Dead Rising 2 Prequel Coming August 31st July 22, 2010

Capcom has announced the release date of the next chapter in the Dead Rising storyline, Dead Rising: Case Zero is the prequel game that will bridge the gap between the events of Dead Rising 1 and 2.

You play as Dead Rising 2’s protagonist Chuck Greene, where you will have to fight your way through an infected desert town, at the same time keeping your daughter, who has been infected with the zombie virus, protected and her condition suppressed.

I’m really looking forward to this game.  I make it no secret I was a big fan of the first Dead Rising when it came on the 360 in 2006.  This game will sport a similar real-time system just like the first game had.  You will constantly be checking your watch to monitor your daughter’s condition while you fight off waves of zombies going from place to place.  This should be a very appetizing setup, and we may get to see just how Greene ended up in the casino city.  I’m personally hoping for a cameo by Frank West, the hero of the first game, but that might be too much to hope for, especially given how many ending possibilities the first game had.

Dead Rising: Case Zero will be released August 31st, 2010 for 400ms points only on the Xbox Live Marketplace.