


Seeing so many of them packed together felt a lot like going to a pool on a really hot day - I just couldn’t wait to jump in. Throngs of zombies fill the different streets and bridges, sometimes numbering in the thousands. That’s where Dead Rising 4’s gameplay really shines. It’s a great addition.Īfter you learn the basics of combat at the mall, you’re free to roam around the town. He can electrocute his enemies with the same hunched-over attack that Blanka uses in Street Fighter.

Known as Roaring Thunder, this weapon dresses Frank in a rubber Blanka mask and a pair of green claws. I was excited when I discovered that the Blanka costumes I was seeing around town were also a part of the combo system. And as in past games, Dead Rising 4 contains a lot of references to other Capcom franchises. With 47 different combo weapons and eight combo vehicles, you can spend a lot of time finding out what each one is like. My favorites are the silly but highly effective Blambow, a crossbow that uses fireworks as arrows, and the Nut Blaster, a machine gun hidden inside a large Nutcracker mask that actually plays the theme song from The Nutcracker ballet. While you start off with normal things like chairs or knives, you’ll soon find blueprints for combo weapons, which teach you how to combine two objects into something more powerful. Part of the fun in Dead Rising 4 is seeing all the crazy weapons Capcom created.
