Dead Rising 2

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The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground. Featuring a new story, two online multiplayer modes (2-player co-op campaign and a 4-player “TV show” themed Pay-Per-View event that pits humans against zombies), thousands of on-screen zombies and more, Dead Rising 2 takes zombie survival horror to a whole new level.

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Developer:
Capcom
Engine:
Forge
Release date:
27 September 2010
Recent Steam reviews:
Mixed (56)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (3555)

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Description

The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground. Featuring a new story, two online multiplayer modes (2-player co-op campaign and a 4-player “TV show” themed Pay-Per-View event that pits humans against zombies), thousands of on-screen zombies and more, Dead Rising 2 takes zombie survival horror to a whole new level.

As Chuck Greene, you have 72 hours to save your infected daughter, clear your name and survive the hordes of hungry zombies before the military comes in and nukes the city. To ensure your survival, you can combine everyday objects to create numerous deadly combo weapons and slaughter the ravenous zombies. Dead Rising 2, it’s where Creativity Kills.

Key Features

  • Sequel to the critically acclaimed and 1 million+ selling Dead Rising: Dead Rising 2 is bigger and better in every way, adding new custom combo weapons, multiplayer and thousands of zombies on-screen at once!
  • Thousands of Zombies On Screen: The undead are everywhere creating a dynamic and challenging zombie-killing experience for the player as weapons will be created to kill massive amounts of zombies at one time!
  • Combo Weapons: Players can combine two everyday items using duct tape to create the ultimate zombie killing creations such as the Portamower and Paddlesaw. Unlocking combo cards along the way will give players the advantage as the helpful cards will show you what items are best for combining.
  • New Storyline and Characters: A new protagonist, Chuck Greene, must save his infected daughter, clear his name, and survive 72 hours in Fortune City.
  • 2-Player Co-Op: Online co-op play is introduced to the Dead Rising universe for the first time as players can invite their friends to partner up with them at any time to take on the zombie massacre- tag-team style! Killing zombies with a friend is always more fun!
  • 4-Player Terror is Reality: 4 players compete in a gladiator type TV show named Terror Is Reality that pits zombies against a group of players in the ultimate Vs. multiplayer blood bath

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows Vista®/XP, Windows 7
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon X2 2.2 Ghz or better
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS or better, ATI Radeon™ HD 3850 or better
DirectX®:
DirectX® 9.0c or greater
Hard Drive:
8.5 GB free hard drive space
Sound:
Standard audio device

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

ReziuS
Not recommended | 29 Jun 2026
22.1h played

Too many technical issues to recommend - controller issues, strange visual artifacts in menus when playing on higher resolutions, random crashes etc. You can fix most of the issues with community patches and

Helpful: 7
flooredfornow
Recommended | 18 Jun 2026
15.1h played

I Love this game its one of the best games ever in my opinion. And this game can mix intense moments with funny moments. You can also use almost anything as a weapon in this game. im not gonna even gonna say anything

Helpful: 0
wowoahweewa
Recommended | 03 Jul 2026
28.8h played

Extremely polished game showcasing the golden era of the 360. The co-op integration in this game is some of the best I have ever seen in a video game. Everything about Dead Rising 2 just works great and it holds up

Helpful: 0
Daddy Finger
Not recommended | 15 Jun 2026
42.4h played

any game where you can get hit over and over while having no option for intervention (i.e. enemies spam attacks while you're in a vulnerable recovery animation) is objectively bad.

Helpful: 3
gachnar
Recommended | 08 Jul 2026
27.1h played

I appreciate that this game matches the original's production values so closely. It's like Ghostbusters 2, or Predator 2. Not as good as the original but of the same time and a similar style, unlike modern sequels of

Helpful: 0
preggo
Recommended | 08 Jul 2026
20.8h played

it's ok I guess, way easier than the first game but also not at the same time. Like the bosses actually feel like something you have to deal with rather than fart on with a few good melee swings and move on, and instead

Helpful: 0