Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (PC) Review
Frank West returns to zombie-slaying action in Dead Rising 2: Off The Record. This Dead Rising 2 reimagining sees the gruff photojournalist facing off against a wider array of monsters, building new weapons, snapping photos, and best of all, mixing it up in a new open-world sandbox mode. Stomping the undead is fun—for a while—but bugs and repetitive gameplay keep Dead Rising 2 from achieving true greatness. The $39.99 Dead Rising 2: Off The Record is available on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360; I reviewed the PC game.
A Mix of the Old, a Dash of the NewDead Rising 2: Off The Record wears its intent on its sleeve—the game is all about giving gamers the opportunity to absolutely destroy zombies in myriad ways while rescuing any survivors that they stumble across. Frank West's return as lead character—explained in rather boring cutscenes in Story mode—means that photo opps have also returned as a gameplay element. Snapping pictures of the zombie invasion earns Prestige Points (the game's ver...
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record caters to series fans by adding more weapons, weapon combos, news levels, and a fresh sandbox mode, but the repetitive gameplay may deter others.
Creative ways to combine weapons and dispatch enemies; New sandbox mode lets you bloody zombies without the story weighing you down; Humor
Some bugs; Repetitive gameplay