[XBOX360] Dead Rising Demo

I can't believe there isn't going to be multiplayer. I'd purchase it if I could play online.
 
I just ran through the mall with a guitar, smashing zombies on the head, and it made that "dropped guitar" sound with each hit :) Clearly they paid attention to lots of little details. I'm definitely buying this game.
 
yeah the demo is a blast, i love how any weapon or item you pick up to smash zombies with, if you hold the right trigger, it goes first person, then if you hit the attack button while still holding the RT, it throws whatever item.

So for instance i had a cash register I ripped off the counter, I saw a huge group maybe 5-6 zombies deep, I did the first person cam, and chucked it, it was like bowling!

So many combinations of things to do, and so many items, this is a great game! Not sure it should be a full 59.99 game, but its great non the less.
 
Don't even bother downloading right now as it's just crawling. I just wish I would have woken up earlier today so I could start downloading before all the people who are now clogging up the bandwidth :(
 
I knew I should've logged in before work this morning ;)
Now I'd guess the server will be getting hammered all day.
I'm pretty psyched about this game. I'm a big Dawn of the Dead fan (both versions), and this seems like a great homage to that movie.
 
Domingo said:
I knew I should've logged in before work this morning ;)
Now I'd guess the server will be getting hammered all day.
I'm pretty psyched about this game. I'm a big Dawn of the Dead fan (both versions), and this seems like a great homage to that movie.
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Yeah, I thought it was kind of funny that they put that big "This game has absolutly nothing to do with dawn of the dead" message at the begining, but we all know the truth.
 
Awesome! I just called my dead beat brother who didn't get a job this summer and tasked him with having the demo downloaded for me by the time I get back from work....mmm 4 more hours until some zombie bashing goodness.
 
Erasmus354 said:
Awesome! I just called my dead beat brother who didn't get a job this summer and tasked him with having the demo downloaded for me by the time I get back from work....mmm 4 more hours until some zombie bashing goodness.
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I'm starting to discover the differences in various items as weapons. The sledge hammer is a sure fire one-shot kill, but it's slow. The Cop's night stick is very fast, but it takes a couple hits to kill a zombie, though it does allow you to bascially "mow" through a crowd pretty well. That light sabre from the toy store was disappointing, it just knocks them down without doing any damage. Now I'm on the second floor of the sporting goods store and I see a wall of golf clubs and baseball bats, this is just getting better and better :)
 
JethroXP said:
I'm starting to discover the differences in various items as weapons. The sledge hammer is a sure fire one-shot kill, but it's slow. The Cop's night stick is very fast, but it takes a couple hits to kill a zombie, though it does allow you to bascially "mow" through a crowd pretty well. That light sabre from the toy store was disappointing, it just knocks them down without doing any damage. Now I'm on the second floor of the sporting goods store and I see a wall of golf clubs and baseball bats, this is just getting better and better :)
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There are A LOT of items in the game you can pickup and whack zombies with.. but they do not do damage. More of a 'comical' value then anything else. :cool:
 
downloading it now. along with like 10 others. I will be here all night...


what is the speed and how can u tell. seems to take forever.
 
All I have to say is long live Capcom. I grew up with these guys, and I will definitely be supporting them on this game.
 
I've been downloading this for 2.5 hours now, and it's only at 30%. This is getting depressing waiting for it to download. If only I would have woken up earlier today to get a head start. Is it crawling for anyone else here?
 
golf club FTW, FOUR!!!!!!!

fun game, definately going to pick it up. The toy sword in the toy store did as much damage as you'd expect a plastic sword to do but it was fun to use
 
JethroXP said:
That light sabre from the toy store was disappointing, it just knocks them down without doing any damage.
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I've been hit with a toy light sabre before... trust me, you're lucky it even knocks them down in the game :D

Anyway, it sounds pretty fun. I can't wait to try it out.
 
if I am downloading can I play a game 360 game and have it still downloading in the background?
 
Firebomb said:
if I am downloading can I play a game 360 game and have it still downloading in the background?
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yep, long as you have the latest dashboard update, however the downloads will stop if you start playing on Xbox live (to keep your ping low).
 
