In this case, the game chronologically follows the plot of Dead Rising 2, rather than serving as something like a prequel, as Case Zero did. Like Case Zero, Case West offers a standalone story set in the Dead Rising 2 universe that features similar gameplay to Dead Rising 2, saving survivors from zombie hordes on a deadline with the ability to piece together make shift weapons out of various objects found in the environment. Tom’s initial description of Case Zero as “just a bit more than a demo and a bit less than what most people would consider to be ‘proper’ DLC” is an equally apt description of Case West ( ” Dead Rising 2: Case Zero”, PopMatters, 15 September 2010). What I think is interesting about both Case Zero (which PopMatters‘s Tom Cross reviewed very positively a few months ago) and Case West is the way that this DLC is not only fan service but extremely conducive to allowing players unfamiliar with the series or those that have yet to try out the sequel to get a taste of the main game on the cheap (though not quite as cheaply as one could with Case Zero, which would only set you back five bucks). The game is clearly fan service, as it manages to clarify which ending is canonical in Dead Rising 2, features Frank West of Dead Rising, also features an additional surprise cameo, and also manages to advance the overarching narrative of the series itself (in other words, fans of the series that are interested in the origins of the zombie plague are probably going to want to see the ending of Case: West).

So, I was more than happy to follow up a recent playthrough of DR 2 with some extended make-shift weapon makin’, zombie mutilatin’ in Case : West, the newest DLC for Dead Rising 2.

It is good, clean (okay, well, not really clean) fun, and I think a more than fine follow up to the first game. In other words, I am a fan of the quirky setting and gameplay of Dead Rising 2. I thoroughly enjoy carrying a drunken showgirl through a gauntlet of undead and also duct taping hunting knives to boxing gloves in order to eviscerate said undead.

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