Dead Rising 2 is a 2010 developed by and published by . It was released between September and October 2010 for the , , and . It is a sequel to , and is the second entry in the of the same name. The game features a number of new features and improvements to its predecessor, including multiplayer options.
The game's story see players controlling Chuck Greene, a former rider, who finds himself at the center of another zombie outbreak taking place in a casino resort and shopping complex in , and becomes involved in uncovering the truth behind it. Not only must he survive against the zombies roaming the complex by scavenging weapons and supplies, along with rescuing survivors caught up in the incident and dealing with crazed , Chuck must also ensure that his young daughter receives regular treatments of a medication that prevent her from becoming a zombie herself, after being bitten by her mother during a previous outbreak in Las Vegas. Like the previous game, players must complete major missions to advance the story, but can undertake optional tasks and explore the complex, with various endings available depending on actions taken during the main game.
The game's success led to it receiving two downloadable expansions - one being a prologue to the main story, the other taking place moments after achieving its canonical ending. A remake entitled was released the following year. As part of Dead Rising's ten year anniversary, a ported version of the game was released in September 2016 for and .
The player controls protagonist Chuck Greene as he fights off hordes of while accomplishing specific missions. The game includes several new objects that can be used to attack the zombies. Up to 7,000 zombies can be seen onscreen at the same time.
Dead Rising 2 allows players to manufacture their own custom weapons at various points in the game by collecting items and combining them together in maintenance rooms scattered across the game map. The player also has the ability to unlock "combo cards" that reveal weapons that can be combined together. Such combinations include the "Hail Mary", a duct taped to a , "Dynameat", a stick of duct taped to a piece of meat, the "Paddlesaw", two duct taped to a kayak , and "Spiked Bat" which is a baseball bat with nails hammered through the item.