Dead Rising for Wii

[The Damned]

http://wiieveryday.blogspot.com/2008/07/famitsu-20080718.html

Didn't see that one coming.

[megadave]

Yes! I just heard this too. I love Capcom so much.

[Poke'G]

Awesome!

Suddenly all the disappointment from yesterday slowly starts to lift.



Slowly.

[Zombie]

For some reason i have the feeling that it's not going to turn out that great...

Then again, capcom has been doing good things on the wii. :|

[Bigfoot]

It would have been better if it was a title that isn't already out on the 360. At least it's something I guess.

[The Damned]

I got to play Dead Rising for the 360 at a friends place some time ago, and I liked it a bit. I just couldn't validate the expense of another system I might end up not using very often for one game. Combine that with the rather high failure rate of the 360, and it seemed unlikely that I would bother getting a 360.

This might be worth getting now, as it's for a system I already own.

[Bigfoot]

It seems to be a good game. My friend at work told me all about it the other day and how he loves it so much.

[megadave]

I'll definitely be getting it. Keep porting those babies Capcom. Maybe Wii fans can get Street Fighter 4 in 2010 (woah, accidental pun some of you might notice).

[atmuh]

id love to see how rofl it looks compared to the 360 version
also have fun waggling

[Triad Orion]

I friggin' LOVE Dead Rising on the 360. My roommate in college had it and I've missed playing it since I graduated. I have a Wii, so this is good news. As long as the game doesn't suffer playability issues from the downgrade in hardware this is a "FRICKIN' SOLD" when it comes out.

[Dhsu]

id love to see how rofl it looks compared to the 360 version
Click the link, retard.

It looks decent. Not 9000p or anything, but pretty good for an overclocked GameCube.

[MechaFone]

I'll definitely be getting it. Keep porting those babies Capcom. Maybe Wii fans can get Street Fighter 4 in 2010 (woah, accidental pun some of you might notice).
Oh yeah, sure...maybe Ryu will be the star, and HE'LL get to play the scientist.

[Sinewav]

Personally, I thought Capcom did an excellent job on the Wii ports of RE4 and Okami. Plus, I can finally play this game without going over to my friends house or buying a 360.

[atmuh]

Click the link, retard.

It looks decent. Not 9000p or anything, but pretty good for an overclocked GameCube.

screens from some magazine scan mean nothing to me
show me it in action

[JH Sounds]

screens from some magazine scan mean nothing to me
show me it in action

Nice save.

[Israfel]

Looks like it's going to have the over-the-shoulder view and aiming reticule of RE4Wii. Sign me up. :)

[The Damned]

D'oh! (http://kotaku.com/5026581/dead-rising-wii-is-easier-no-photo-mode)

Easier? No photo mode? Awwww...

[Genjutsu74]

Personally, I thought Capcom did an excellent job on the Wii ports of RE4 and Okami. Plus, I can finally play this game without going over to my friends house or buying a 360.

Well, that's all well and good, but there's a significant difference: whereas RE4 and Okami were moving to better technology, Dead Rising is moving to a much weaker console. We'll have to wait and see what suffers most from it, but something's gonna be downgraded. Like Atmuh said, we need to see the game in action to know for sure(but, we generally need to for any game, right?).

Still, this is pretty neat; I always wanted to play this, but fear of the RROD, combined with not getting my own 360 til well after the game was released made me overlook it. New weapons, enemies, and all that good stuff never hurts. I might grab this. My Wii needs something, it's been rotting in a corner since I got bored with Smash Bros. And outside of ToS:Dawn of the New World, there really hasn't been anything to look forward too, IMO.

Also, gotta tone down the difficulty for the casuals, eh?

[atmuh]

Finally, they've added new enemies, new weapons, and new waggle controls to make the most of both of them.

have fun!

[I-n-j-i-n]

Sorry, it looks fucking terrible. Why are so many aiming reticles in Wii games look so atrocious? Good thing I never bought it for the 360. It's around $25 in most stores now.

[Bleck]

am I the only person who didn't really like Dead Rising to begin with

[I-n-j-i-n]

I would say it's a nominal game. I played the demo and it had its fun parts. Not worth $60. Might be worth $25.

[NeoForte]

While most of us have played Dead Rising already, seeing pics of this new version it's pretty impressive how well Capcom has recreated the game to look as close to the original as possible. It's not identicle but it is sporting some nice visuals and I'm sure it'll give the game a chance to expand before the eventual sequel comes around. I hope though they really fix the saving system. Pissed the hell out of me in the original.

[I-n-j-i-n]

Okay, I'm looking at the screens for the Wii version of Dead Rising more closely... and I see 10 zombies at most. Compared to the 100+ in the original. So now the entire draw of the game is gone. Great.