Z(+)DIAC said:
This is/will be probably the only game that would force me to buy a 360.
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I've heard this from a couple other people as well, and I find it odd. I don't mean anything bad by it, because the game looks pretty fun, and I'm sure it'll be cool... but I never would have imagined it'd be a system seller. Gears of War... yes. Halo 3... yes. Forza 2... maybe. I just never would have thought this would be the game to convince some people on the fence about the 360. That's great though. I guess some people just really enjoy zombie games. :)
 
Jerome36 said:
I've heard this from a couple other people as well, and I find it odd. I don't mean anything bad by it, because the game looks pretty fun, and I'm sure it'll be cool... but I never would have imagined it'd be a system seller. Gears of War... yes. Halo 3... yes. Forza 2... maybe. I just never would have thought this would be the game to convince some people on the fence about the 360. That's great though. I guess some people just really enjoy zombie games. :)
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I can see how this would be a system seller. The totally open ended game play, much like a GTA type game, always has broad appeal. I remember seeing GTA:VC on a friend's PS2 and that almost made me go out an buy a PS2, just for that game. I held out when I learned it was eventually coming to the PC. I could easy see someone else having the same reaction I did with GTA:VC on the PS2 with this game on Xbox360.
 
Jerome36 said:
I've heard this from a couple other people as well, and I find it odd.
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I personally know three people that this game is a system seller for (including me). Why? Screw hype, uber graphics and all that junk. Give me fun. Give me zombies. Give me mindless violence. :D (Hell, give me a new carmageddon while you're at it!).
 
omg this game is fun

also u can get multi new info if u try to go out-in different areas. i found 2 so far.
but I wont tell u where.. :)


this is 1 of the reasons I wanted a 360 woot..

shopping cart FTW!
 
how can you say its not a console seller?! the game fetures two of the greatest mechanics! sandbox gameplay and ... well ... zombies - ok so zombies arnt a mechanic, but god damn it, i love them sooo much and i dont think i can wait for resi4 on pc ( played 4 hours into it on ps2 but i love my mouse for the sorta shootin ) however this aint comin to the pc, so it looks like i'll have to buy a 360
 
Note: I'm a horror fan

Note: I'm a "knife-happy" Romero fan

Note: I'm a zombie fan

I will more than likely not drop the cash however on a 360 for this sole game, but let me tell you from what I have already seen it's quiet tempting.
 
This demo was way too short and restrictive in my opinion. The graphics are also just okay, but the ultra smooth frame rates are awesome when there are so many enemies on the screen at one time. The 3rd person perspective makes me a little motion sick, but i'll live as i'll just take a break every now and then. I hope the real game comes with a better in game tutorial, as this one didn't really give me a good idea what I was supposed to be doing. This game was really fun for as long as this ultra short demo went. I have this game prepurchased at EB, but i'm hoping there will be a store around here that will break the release date. This games comes out next wednesday, but has this game even gone gold yet? I'm curious because I havn't heard of any announcement yet. If only the demo would let you explore more than just that one area.............
 
junehhan said:
This demo was way too short and restrictive in my opinion. The graphics are also just okay, but the ultra smooth frame rates are awesome when there are so many enemies on the screen at one time. The 3rd person perspective makes me a little motion sick, but i'll live as i'll just take a break every now and then. I hope the real game comes with a better in game tutorial, as this one didn't really give me a good idea what I was supposed to be doing. This game was really fun for as long as this ultra short demo went. I have this game prepurchased at EB, but i'm hoping there will be a store around here that will break the release date. This games comes out next wednesday, but has this game even gone gold yet? I'm curious because I havn't heard of any announcement yet. If only the demo would let you explore more than just that one area.............
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Really? I've played it quite a bit (admittedly restarting it multiple times) and the more I play the more I discover. I found bowling balls in the sporting goods store upstairs, and, you guess it, went Zombie bowling :) I found that you can grab the smilely face helmets from the toy store and drop them on the zombie's heads, nullifying any attack they have. I found that I could take a hanger from a cloths store rack and shove it down a zombie's throat, also nullifying their attacks. You can take a severed arm from one zombie, and as you may have guessed again, shove it down another zombie's throat. Clearly taking pictures in the game will be important as I've found that I get more "points" for shots that include lots of dead zombies, or close ups of live ones.

The demo may only be 15 minutes, but there is a ton of stuff to discover, which is why I've played it through it probably 8 times already. Plus, even though going to an exit will prematurely end the demo, you do get to see different cuts scenes from the full game.

This is an awesome demo, I'll be playing this until the full game drops next week.
 
I WANT THE PRIEST'S SWORD.

Zombie Bowling with the bowling balls is totally ftw.

Best weapon I've had fun with tho, has GOT to be the BOOMERANG. IT FUCKING WHACKS THEM AND RETURNS TO YOU!
 
You can also take the frying pan and heat it up and then burn their faces with it. You can also take a ketchup bottle and stick it in there mouth. There is also a katana and submachine gun to find.
 
Nix said:
You can also take the frying pan and heat it up and then burn their faces with it. You can also take a ketchup bottle and stick it in there mouth. There is also a katana and submachine gun to find.
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Gotta love those little attention-to-detail things. Here I was simply smacking Zombies on the head with the Frying Pan, I didn't even think to heat it up first :p
 
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