


Examples on the live demo included taping a flashlight to a handgun and taping a circular saw to a sledgehammer. Ĭhoose from hundreds of objects and weapons while surviving, or create your own weapons by combining existing objects. During the IGN demo at Comic Con 2013 our writers put on a full-bodied shark mascot costume, dunked some traffic cones on the heads of zombies, and hacked them to bloody bits with a newly-crafted flaming sword. Play as a straight shooting hero of the apocalypse or a maniac zombie hunter. Zombies can grab on to the car and break through the windows. Use vehicles to get from place to place, but don't think you'll be safe. The world is completely open without any load times and loading screens. For die-hard fans of the classic Dead Rising style, there is Nightmare Mode, which features the countdown timers for each mission, stronger enemies and only allows players to save in bathrooms (or port-o-potties, as the case may be). Unlike previous Dead Rising games, which placed a large amount of focus on the idea of a 'ticking clock,' the developers have opted to allow players a bit more freedom in terms of how they chosose to explore the city and progress through the story. Players take on the role of Nick Ramos, a mechanic struggling to survive the infestation while aslo rescuing survivors and finding a way out of the quarantined city. The game takes place in the fictional city of Los Perdidos, California, three days after a zombie outbreak (although these events take place almsot twelve years after the events of Dead Rising 2).
