Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
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| Developer(s) | Capcom Vancouver |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Producer(s) | Yohei Uchida |
| Designer(s) | Brent Arnst, Hayato Tsuru |
| Programmer(s) | Francois Chabot |
| Writer(s) | Annie Reid |
| Composer(s) | Oleksa Lozowchuk |
| Series | Dead Rising |
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Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
PlayStation 4, Xbox One September 13, 2016 |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror, beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 66 (PC) 73 (Xbox 360) 72 (PS3) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 9.5/10 |
| GameSpot | 7/10 |
| GameTrailers | 8.2/10 |
| IGN | 7/10 |
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is an open world survival horror beat 'em up video game. It is developed by Capcom Vancouver and published by Capcom. The game is a reimagining of Dead Rising 2, with that game's protagonist, Chuck Greene, replaced by Frank West of the first Dead Rising.
At Captivate 2011, Capcom's annual press show, the company announced that it was releasing Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, as a reinterpretation of the game, with Frank West from the original Dead Rising as the main character. The game was released for the same consoles on October 11 in North America, October 13 in Japan, and October 14 in Europe for a discount retail price.
Off the Record is intended as a complete reimagining of Dead Rising 2 featuring Frank West, the protagonist of the original Dead Rising video game, with new missions, cutscenes, environments, enemies, and weapons. The photography mechanic from the first Dead Rising is also included. There are technical and system upgrades, such as optimization of loading times and improved network performance.Off the Record also features a new sandbox mode. This allows players to explore Fortune City without the obstacle of time as well as take on several optional challenges.
On September 13, 2016, Capcom re-released the game alongside the original Dead Rising and Dead Rising 2 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the game.
The entire game is a "What If?" scenario where Frank West covered the Fortune City outbreak, instead of Chuck Greene. As such, the game isn't considered canon within the Dead Rising continuity. It also changes the plot of Dead Rising 2 significantly in regards to the different characters and their motives.
After surviving the zombie outbreak that occurred in Willamette (though now infected), freelance photojournalist Frank West quickly became a celebrity for exposing the truth behind the outbreak. However, his heroic fame soon vanished due to frequent scandals and controversies. In hopes to regain a place in the spotlight, he accepts an offer from Tyrone "TK" King to appear as a special guest on the controversial pay-per-view zombie-killing show Terror is Reality, taking place in Fortune City, Nevada.
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