Dead Rising confirmed for Wii

I think Capcom could've avoided a lot of headaches if they'd just call the game Resident Evil: Mall Edition instead.

--R.J.
 
Very nice article about Dead Rising: Chop 'till you Drop (I personally love the subtitle) by Capcom's Product Marketing Manager - http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/f...ll-you-drop-ndash-give-it-a-fair-shake/?biz=1

Let's get this out of the way: Will DR:CTYD look as beautiful on the Wii as Dead Rising did on the Xbox 360? No. Will it have the same number of zombies on screen at the same time? No. Does that mean we should deny Wii gamers the joy that 360 owners had in surviving three days in a zombie-infested mall? The answer is, obviously, no.
 
Reality's Fringe;4766114 said:
By nixing the tiny text, Otis interruptions, and fuck-ass time-limit the game is already twice as good.
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No arbitrary time limit is a good thing. :whistle2:k

I haven't played the 360 version, but I'm interested in it (and it'll probably be one of the first games I get when I get a 360). I'm on the fence about the Wii version, but Capcom's track record on Nintendo consoles over the past few years has been pretty darn good. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now - I want to like this game, but the news sites and message boards have spent so much time condemning the game I'm afraid I'll miss features I didn't even know the game had, until I heard they'd been removed from the Wii version.
 
I know... yeah it's not the same game, but not everyone has a 360. We are teh super hardcore as a very small percentage of gamers own more than one system, most of us own all three.

I think it'll be great for those Wii gamers who want to kill zombies, the RE4 Wii Edition sold pretty well so that market is there I think.
 
Now if only Capcom can add the new features on a PS3 or Xbox 360 version. I mean the new save system and no time limit would make the original a lot more enjoyable
 
I'm buying this simply because Dead Rising for the 360 was WAY TOO fuckING HARD. It's going to suck to play a way dumbed down version in terms of graphics, and features, but I'm so glad this version will be easier because I hate playing a game that I know I'll never beat.
 
[quote name='Chris in Cali']I'm buying this simply because Dead Rising for the 360 was WAY TOO fuckING HARD. It's going to suck to play a way dumbed down version in terms of graphics, and features, but I'm so glad this version will be easier because I hate playing a game that I know I'll never beat.[/QUOTE]
Thought you hated Wii? ;)
 
This game is representative of Capcom's total lack of Wii effort and I don't understand how anyone can be looking forward to buying this game.

If you really want the game to be easier just wait for DR2 which I'm sure will be easier this time around.
 
[quote name='Scrubking']This game is representative of Capcom's total lack of Wii effort and I don't understand how anyone can be looking forward to buying this game.[/QUOTE]
I'm no fan of DR:CtYD, but given some of the stuff Capcom's done for the Wii so far, I wouldn't slag their entire line with such a broad brush. I mean, dude -- Monster Hunter Tri, remember?

--R.J.
 
[quote name='Scrubking']This game is representative of Capcom's total lack of Wii effort and I don't understand how anyone can be looking forward to buying this game.

If you really want the game to be easier just wait for DR2 which I'm sure will be easier this time around.[/quote]
What!?

In my opinion Capcom is the only third party company that "gets it" when it comes to the Wii.
 
Brief initial impressions:

There were more zombies in the XBOX version? So far there have been more than enough for me. Maybe I just suck, but I can't imagine dealing with too many more.

I really like being able to use pretty much anything as a weapon. The mall has a lot of nice touches and is brightly lit. The zombies are pretty good zombies.

I don't give a crap about not being able to jump or take pictures - I can't see how that would make the game better at all.

As mindless zombie-killing goes, so far I much prefer Onechanbara or House of the Dead:Overkill. Mostly because they know what they are. My biggest complaint so far about Dead Rising is how seriously it takes itself. For a plot that is heavily borrowed from a very well-known movie (plus the remake) it seems to think it is the second coming of zombie Jesus. The dialogue is terrible, the story is shallow and relies on the most worn of video game conventions and the direction seems to have been done without any thought. Where is the big zombie reveal when you first experience a horde? Oh, what's that? I can casually glance at it through the fence while I'm stepping through canned dialogue? Where is the first real close-up of an individual zombie to boost my adrenaline? Hmm, you say I have to look at a crowd of 30 zombies moving in unison like the Rock Band crowd and just get an overall feel for it? I wouldn't mind these things if the game didn't have the pretense to present itself in a movie-like fashion.

