Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Review
Back in 2006, I found myself at a crossroads as Christmas approached. Three new gaming systems were available: Sony’s high-priced PS3, the elusive Nintendo Wii, and the Xbox 360, which had been released the year before and boasted an impressive collection of quality games. Despite my history of owning only PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, I wasn’t swayed by the Xbox 360. However, an article about a game called Dead Rising in a gaming magazine caught my attention. Though there had been numerous zombie video games before, none offered the massive scale of this one, with potential for hundreds of zombies on-screen simultaneously and all the action taking place within a shopping mall reminiscent of “Dawn of the Dead.” Dead Rising convinced me to ask for an Xbox 360 for Christmas that year, and I’ve never regretted my choice. Fast forward to today, 18 years later, Capcom has revived Dead Rising as the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. Enhanced for modern consoles, this remaster is in many ways superior to the original Xbox 360 version, although it falls short in certain aspects.