[Effector]

You guys are saying that Capcom has announced it'll be "easier"... I don't see that anywhere. I see "no more crappy be-here-at-a-certain-time-but-oh-wait-actually-get-here-and-then-fight-a-boss-in-time-but-you're-too-late-to-do-that-so-please-replay-the-entire-story-again missions". Which is good. And no photo mode? Eh, not a huge loss. If that's what it takes to bring it to Wii, so be it.

[The Damned]

I just realized I could have made a better title.

"Dead Rising coming to Wii? Wii-lly?"

So, if I get this game, will my Wii get RROD?

[NeoForte]

I really like the official title "Dead Rising: Chop till you Drop" hehe and yea the 10 zombies kinda sucks but oh well :/

[The Author]

I really like the official title "Dead Rising: Chop till you Drop" hehe and yea the 10 zombies kinda sucks but oh well :/
But 10 zombies to chop with the wiimote might prove as challenging as 100 zombies with a regular controller.

[Triad Orion]

Guys, if you look at the dang screenshots they show a Level 1 Frank in the mall. Odds are those screenshots are from the first day of the game when zombies are really spread out to begin with. Moreover, they're probably from a beta version of the game. We'll be getting more than ten zombies at a time. I rarely editorialize like this, but if you *really* think Capcom would dumb down Dead Rising that much, you have to be pretty goddamn dense.

There will probably be fewer packed together, yes. But I'm willing to bet we'll still be seeing dozens of zombies at a time. Give it a chance, and let's get some more detailed screenshots or a gameplay video before we discount it as rubbish, all right?

I am a little disappointed that they're removing the photo function. It was pretty funny to be able to capture comical moments forever on the 360 version. Though really, its functional use to the story is actually quite limited. It was primarily used in a couple of quests and leveling up, but it wasn't a crucial element. So the omission's not that terrible in the long run.

Mission structure is the one thing I'm worried about, though if it alleviates Otis calling you every two minutes on the damn transceiver it'll be worth it. I hope Capcom keeps the time management element there because that's part of what made the game intense. It's all a big wait and see on that too.

[kyodiru666]

i hope to god the dont make one!!its one of the best games on the 360 and one of my favorites!! ide hate to see it get wrecked on the wii:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghe ad:

[muzikal-phoenix]

some games should NOT be on the Wii

Dead Rising is one of them. still, I won't knock it - who knows? It might be succesful...


0.o

[atmuh]

:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

[Tables]

No photography? Uh, Frank is a photographer. Wat.

Why'd he go in the mall then? Crazy talk.

I'll stick to my 360 version please okay thanks.

[Triad Orion]

It seems that in the latest issue of Nintendo Power Capcom has said their goal is to get more than 100 zombies on screen at a time, still a considerably lower number compared to its 360 counterpart. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if they have a number of work-arounds to make the mall feel more populated than it really is.

However, this drawdown does hurt a few areas of the game, notably the maintenance tunnels, Al Fresca Plaza (Day 3), and the North Plaza (Day 3). I'm not sure what they'll do to compensate, but it'll probably be something. We'll see.

The other thing to note from the article is the presence of multiple save files, selectable difficulty levels, and that Overtime Mode is now part of the main story rather than an optional sidequest. Sounds like you may still be on a time limit, but from the sound of it the time limits might be more forgiving than the 360 version. The article also cites that there will be at least a handful of new juice mixes to discover. As well, it seems quick swings with melee weapons are mapped to the A Button on the Wiimote while your power attacks may require Wiimote Motion. The example used in the magazine showed the Baseball Bat. You may have to wind up for it and swing the remote when the charge gauge is filled. Interesting idea. While we're on items, it seems that they are eliminating some of the redundant items, while adding a few new ones. The article cited that the Lead Pipe and 2x4, which pretty much did the same thing, are being drawn down into a single item.

Here's where I'm going to take a few stabs in the dark: I imagine that they'll drop a number of the monster masks you put on the heads of the zombies. They didn't get used very often anyway, especially when buckets, cones, and Servbot masks were more convenient anyway. They'll probably cut stuff like the Gems and the CDs and probably the Fish too. A lot of those items were superfluous and were only used when bored anyway.

The screenshots in Nintendo Power looked considerably better than the ones posted online when the thread was started. Graphical drawdown is still obvious, particularly with the lack of shine on the floors of the mall (which now look markedly drab) and to some degree on the zombies as well. Frank still looks quite good, and the mall does appear to be very close to the original, if a lot less shiny and pretty.

Guess we'll just have to wait for more. I'd like to see a gameplay movie sometime soon.

EDIT: Forgot to note that Wiimote gestures to dodge attacks (specifically psychopath attacks) have been added as well. The screenshot shows a prompt to shake the remote horizontally to jump out of the way of a bull rush from Cletus.