But then I get to shoot zombie poodles and it makes up for almost all of it. I was hoping to be a little more wowed by the game, but I am overall pleased with the actual running around killing zombies part of it, which is why I really got the thing.
 
I suggest you view videos of the 360 version on ign or something, i've been doing that for the Wii version and there is just no comparison in the amount of zombies. The most striking difference was the ign wii video review showing the guy leisurely walking through the courtyard with the lawnmower , in the original that strip of land between the doors in the mall was so packed with zombies I actually got outright killed the first time I went outside.
 
[quote name='coolsteel']I suggest you view videos of the 360 version on ign or something, i've been doing that for the Wii version and there is just no comparison in the amount of zombies. The most striking difference was the ign wii video review showing the guy leisurely walking through the courtyard with the lawnmower , in the original that strip of land between the doors in the mall was so packed with zombies I actually got outright killed the first time I went outside.[/quote]
That wasn't really my point. That courtyard strip with the lawnmower? I already get almost killed there outright with the Wii zombie count (rough estimate - if Frank was six feet tall there would be a zombie about every 10 feet). Since it appears so early in the game and I am terrible, I wouldn't want there to be any more zombies.
 
[quote name='Jesus_S_Preston']Woah, was the Killer Poodle in the real version?[/quote]

I never played Dead Rising (becides the demo) - what the hell was that poodle and crazy bird?
 
[quote name='DarkNessBear']I never played Dead Rising (becides the demo) - what the hell was that poodle and crazy bird?[/quote]
I still don't really get the point of comparing the two versions, but aside from the angle of the umbrella shot the general zombie feel seemed consistent. I'm not naive - I am well aware the 360 version has more zombies and looks better, but as I mentioned before, there have been plenty of times that I have been swarmed and overwhelmed already in the Wii version which would seem to indicate a sufficient number of zombies. Of course, some of that is my fault, like when I decided to heat up a frying pan and see if I could kill all the zombies in an area with a hot frying pan.

I have no idea if the animals were in the 360 version, but they are all over the Wii version. They seem to be just you would imagine if an animal became a zombie - slightly slower than normal and erratic but wanting to eat you while making terrible noises. Oh, and their eyes glow red at night. Both move fast, and since I am terrible with analog-stick-aiming I couldn't imagine hitting them without the remote to point with.
 
I too don't see the point in comparing the two... does it really matter?

At least it's not another Petz game and it could promote the use of original IPs to the Wii.

All I can see is good coming out of this. as for the price, $40 is reasonable, ... didn't you all have to pay $60 for it? And buying it used under coupon will make it so so much better.

I'll eventually pick it up, but between the comparision shows me nothing of why I'd really want to pick one over the other.
 
Comparing just shows that you are an idiot to choose the Wii version over the 360 version if you own both consoles.

And it's also there for us to laugh at the Wii.
 
[quote name='DarkNessBear']Comparing just shows that you are an idiot to choose the Wii version over the 360 version if you own both consoles.

And it's also there for us to laugh at the Wii.[/quote]

Idiot... what if I don't own a 360? What am I going to do now?

Plus if people don't buy these half attempts to make some kind of game, what's to say they just stop altogether and just make Petz.


I feel that the Gamecube haters are back as Wii haters... just because of graphics and more simplistic gameplay...
 
[quote name='DarkNessBear']Comparing just shows that you are an idiot to choose the Wii version over the 360 version if you own both consoles.

And it's also there for us to laugh at the Wii.[/QUOTE]

I think you should maybe take your own advice:

Wii: Why bother?
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What's the point of you coming in here? Wouldn't you be better off in the LBP thread being positive about a game rather than crapping all over a game you had no intention of playing, much less buying, at all?
 
[quote name='DarkNessBear']Comparing just shows that you are an idiot to choose the Wii version over the 360 version if you own both consoles.

And it's also there for us to laugh at the Wii.[/QUOTE]

Apparently the amazing graphics of the 360 version weren't quite compelling enough to keep you away from this forum, though. Maybe you should have saved your $60? Oh well. I'm sure next time you'll be smarter
 
[quote name='xycury']I too don't see the point in comparing the two... does it really matter?

At least it's not another Petz game and it could promote the use of original IPs to the Wii.

All I can see is good coming out of this. as for the price, $40 is reasonable, ... didn't you all have to pay $60 for it? And buying it used under coupon will make it so so much better.

