Dead Rising 2: Case Zero

Mechanics

The Case Zero DLC is a kind of preview of what one can experience while playing the base game. All the abilities featured by the main protagonist remain the same – this includes the possibility of using various items to create special weapons for fighting all the zombies. Crafting new types of apparatus belli provides Chuck with additional Prestige Points that later on can be spent to level him up. Like in the previous installment of the series, a player can make his character stronger, faster, and more damage resistant. Everyone, who s Case Zero and then purchases Dead Rising 2 can export all the character stats from the DLC to the base game. This way, when starting the base game after finishing the Case Zero adventure, a player has at his disposal all the Prestige Points, alternative outfits, and the leveled-up character from the DLC.

Gameplay mechanics look almost the same as in the base game – one has to face hordes of the living dead, advancing on the player in hundreds, if not thousands. In combat, one can use many fancy weapons, selecting from the more standard to those unconventional ones, such as flowerpots, umbrellas, and teddy bears. The main asset of the game is the fact that one can use nearly any object found just lying around, and it is up to the player’s imagination what is he going to have some fun with.