The alternate spin-off see’s the undead headcount increase ”by at least 30%” in some areas, leaving ”a few thousand” shuffling around in any one environment.
”This time around, because we made Frank a tougher character right at the beginning and we gave him more cool weapons that do a lot more damage, we actually managed to up the zombie density and have the world be a little more dangerous for him,” said Capcom.
“In places, we upped the density by at least 30%. There are probably a few thousand zombies in any one environment.” A tech demo for Dead Rising 2 showed 7,000 zombies on screen but this was cut down after problems navigating the game world.
This tongue-in-cheek alternate view of Dead Rising 2’s events alleviates some of the problems as it’s a ‘what if’ scenario starring Frank West, from the original game.
”Not only is his camera the signature device and helps him earn PP (experience), the camera is involved with him solving missions. In one mission right at the very beginning where he sees the exchange of a bomb for money and he has to cover this with photographs to complete the mission,” explained producer Jason Leigh.
“Also, Frank is a man of action. He gets in there and roughs people up and there are lots of bosses and psychos he encounters in the story as well, but the camera is an integral part.” Dead Rising 2: Off The Record releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this October.
