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Dead Rising

Frank West, a freelance photojournalist on the hunt for the scoop of a lifetime, pursues a juicy lead to a small suburban town only to find that it is being overrun by zombies! He escapes to the local shopping…

82 8 August 2006

Dead Rising is an adventure developed by Capcom Production Studio 1, released 8 August 2006 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 15.8 hrs to finish.

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What Dead Rising is

Dead Rising is an adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 1 and released in 2006. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on MT Framework.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Frank West, a freelance photojournalist on the hunt for the scoop of a lifetime, pursues a juicy lead to a small suburban town only to find that it is being overrun by zombies! He escapes to the local shopping mall thinking it will be a bastion of safety, but it turns out to be anything but. It's a true struggle to survive the endless stream of enemies, but with full reign over an entire shopping center, Frank can utilize anything to fight off the flesh-hungry mob and search for the truth behind the horrendous epidemic.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, horror and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 50 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Dead Rising holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 218 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 15.8 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 Ghz or better, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® 550TI/ AMD 6770. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Dead Rising launched on 8 August 2006, within three weeks of Civilization IV: Warlords, Saints Row, Virtua Fighter 5 and Scarface: The World Is Yours. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Civilization IV: Warlords, Saints Row, Virtua Fighter 5, Scarface: The World Is Yours.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Dead Rising — frequently asked questions

When did Dead Rising come out?
Dead Rising was released on 8 August 2006 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Dead Rising?
At minimum, Dead Rising needs Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 Ghz or better, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® 550TI/ AMD 6770 graphics, 8 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Dead Rising?
The main story of Dead Rising takes around 15.8 hrs, or 10.5 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Dead Rising?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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