Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is not a better game than its predecessor. It’s the game that the audience demanded, however, and ably delivers on those demands. If you’ve already played Dead Rising 2, the question as to how much you need to play Off the Record should be based almost entirely on your desire to play the unrestricted, open-world of Sandbox Mode. Frank’s contribution is negligible at best and the other additional content (such as Uranus Zone) barely merits mention, let alone justify the purchase. This is still a great game but it might be an unnecessary one.

If you’ve never played a Dead Rising game before, Off The Record is just about worth its budget price tag. But if you’ve already spent considerable time with Dead Rising 2, however, there’s little new content on offer to justify another visit to Fortune City. You’d be better off investing in the downloadable instalments.

If you're a massive fan of the series - and of Frank West in particular - it's still worth picking this up, but even at twenty notes, there's little to make this an urgent purchase.

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record comes just over one year after the first Dead Rising 2.  I didn’t play the original Dead Rising 2 myself.  So what’s this new game all about?  Well folks, character favorite Frank West from the original Dead Rising game returns.  Off The Record is essentially a retelling of Dead Rising 2 with Frank West as the main character this time around.  So, is this reason enough to pick this one up?

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record isn't a bad game by any means. It can have its moments of fun, and their are times when it will give you a chuckle that's for sure.

I can see why – massive cutscenes with all-new voice and that new area won’t be small – but this being a disc release makes it seem like something more than what it is – an incremental upgrade to Dead Rising 2. It’s still great fun, but just be aware this is little extra than more of the same.

As the old adage goes, be careful what you wish for, you might just get it. And so it is with Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. You wished for Frank West's return, and so Capcom has granted that very boon, bringing the photojournalist back into the fray, fresh from his escapades at the Willamette mall in the original Dead Rising, and his ensuing spiral into drink and bankruptcy following a meteoric rise to fame. Seeing an opportunity to get back in the saddle, Frank decides to take part in the T...