Dead Rising 4 Review - Frank West Needs to Save Williamette Once Again

Dead Rising 4 features the return of Frank West as he tries to unravel a conspiracy that has once again infected Williamette.

Dead Rising 4 Review

After all, DR3 had completely and expertly wrapped up the series - the zombie virus has been cured! Beloved characters return! Plot threads from the first game are tied up! What could a fourth entry possibly offer

Power Armor + Snow Cone Machine = walking ice tornado

Starting New Game+ and realizing there's only about two hours of story

Dead Rising 4: "Makes the zombie apocalypse fun and silly again"

Not always thrilling, but Dead Rising 4 feels like the series getting its sense of fun back. And that's a great thing.

Frank West is the charming anti-hero you can't help but love; The Willamette Memorial Megaplex is an exciting labyrinth to explore; The removal of the timer means you can have fun at your own pace

The majority of Willamette is a sleepy; uninspiring blur; The story lacks a satisfying villain; Too many objectives turn into retreads of the same old routes

Dead Rising 4 review

Moments like these are Dead Rising 4 distilled down to the bare bones. On the plus side, there’s no denying smashing zombies to smithereens never really gets old - it’s brutality at its most beautiful. This has been true of every game in the series, though; it's hard to find one definable area were Capcom’s latest makes any great strides forward. It all means Dead Rising 4 it a bit like one of its own zombies - lumbering around in the middle ground. It's not quite a franchise taking a dying breath, but if a fifth instalment is forthcoming, Capcom will need to ensure it pumps a little more ressurection juice into its veins next time around. Buy Dead Rising 4 here from Amazon

No holds barred, gruesome action; Engaging story; Huge variety of weapons;

Too similar to previous installments; Controls too hectic in the heat of the battle; More variety would be nice;

Dead Rising 4 review review

No holds barred, gruesome action; Engaging story; Huge variety of weapons;

Too similar to previous installments; Controls too hectic in the heat of the battle; More variety would be nice;