doesn't get by on its looks, but its meaty zombie-slaying combat and nearly endless supply of undead and ridiculous weapons go a long way. Through its lengthy campaign, I was always eager to see what crazy zombie-squishing contraption would come along next.

Tons of zombies; Great weapons; Fun co-op

Performance problems; Twisted map

puts you in the boots of Special Forces Commander Adam Kane as he attempts to track down the President inside Los Perdidos. While these Untold Stories missions give a nice side-story to the events you played through in the main campaign, the overall substance leaves a lot to be desired.

+ Main story is decent; + Great new weapons/vehicle

- Too short to justify the price tag; - Tedious side missions; - Lack of co-op

Dead Rising has succeeded most when allowed to innovate. The original, released seven months after the 360 launched, was a revelation, displaying hundreds of zombies onscreen simultaneously in glorious HD.

+ Fixes many of the flaws of previous Dead Rising games without sacrificing the series' style; + The sheer amount of weapons to find (and make) will keep you engaged all the way through Overtime

? Why don't people just hide behind those locked doors? No amount of zombies or firepower can break them

Dead Rising 3 has made its brand of zombie-slaying as much fun as possible, but it needs to fix a lot more than that before it becomes the king of the undead.

Killing zombies is uncomplicated fun; Fixes so many of Dead Rising's problems; Feels next-gen in scope

Way too many fetch quests; Characters more gross than endearing; Lacking in personality

I'll preface this second opinion by saying I've never been into the Dead Risings. I played about an hour of the first two, and never got hooked. The third time's the charm, I suppose, because I played Dead Rising 3's entire campaign... for better or worse.

Killing 70 zombies in one strike with a propane tank strapped to a traffic light

Forced environmental barriers that arbitrarily preserve story and difficulty integrity

If you have an Xbox One, you have probably already played this. If not, you should.

Expanded open world gameplay; Combo weapons; Visuals are amazing

No sandbox mode?; Weak story; Kinect is hit or miss

Although the DLC for Dead Rising 3 has been disappointing as a whole, Capcom surprised us all during E3 with the announcement of a new exciting prospect -- the Super Ultra Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX + α add-on.

Capcom's latest foray into zombies with Dead Rising 3 is a next-generation game that, while not the kind which will test the limits of the new Xbox One's technology, makes a great starting game for the system.

'Dead Rising' first hit the scene as an early 360 title before going multiplatform, with a multi-version sequel. Capcom went in a another direction from 'Resident Evil' by capturing one of the best aspects of zombie fiction, daunting numbers of zombies in a great sandbox area.

After going multiplatform with Dead Rising 2, the Xbox One launch title Dead Rising 3 brings the series back to the Microsoft camp. Set 15 years after the first game, Dead Rising 3 ditches the shopping mall and reality TV settings of the first two games for an open-world, post-apocalyptic California...