Dead Rising 4

Impulse GamerLyla Saudi

It is the holiday season in Willamette, Colorado and a mysterious outbreak has overrun the Willamette Memorial Megaplex Mall and surrounding town. Join Frank

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

8/10

It's been a few years but Capcom's B movie zombie series is back with a familiar zombie-slaughtering hero. Step aside Nick because Frank's here to remind us how badass the OG of Dead Rising is. The question is: does he still have what it takes?

WCCFtechJorge Jimenez

8/10

When Dead Rising first came out in 2006, we were hit with a bizarre hardcore hack 'n' slasher set in a mall filled with deadly zombies and murderous psychopaths.

PC GamerLeif Johnson

73/100

Though much too easy, Dead Rising 4 is sandboxy zombie-killing adventure that recaptures the series' fun.

Game RantGR Staff

7/10

Even then, Frank West manages to be the smart-ass anti-hero that fans have been longing to see resurface, with the zany means of dispatching enemies making for a wondrous distraction from some of the other issues present in the game. Dead Rising 4 is certainly good, but it's still not as good as it could have been.

ShackNewsSteve Watts

7/10

It's fitting, somehow, that a game series so lovingly modeled after a famous B-movie would itself result in a B-tier game. Dead Rising 4 is uneven and less polished than many other games this fall. It's the kind of light, airy game I would have expected earlier in the year, when it wouldn't risk being swallowed up by the holiday season. At its core it's a pulp adventure, with winking witticisms and bloody messes strewn throughout. That makes it, if not entirely memorable, at least a bloody good time that understands the ephemeral nature of camp.

TheSixthAxisDave Irwin

6/10

I persevered through the issues on PC because I genuinely found things to like in Dead Rising 4. The silly, if somewhat hackneyed plot was light-hearted in tone and Frank is just as likeable as ever. Investigations are a nice way to break up the action, which is just as insane as it ever has been. However, it’s a ridiculously easy game thanks to a liberal slathering of healing items, and the diabolically bad PC port is frankly embarrassing to see in 2016. A reasonably solid game that sadly on PC is just out of frame.

Dead Rising 4 takes a few steps forward in terms of the gameplay mechanics, but also takes a giant zombie-infected shamble backwards in regards to the narrative elements. Taking away the ticking clock, making the maniacs nothing more than a mere annoyance instead of the stuff of nightmares, and having civilians easily rescued really pulled away from what I liked in the previous games. Dead Rising 4 is fun, but it’s also a little hollow and it’s lost a significant chunk of the series’ soul.

TechRaptorAlex Santa Maria

4.5/10

Dead Rising 4 lacks both the conviction to truly strike out on its own and the features and mechanics that will please franchise fans. As is, it's a game that is bland at its best and downright contemptuous at its worst.

Sirus GamingJustin Janitzek

Unscored

As you can tell Dead Rising 4 is a flawed experience. Veterans of the series dislike it, a myriad of technical issues (on PC), and a relatively short and lack luster campaign prevents it from being a great game altogether. If, however you can look past its blemishes and just focus on the fun part of the game then you will be rewarded with a giddy smile while getting covered in organic paste. I recommend waiting for a huge sales drop before picking this one up.

Checkpoint GamingAnthony Gabb

Unscored

Ever since the first Dead Rising game on Xbox 360 I have been a loyal fan, I’ve played every single one of them and I enjoy slaying zombies in a comical fun way, however it’s more the story of surviving the zombie apocalypse that really catches my eye.

Rock Paper ShotgunAlec Meer

Unscored

Technical addendum: Dead Rising 4 has a few issues, the most frustrating one being that several of its cutscenes cause it to crash to desktop. The only way to avoid this was to skip the cutscenes, which I was able to do with zero regret. It also has a number of bugs, such as clipping errors, disappearing items and friendly NPCs which spawned half a dozen duplicates of themselves who then spoke in a terrifying chorus. Bar the crashing, none of these things meaningfully interrupted the experience, but it could definitely use a patch or two.