Capcom talks more Dead Rising, inevitable questions ensue
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Sep 4th 2008 at 5:18PM }
We feel sorry for Capcom PR staff right now. Take Jason Allen here. His performance when talking about Dead Rising: Chop 'Til You Drop is as smooth and unruffled as they come, but somebody just had to wheel out the old, old question of zombie numbers, didn't they? Allen clearly knew it was coming -- he gives a wry smile as he answers -- but he does stumble a little. "[There will be] just as much, er, a satisfactory number of enemies on screen to fight off against," he replies. Fair enough.
Away from the issue of zombie quantity, Allen discusses how the game borrows Resident Evil 4's combat controls, a decision that was made because the Wii Remote worked so perfectly there; in fact, he notes, Dead Rising on the Wii will boast more firearms than the Xbox 360 game. Capcom is also restructuring the title so it's more appealing to the casual gamer set. All side quests are now incorporated into the main narrative, the rationale being that casual gamers are less likely to replay the game for the extra quests. That makes sense, and it doesn't really result in less content. It's just all squashed together in one whole now.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Matthew @ Sep 4th 2008 5:31PM
what a waste of time. you're capcom, stand up and make something rather than rehash it for the wii, geez.
Wah-hah-ha! @ Sep 4th 2008 6:29PM
Maybe its an issue of getting more quality zombies on screen (though the zombies look low poly and muddy), but getting more zombies with effective AI
mazza_man @ Sep 4th 2008 6:50PM
Considering I didn't play the original, I'm kinda looking forward to this. Assuming it turns out alreet.
Aerostratos @ Sep 4th 2008 7:46PM
Yeah like Zack & Wiki that panned out well for them.
leonus11 @ Sep 4th 2008 10:16PM
@Aerostratos
what are trying to by that? Zack & Wiki panned out VERY well for Capcom! it sold alot for them AND it used the Wii remote very nicely! it really took advantage of the Wii remotes motion controls AND used it uniquely. you know people really shouldn't talk until the game comes out. they bad mouth a game only to be left feeling burnt (or stupid if you prefer) when it comes and see's that its actually a great game.
SoshiKitai @ Sep 4th 2008 11:04PM
I don't think it sold ENOUGH considering how good it was.
Crustin @ Sep 5th 2008 9:42AM
I never played the original, and while I understand all the complaints that have been posted on this site, I still think this looks like it's going to be a fun game!
There are a lot of people on this site that do nothing but complain about games that are not released yet and that we don't have complete information on. We can voice concerns but we should also try to wait and see what the end result brings.
Sisyphus @ Sep 5th 2008 11:59AM
This game has always been on my list of interested games for systems I don't own, so I'm still thrilled its coming to Wii. Of course, I'll wait and hear how it turned out, but I'll be eagerly waiting.