Developer : Capcom
Release date : October 14, 2011
Synopsis :
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is a 2011 action-adventure game developed by Capcom Vancouver and published by Capcom. It is a reimagining of Dead Rising 2, with that game’s protagonist, Chuck Greene, replaced by Frank West from the first Dead Rising.
As an alternate version of the same story, the plot and gameplay of Off the Record are nearly identical to Dead Rising 2, with several key differences:
The game now follows Frank West, the protagonist of Dead Rising, who replaces Chuck Greene. Frank has squandered his fame since the outbreak and cover-up at Willamette, and after a humiliating appearance on Terror is Reality, he sees the outbreak in Fortune City as an opportunity to resurrect his photojournalism career and “get back in the game.” As in Dead Rising, Frank can take pictures of various sights and scenes around the city, acquiring points based on content.
Following the events of Dead Rising, Frank is still infected with the zombie parasite, and requires an injection of Zombrex every twenty-four hours; if he fails to locate the drug and inject it, he will zombify and the game will end. Unlike Chuck and Katey, Frank can apply Zombrex to himself anywhere in the city.
The outbreak is now set off by CURE member Brandon Whittaker, who in turn is being manipulated by TK.
In addition to new survivors who are exclusive to Off the Record, several survivors from Dead Rising 2 can be found at different locations and times, or require different objectives before they will join Frank.
Uranus Zone, a science-fiction theme park closed off to the player in Dead Rising 2, is now open to explore.
Chuck Greene replaces Leon Bell as a Psychopath, driven mad by Katey’s death at the beginning of the outbreak.
Frank can encounter a new Psychopath, Evan MacIntyre. Evan is an ice cream-themed clown wearing stilts, and the brother of Adam MacIntyre, the clown Psychopath from Dead Rising.
After the bank robbery, TK kidnaps Rebecca Chang and demands that Frank collect one million dollars as a ransom. Frank must acquire and deliver the money before battling Amber and Crystal.
Given a different character model, Stacey Forsythe replaces Sullivan as the Phenotrans agent responsible for the outbreak, and the final boss of the game. After she kills Sullivan—who is portrayed here as an innocent man—Frank faces off against her as she pilots a giant mech in Uranus Zone.
Rebecca is not fatally wounded at the end of the game; in Ending S, Frank must save her from TK in a scenario similar to Ending S from Dead Rising 2.
As in Dead Rising 2, the player will achieve one of several endings based on time constraints and other factors.
Source : Wikipedia
