

“Capcom has a long history of successful ‘Director’s Cuts,” especially with the Resident Evil series, and we wanted to bring that treatment to the Dead Rising franchise.”īut when Dead Rising 2 was first announced, something strange happened, says Leigh. “Originally, the plan was that we were going to do a ‘Director’s Cut’ of Dead Rising 2,” explains Off the Record executive producer, Jason Leigh. With an old face as the new hero, Off the Record (which will ship as a physical product, not downloadable content) looks like it’ll be a completely new spin on last year’s undead-slaughterpalooza.ĭead Rising 2: Off The Record (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) But “Off the Record” takes the story and turns it on its head with a “what if?” scenario that features the original Dead Rising protagonist, photojournalist Frank West, as the game’s central hero.

Well, sort of…ĭead Rising 2: Off the Record is a fresh take on the tale that detailed events of an outbreak in the fictional Vegas-like Fortune City. Now that it’s been fully integrated into the Capcom family (and known as Capcom Vancouver), its next title is… Dead Rising 2. The system enhancements, upgrades and improvements in this installment creates a smoother, faster a very enjoyable Dead Rising.“Frank West is back in the game.” – Frank Westīack when it was still known as Blue Castle Games, the Vancouver-based studios shipped Dead Rising 2 less than a year ago. Dead Rising recognizes the humour that you can bring to a dark scenario- like launching fireworks from a lead pipe and slaughtering inordinate amounts of zombies while choosing whatever you want to wear! Set out on a bloody adventure in “Uranus Zone,” Fortune City’s very own sci-fi inspired theme park full of deadly rides and attractions. Guide Frank West as he deals with a reimagining of the Fortune City outbreak. The hero arrives with new crazy and hilarious combo-weapons to help him get through the missions.

The photojournalist and original hero of Dead Rising series indulges in yet another unique story and missions filled with action-packed confrontations with new enemies and more psychotic villains. Introducing an all new Dead Rising 2 experience. Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is an action– adventure, open world, survival, horror, beat ’em up video game is developed by Capcom Vancouver and published by Capcom.
