Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising 2
DeveloperBlue Castle Games
PublisherCapcom
DirectorRobyn Wallace
Producers
  • Shinsaku Ohara
  • Josh Bridge
  • Jason Leigh
Designers
  • Hayato Tsuru
  • Yuji Hayakawa
  • Toshiya Iwaoka
Programmers
  • James Hall
  • Dee Jay Randall
Artists
  • Naru Omori
  • Dave Taylor
Writers
  • Annie Reid
  • Dan Brady
ComposerOleksa Lozowchuk
SeriesDead Rising
Platforms
ReleasePlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • EU: September 24, 2010
  • NA: September 28, 2010
  • AU/JP: September 30, 2010
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
GenreAction-adventure
ModesSingle-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 Windows. 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.