[Sinewav]

Why is it that whenever a port is announced for the Wii, everyone assumes right off the bat that it's going to suck? I can't believe I just wasted my time reading 4 pages of people whining over hypothetical situations. I feel like I'm on the GameFAQs forums.

[Bleck]

I can't believe I just wasted my time reading 4 pages of people whining over hypothetical situations. I feel like I'm on the GameFAQs forums.

this guy is 2 cool 4 forumz

[Sinewav]

I've just grown accustomed to a more intelligent form of speculation around here... not this "OMGZ DED RIZING WITH WAGLEZ GIOING 2 SUX HAR HAR" drivel.

Personally, I haven't heard official mention of any downgrades that Capcom hasn't addressed yet. From what I've read so far, it sounds like they're doing their best to make sure this game stays fun. Let's let them do their thing before we pass judgment.

[Toadofsky]

I've just grown accustomed to a more intelligent form of speculation around here... not this "OMGZ DED RIZING WITH WAGLEZ GIOING 2 SUX HAR HAR" drivel.

Personally, I haven't heard official mention of any downgrades that Capcom hasn't addressed yet. From what I've read so far, it sounds like they're doing their best to make sure this game stays fun. Let's let them do their thing before we pass judgment.

1. Your on forums dude, any forum is going to have the kind of people that may shoot down a console, and if you can't take it/ignore it, well, sign out. I'm not trying to be a jerk, just being honest. You should have been here when we had two guys that were almost always arguing with someone here, or at least insulting someone, Cuddly Pyramind Head and Firedrake. I'll admit most brought it upon themselves, but heck, in arguements on the net, nobody really wins...

2. I've heard almost nothing about Dead Rising on Wii, minus screen shots. Whether I want to even go through the game again after how frustrating it was to me, I don't know. It had a good story, great music, and lots of good 'ol school beatm em up stuff, but again, don't really think I want to even go through it all again. Heck, I'm at the point where almost no game, new or old, is just not that entertaining to me anymore.
I refrain from reviews, mostly because the critics can't get their heads out of their backsides (Play magazine, and EGM, for example). But now I'm getting off topic...

[atmuh]

Why is it that whenever a port is announced for the Wii, everyone assumes right off the bat that it's going to suck?

because it always does

[XZero]

Not always. There was Okam... no... oh, and then there was ... no...


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Resident Evil 4! Ha! It's not always! Maybe 99.99% of the time, but not always. I win.

[Sinewav]

I dunno... I guess I always thought most of OCR was above this kind of behavior these days.

we had two guys that were almost always arguing with someone here, or at least insulting someone, Cuddly Pyramind Head and Firedrake.

I remember that... actually I guess that's my problem with all this. It reminds me way to much of the old days when half the threads would derail because a bunch of people were always trolling and arguing about something. The site has gotten a lot more mature since then.

Then again, I suppose I'm not doing much to stop the whining and derailing by whining and derailing myself, so I'll stop posting in here now.

[The Damned]

Quitter...

[muzikal-phoenix]

'cuddly pyramid head'...

:?

[atmuh]

It reminds me way to much of the old days when half the threads would derail because a bunch of people were always trolling and arguing about something. The site has gotten a lot more TERRIBLE since then.

ya i know right

[Triad Orion]

Some of us do enjoy coherent conversation, Atmuh. :)

Anyways, I dunno, I remain cautiously optimistic about this game. I'll keep my eyes out for gameplay videos and if I see any I'll post a link here.

[Triad Orion]

I apologize for the double-post, but considering the length of time that's passed, I feel it's warranted.

A gameplay video for Chop Til You Drop has been released at Leipzig GC 08:

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14267382/dead-rising/videos/deadrising_gc082008_wii.html

The video is taken from the beta version of the game that was used to give the early screenshots. Capcom has stated that this early build does not hold nearly as many zombies as the final one will.

The good news is the game looks pretty smooth all things considered and aiming looks relatively intuitive. The Resident Evil 4 Wii Engine really shows through in the video. More good news comes from that there seems to be at least a handful of new enemies.

The bad news is it seems like the emphasis has been shifted back toward guns considerably more than the original. The GameSpot preview indicates that there will be separate inventory slots just for guns. I just hope that melee viability is still possible given this change. Several melee weapons have been cut too. We knew this from before, but GameSpot is reiterating it, so it's probably a noticeable change. The only real gripe I have about the graphics are the shadows in the game. We expected significant graphical downgrade, but the black blobs beneath people as shadows wore thin in the N64 era. It just looks cheesy considering the rest of the game looks okay, relatively speaking.

I'm confident now that Dead Rising can work functionally on the Wii, but I remain cautious on whether the game will be as morbidly fun as its 360 counterpart.