Guide Home Navigation Instructions: Click the link below to get to the place on this page you want to be. Click on any of the hand symbols ( Version 0.9 (8/18/06): first draft, excludes overtime and mall section Greetings players, I bring a glimmer of hope to all those who seek answers to getting through this game in a timely manner. Time, is a big aspect of this game. While I wish it was a bit more forgiving, the system works. I like this game a whole lot. It may be one of the best looking games on any console, and the level of gore is just great. I like how big the mall is, and how much you can do. The only beef I got with this game is that it must be played at least twice to get the full experience. Not only is the replay value through the roof, but unless you be in two places at once, you can not do everything without flaw in 72 game hours. I suggest your first playthrough to have one goal in mind: getting to fight the last boss in Overtime Mode. After this, you can feel free to play again to fulfill all the unfinished scoops. Anyway, as far as a first effort, this game is pure fun. Not perfect, but it gives a lot of hope as to what is possible in Dead Rising 2. This will be my second full-on walkthrough, and I will try to cover a lot in the first stab, but expect a couple of updates. My first guide was on RE4, my still-favorite game of all time. It was cool to see how much RE4 sneaked into this Capcom game. My goal is to guide readers/players through Dead Rising in a step-by-step manner. It would be much easier for me to list the cases and scoops and be done with the whole thing. But this game is not a free-roam (sand-box) game. This game would appear to give you freedom, but if you wish to accomplish the main quest and the important side-quests, you have to take this beast on with a strict guide. You will note, I have the walkthrough, as well as the seperated elements at the end of the guide (survivors and bosses). Also, consider Jessie. What more is there to say? *NOTE: standard definition TVs are not the way to play this game, sorry. If you got a LCD monitor and a Xbox 360 VGA cable ($40) then you are set.*
Let me tell you this right off the bat, "Take Pictures Often!" Yes, it does actually do almost nothing for gameplay, but you will earn some PP and you will get to fulfill some achievements. Just make sure you get pics of the survivors and psychopaths. Keep an eye out for a "PP" bubble above certain events. Most importantly, save often! Save when you know you have enough time to reach your next goal. Don't save when your main scoops are about to expire, you may as well start a new game. This isn't a problem if you put the main cases as top priority, but if you decide to put them on the back burner then try to be a good judge of distance and time. Here is the general plan to obey when facing zombies: only fight the ones who are in your way. Try to run past as many as you can, but sometimes they will get you no matter what. When you get grabbed, move the left stick from side to side to try and shake the zombie off. I don't recommend any of the thrown items. I would stick to only slashing or hacking weapons. I usually grab knives and baseball bats for melee, and any gun will be good to pick up. Unless you feel really confident about your abilities, I would occupy about a fourth of your item slots with health. For health, I would only carry liquids; afterall, you need water more than food. Hate to break it to you, but a bunch of the "fun" items, like skateboards and sickles, don't do much for helping you. And most are off the beaten path. Here are the items I keep an eye out for: Hunting Knife, Bat, and juice, these are all you need to get past the undead. Most are in your way too. You can not save everyone. I know this because at least once you will have a many scoops at the same time that start in the red. There are also many other survivors than you are told, so pick who you wish to save. When planning which scoops to pursue, the map is very helpful. A great help is the ability to see the Scoops and where they are by pressing X on the map screen. Leveling up is random. All rewards are random, so you may not get some moves for a while. When you master the "Jump Kick" learn use it. It helps clear out lone zombies in your path. Better than wasting weapons. There is a character list and a map of the mall in the instruction book. If you need it. I would add a move list, but you get info on them when you get them. They aren't hard to pull off; look under your status in the pause menu.
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