


I’d love to see Capcom Vancouver expand on this mode in the future.Your current IP address has been blocked due to bad behavior, which generally means one of the following: That sense of urgency is a refreshing change from the lackadaisical pacing in Frank’s story. I created combo weapons whenever I could, even if they were ones I didn’t like or just didn’t use much in the single-player offering. Since you don’t have a lot of time to plan ahead, the multiplayer mode also tests how well you know the basic ingredients behind your blueprints. The episodes gradually become harder and harder as they introduce the different zombie and human enemies from the main game.īut the most important difference from Frank’s adventure is that your weapons break more easily, forcing you to constantly scrounge for random items just so you have something to fight back with. Each day has missions that your group needs to complete in a limited amount of time, about 15 minutes or so. Up to four players can team up and try to survive a couple of in-game days in the mall. I didn’t expect much from the online multiplayer mode, but it’s surprisingly enjoyable if you’re looking for a challenge. I sometimes forgot where I was supposed to go next in the story because I was too busy slicing my way through a herd and causing as much damage as possible. Seeing so many of them packed together felt a lot like going to a pool on a really hot day - I just couldn’t wait to jump in.

Throngs of zombies fill the different streets and bridges, sometimes numbering in the thousands. That’s where Dead Rising 4’s gameplay really shines. It’s a great addition.Īfter you learn the basics of combat at the mall, you’re free to roam around the town. He can electrocute his enemies with the same hunched-over attack that Blanka uses in Street Fighter. Known as Roaring Thunder, this weapon dresses Frank in a rubber Blanka mask and a pair of green claws. I was excited when I discovered that the Blanka costumes I was seeing around town were also a part of the combo system. And as in past games, Dead Rising 4 contains a lot of references to other Capcom franchises. With 47 different combo weapons and eight combo vehicles, you can spend a lot of time finding out what each one is like. My favorites are the silly but highly effective Blambow, a crossbow that uses fireworks as arrows, and the Nut Blaster, a machine gun hidden inside a large Nutcracker mask that actually plays the theme song from The Nutcracker ballet. While you start off with normal things like chairs or knives, you’ll soon find blueprints for combo weapons, which teach you how to combine two objects into something more powerful. Part of the fun in Dead Rising 4 is seeing all the crazy weapons Capcom created.
