Wed, Feb 25, 2009 | 21:14 GMT
Dead Rising Wii isn’t the best thing ever, says first review
IGN’s put up the first review of Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, scoring it 6.9.
The Wii adaptation of Capcom’s zombie actioner just didn’t cut it, apparently. Snip:
So Dead Rising continues to be fun even if you scale back the visuals, reduce the zombie count, and ignore the hero’s photographic abilities. Capcom must have really hit on something with the “zombie killing playground” design. A lot of corners have been cut to get this game on the Wii and the result is not the impressive next-gen experience it was on the 360. Rather, it’s a breezy weekend diversion with some fun gameplay and subpar graphics. Mowing down (small) hordes of zombies is a mindless pleasure, but the experience system and exploration lend the game some depth. The addition of multiple save slots is an improvement, and the Wii controls work well. What was a showcase title for the 360 is an average, but fun, Wii game.
It’s out in Europe, um, yesterday, says Gamespress.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Horror, Journalism, Wii
Tags: dead rising: chop till you drop, review
7 comments
#1
Gamoc
26/02/09, 1:00 am
‘just didn’t cut it’
#2
loki
26/02/09, 7:26 am
it is clear after anons of Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop what game will sucks
PS i think Dead rising 1 > Chop Till You Drop > Dead Rising 2
#3
Blerk
26/02/09, 8:16 am
IGN 6.9 == Edge 3/10
#4
Hero of Canton
26/02/09, 11:29 am
It’s actually the third review – Official Nintendo Magazine awarded it 68%, while NGamer went with 55%. The main complaints being the comparative lack of zombies but also the addition of (and I’m really not making this up) zombie parrots and poodles, which are – to quote NGamer – “among the most irritating substitutes imaginable”.
#5
mightyhokie
26/02/09, 2:40 pm
Nintendo is probably better suited just making games exclusively for their system instead of trying to port games over from the other consoles. It is a different atmosphere and user experience on every level so the game concepts are completely different.
#6
Blerk
26/02/09, 2:41 pm
While that might be true, it’s not actually a Nintendo game.
#7
Gekidami
26/02/09, 2:42 pm
Capcom ported it, i doubt Nintendo had much to do with the game atall.