Dead Rising Demo

The demo for Dead Rising, the first zombie game for the Xbox 360, came out today. The game will be shipped on August 8th.  If you’re lucky, you can pick up a copy then.  If you can’t find it on the 8th, you can be sure places will have it on the 9th.

The demo is extremely limited in what it lets you play. You’re confined to one certain area of the mall. It’s 2 stories and has 3 exits. If you try to leave the area or you die, the demo ends. It also ends if you run out of time. You start the demo off with 2 melee weapons and a shotgun. Zombies are all over the mall for you to kill. You can kill them, run past them, take pictures of them, and so on. This game is NOT for children. This game contains massive amounts of violence and blood.

I haven’t had this much fun with a game in a while. It’s a great blend of action, comedy, and potentially even horror. Yes, I said comedy. Personally, I find zombies hilarious. Running around trying to kill zombies with a purse is much funnier than I ever expected. Since you play a journalist, you have the opportunity to take pictures of the chaos. Whenever you see a good picture, you can pull out your camera and take a picture. Pictures are worth points, though I’m not totally sure what the “pp” are. So far, the best pictures I’ve found are point blank death shots. Plenty of different kills are possible making tons of chances to take pictures or rack up your kill count. All of these things will be used for achievements in the full version. Achievements will range from certain kills and kill amounts to rescuing people.

I don’t know about anyone else, but the demo has convinced me to pre-order Dead Rising instead of waiting until I could get a copy of the game.