Dead Rising Coming to iPhone October 7, 2010

Can’t get enough zombies in a mall?  Want to actually be able to fight zombies in a mall while you’re at a mall waiting for someone else to do their shopping?  I know I do.  Dead Rising (the first) will be getting a handheld release and it will be just for the Apple iPhone.

The iPhone Version of Dead Rising will follow the story of the first game, where you play Frank West trapped in a mall waiting for the government to come in and kill everything.  There will not be any escort missions or photography, instead the game will just devote itself to providing you the best way to make the undead dead again, which is seriously everyone’s favorite part about Dead Rising.

You will also be able to get revives from friends in the form of Twitter and Facebook.  If your friend logs in to save you, you can resume, if not, you will be a zombie in their game.

Reminds me a lot of my (still) favorite PSP Game, Infected, where you would be able to infect a losing player’s game with your avatar, forcing them to play against waves of you in the infected levels.

Currently it doesn’t look like this will be compatible with iPhone 3G, but final release specs have not been posted, nor has a price, but the game is expected later this year.