I'll eventually pick it up, but between the comparision shows me nothing of why I'd really want to pick one over the other.[/QUOTE]

Actually, all this does is promote "You can port anything over and downgrade it and people will buy this shit"..not so much bring original IPs.

Had this been a whole new Dead Rising, then, maybe.
 
[quote name='lilboo']Actually, all this does is promote "You can port anything over and downgrade it and people will buy this shit"..not so much bring original IPs.

Had this been a whole new Dead Rising, then, maybe.[/QUOTE]

I completely agree with this, it isn't something you really want to support too much. Not to mention I think Devil May Cry 4 would have been a better choice and potentially have done some fun stuff with the wii mote
 
[quote name='xycury']Idiot... what if I don't own a 360? What am I going to do now?

Plus if people don't buy these half attempts to make some kind of game, what's to say they just stop altogether and just make Petz.


I feel that the Gamecube haters are back as Wii haters... just because of graphics and more simplistic gameplay...[/quote]

Hm, I said, "if you own both consoles".

Sorry, didn't know people were so adamant about Dead Rising on the Wii. I assumed people would agree it is a mess.
 
screencap from hard mode. Quite different from other selected shots :roll:

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[quote name='lilboo']Actually, all this does is promote "You can port anything over and downgrade it and people will buy this shit"..not so much bring original IPs.

Had this been a whole new Dead Rising, then, maybe.[/quote]
Why again? This is the same tired argument that makes no sense when you consider the huge number of Wii-only households in America. If the game had been made as-is for Wii first or only, would you be making the same complaints? Since yours seems to be entirely based on the fact that it exists in several incarnations, maybe not.

[quote name='DarkNessBear']Hm, I said, "if you own both consoles".

Sorry, didn't know people were so adamant about Dead Rising on the Wii. I assumed people would agree it is a mess.[/quote]
If you haven't played it, how could you expect those currently playing it to agree with you?
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']screencap from hard mode. Quite different from other selected shots :roll:

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Yes, that looks more zombie-rific than the selected shots. Even in Normal mode so far I've already hit a few spots with even more than that. And as I've said many times already the volume seems to be more than enough to make the game fun and challenging.

Ugh. How did I get stuck being the only person playing and defending this stupid game? It's not the best game ever, but I am enjoying myself and I'm really glad I get the chance to play it.
 
[quote name='wii skiier']
Ugh. How did I get stuck being the only person playing and defending this stupid game? It's not the best game ever, but I am enjoying myself and I'm really glad I get the chance to play it.[/quote]

Don't feel bad for liking it, if you are having fun with it than that's all that matters. I really enjoyed Enter the Matrix and that game was complete crap!

If you haven't played Dead Rising and don't have a 360 than I think it's perfectly fine getting it on the Wii. I'm just messing with the top dog (Wii) this generation.
 
[quote name='lilboo']Actually, all this does is promote "You can port anything over and downgrade it and people will buy this shit"..not so much bring original IPs.

Had this been a whole new Dead Rising, then, maybe.[/quote]

Ok, I agree here, that they probably should have changed up the story... or at least released it at the same time. Maybe sequel would be best across the majority of consoles.

[quote name='DarkNessBear']Hm, I said, "if you own both consoles".

Sorry, didn't know people were so adamant about Dead Rising on the Wii. I assumed people would agree it is a mess.[/quote]

Not adamant at all, still won't own it till it's cheap. Just saying not everyone owns all consoles, and having the chance to play it is a good thing, not bad.

Graphics sure don't match, and maybe a teeny few zombies, and some other flaws, but still, a game that I will eventually enjoy.

And it's not like they did a Dead Rising Petz... I think they really did try to port it as best as they could.
 
[quote name='wii skiier']

Yes, that looks more zombie-rific than the selected shots. Even in Normal mode so far I've already hit a few spots with even more than that. And as I've said many times already the volume seems to be more than enough to make the game fun and challenging.

Ugh. How did I get stuck being the only person playing and defending this stupid game? It's not the best game ever, but I am enjoying myself and I'm really glad I get the chance to play it.[/quote]

Are the bosses still in the game? If they are this might be a price drop purchase, no otis or stupid missions would make this game a lot more fun for me.
 
