zero left me very cold. The zombies in this game are the slow variety that, if you’re not too careful, can end up overwhelming you with their numbers. You have to navigate the area while avoiding the infected, in order to find medicine for your daughter. Your means of making a path through them is quite varied. There are many melee weapons to choose from, guns, and there’s even a cart that you can use to run them over. Even will such an array of weapons to choose from and even craft, I could only kill the same mindless enemies so much before getting bored. Because of that and my indifference towards the daughter, I wasn’t very compelled to even complete the short game. It’s my understanding that things do get interesting towards the end but the majority of the game seemed to be spent doing tedious fetch quests, moving in between the same areas, having to go through the same obstacles. The first was to find medicine for your daughter, the second was finding bike parts.
Conclusion: I’ll be very blunt, I did not enjoy this game very much. If this game was meant to give an impression of Dead Rising 2, let’s just say that my impression of that impression is not a favorable one. I would only recommend this to people who are as mindless as the zombies that populate it.
1UP
You might chafe a bit at having to pay for it — I’d much rather have seen this as part of some sort of pre-order deal — but you can’t argue that Case Zero is not only an effective way to set the stage and build anticipation, it’s also a meaty, satisfying slice of the zombie apocalypse.
Joystiq
For one low price it manages to offer a hefty slice of what to expect from the full title, fill out the back story of Dead Rising 2, add more depth to the overall experience and, at the very least, give eager fans something to do until Dead Rising 2 hits the shelves…And seriously, try out the pitchfork-shotgun.
IGN
I think it’s cool that they took this route and there are fun parts to the download, but that doesn’t make Case Zero a great game. The load times and the lack of stuff to do in Still Creek really keep this one from being anything other than a place to tool around in while you wait for the full-fledged sequel.
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