Will I pick up where I last left off, enraptured by the game’s absurdity and addictive gameplay? Has it aged well? Let’s find out. Ten years and several sequels later, Dead Rising drops its Xbox 360 exclusivity (we don’t talk about the dreadful Wii “port”). It was funny, challenging, sometimes scary, and extremely satisfying to play. The premise was simple: survivors reside in a mall during a zombie outbreak using whatever they can to survive.
Keiji Inafune’s original entry in the series was an homage to Dawn of the Dead, one of the most pivotal pieces of media in the zombie genre. The original Dead Rising may not be an especially old game, but it’s one that gives me feelings of nostalgia.
