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Dead Rising

A zombie action-adventure series with a 72-hour clock.

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The Dead Rising series is a zombie action franchise created by Keiji Inafune and originally developed by Capcom in 2006.[1] By the end of 2025, Capcom reported that the Dead Rising franchise had achieved worldwide sales of 19 million units, making it the company's sixth-best-selling property.[1]

Making and release

Dead Rising 2 introduced a "Combo Weapons" system allowing players to combine items into more powerful weapons.[2] Dead Rising 3 enhanced this with "Combo Vehicles" that let players combine items with vehicles.[2] Dead Rising 4, set one year after Dead Rising 3, features an older Frank West returning to Willamette, Colorado during Christmas.[3] A month after release, Capcom added Hard and Ultra-Hard difficulties along with five Street Fighter themed costumes.[4][5]

A December 2017 update added Capcom Heroes mode, letting Frank West wear 17 outfits based on Capcom franchises.[4][6][7] A remake of the original Dead Rising was announced on June 26, 2024 and released digitally on September 18, 2024.[8] The initial Dead Rising title launched in August 2006.[9] Development duties for the series shifted to Capcom Vancouver, while Microsoft Studios assumed responsibility for publishing.[1]

Dead Rising 4 eliminated the 72-hour countdown mechanic present in earlier installments, a change designed to give players more freedom to explore.[4]

What the cited sources add

The Capcom Game Series Sales page states the series challenges players to fend off zombie hordes and uncover the truth behind the outbreak.[9] The same source notes the series became highly successful due to its outstanding action and humorous universe.[9] A Polygon article reports that Capcom Heroes mode lets Frank assume powers from characters like Dante, Cammy, and X.[6] That article also states Capcom Heroes includes Classic Frank, Adam the Clown, and Zombie Frank as playable characters.[6]

According to Polygon, Capcom Heroes mode lets players engage with Dead Rising 4's narrative by locating arcade cabinets that grant Frank new outfits.[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Dead Rising" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: CAPCOM | Game Series Sales; "Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Passes One Million Sales", Nintendo Life, October 28, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Dead Rising" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Meikleham, "How Dead Rising 2 embraced the ridiculous to make zombie slaying fun again | GamesRadar", Gamesradar.com, September 30, 2016; Meikleham, "Dead Rising 2's most WTF weapons, costumes and vehicles | GamesRadar", Gamesradar.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Dead Rising" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Alexander, "Dead Rising 4 is the non-Christmas Christmas game", Polygon.com, June 15, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Dead Rising" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dead Rising 4 update adds new difficulty modes and Street Fighter costume DLC", destructoid.com, January 27, 2017; "Dead Rising 4 Is Getting Street Fighter Clothes And Harder Difficulties With Free DLC"; "Dead Rising 4's new Capcom Heroes mode looks wild", polygon.com, October 6, 2017; "Capcom Heroes Mode Announced As Free Update For Dead Rising 4"; "Dead Rising 4 'Capcom Heroes Mode' adds Jill Valentine, Arthur, Morrigan, Bass, Viewtiful Joe, and Amaterasu – Gematsu", gematsu.com, November 1, 2017 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. "Dead Rising 4 Is Getting Street Fighter Clothes And Harder Difficulties With Free DLC". facts only, no text reused. gameinformer.com
  6. "Dead Rising 4's new Capcom Heroes mode looks wild", polygon.com, October 6, 2017. facts only, no text reused. polygon.com
  7. "Capcom Heroes Mode Announced As Free Update For Dead Rising 4". facts only, no text reused. gameinformer.com
  8. Wikipedia, "Dead Rising" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Capcom USA, "Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Teaser Trailer", 2024-06-26; "Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster on Steam", store.steampowered.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. CAPCOM | Game Series Sales. facts only, no text reused. capcom.co.jp

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Dead Rising (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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