[quote name='Sir_Fragalot']Are the bosses still in the game? If they are this might be a price drop purchase, no otis or stupid missions would make this game a lot more fun for me.[/quote]
I think the bosses are there, at least the one in Case 1 is. I just read through a couple 360 walkthroughs for all of Case 1 and it was basically identical to the Wii levels but with mentions of speed or a time limit (so far the pace has been very much up to me - I can hand back and take it easy or charge into a swarm of zombies and make a mess). I didn't read into Case 2 because I'm working on that right now.

Otis is there and he does give you missions, but as far as I can tell you don't have to take them if you just want to proceed with the story. I don't know if you were forced to deal with him in the 360 version or not.

And DarkNessBear - I have no issue with playing devil's advocate or even being contrary for the sake of it. I do get annoyed by people who don't try things but still complain. Play the Wii version, and if you hate it I would like to hear your reasons. Chances are we will agree on some things.
 
Been playing this and it's kind of a sad game with all of the tinkering, cuts, and they had to do to make it work on the Wii.

The mall was turned from an open environment into a fairly linear and kind of suffocating place since there are lot of velvet ropes around to section off areas that were open to explore in the Xbox 360 version. The lack of jump, the RE4-esque right behind the back camera, and the annoying poodles/parrots add to that suffocating feeling.

Missions have been shuffled, with some new ones from what I can tell, while the cases are obviously still in order since they're the main story parts of the game. Cletus is one I think that you're told to do, which the preceding cutscenes features a buddy of yours that you'd never seen before.

It's not a bad game by any means, it just doesn't live up the original that many have played and enjoyed in the past three years.
 
VGCharts "estimates" this game didn't even sell / make a dent in sales. 15k US 9k Japan and 7k Europe. This will drop in price rather soon or Capcom will discontinue production shortly. Take your pick.

Also, considering how much VGChartz has over estimated sales, namingly Zack and Wiki, chances are this did even worst then what they estimated. Don't forget they estimate as America to include Mexico and Canada. So yeah, sales were REAL bad.
 
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[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Been playing this and it's kind of a sad game with all of the tinkering, cuts, and they had to do to make it work on the Wii.

The mall was turned from an open environment into a fairly linear and kind of suffocating place since there are lot of velvet ropes around to section off areas that were open to explore in the Xbox 360 version. The lack of jump, the RE4-esque right behind the back camera, and the annoying poodles/parrots add to that suffocating feeling.

Missions have been shuffled, with some new ones from what I can tell, while the cases are obviously still in order since they're the main story parts of the game. Cletus is one I think that you're told to do, which the preceding cutscenes features a buddy of yours that you'd never seen before.

It's not a bad game by any means, it just doesn't live up the original that many have played and enjoyed in the past three years.[/quote]
It's nice to read a reasonable comparison between the two versions by someone who has played both. Having not played the 360 version, I don't notice a lot of the negatives you see since they are based on a relative experience, but they make sense and I can understand why the Wii version would feel inferior.
 
I'm renting this game and it's not bad at all. The gaming media and gaming community have made this game into a whipping boy as a bad port. Or an example of why it's a bad idea to downport.

wiiskier, I'm at case 2 as well, the isn't horrible as game reviewers have been making it out to be. Sure it may not have the shine and finesse of the 360. As well as hordes of zombies but it's still a really good game. It plays like re4/dead rising. Which gets you a hybird... efficient and fun like a prius:lol:

The game is still fun and challenging. The port seems to be good for the hour and a half of gameplay. No frame drops or anything else. The wii controls seems a lot better then a crappy uninsirped moneysoft controller. Yes I don't like the 360's controller or the orinigal xbox's too(they never felt right too blukly and awakard). I also have a ps 3 so i was hoping it capcom would whore it over to my other console but that hasn't happened yet.

The game is a B-. It's good but not great. It's not horrible. I recommoed people who haven't played the wii version to at least rent it. It's damn fun and shaking the wiimote to throw bowling balls at zombie is worth it for the price alone. I can change my clothes too. It sounds like the game story wise is the same. Granted i can't explore every nook and cranny it's not horrible. The gameplay overall is still fun and even though it's been stated before a couple of posts back the game is a moderate diffculty level. If you've played re 4 before and more so on the wii; the game should still be fun and that goes for even if you haven't played it.

This destructoid review is the best i've read because the reviewer ponits out how it's a bad idea to directly compare it with the 360 version. It's better to see as two different games rather then one. :applause:

http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-dead-rising-chop-till-you-drop-123306.phtml
 
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