Dead Rising 4
About the Game
Dead Rising 4 is the fourth main game in the open world survival horror series and the eighth installment overall. It is set during September 2021, one year after the events of Dead Rising 3 and sixteen years after the original Dead Rising . The protagonist is Frank West, formerly a freelance photographer and now a professor at a community college, returning as the lead from some of the earlier titles. The prologue is a nightmare in the Willamette Park View mall in Colorado from his earlier days during the zombie outbreak.
Story & Setting
There are also many side quests, hidden bosses known as Maniacs and additional investigations to pursue along with events to rescue survivors or destroy military equipment. The game still supports cooperative multiplayer, but now no longer for the main campaign.
Gameplay & Core Systems
As before the game focuses on brawls against large groups of zombies, using combinations of melee and ranged attacks along with thrown weapons to mow down zombies in spectacular ways with over-the-top and slapstick violence. The game again uses an extensive crafting system where players can create and customize their own weapons along with building many types of vehicles. Weapons include for instance the Gandelf, combining a spear and a garden elf to shoot exploding elves and a slam attack. West gets to explore Willamette which has changed a lot since his last visit. At the same time he also gets to explore the surrounding neighbourhoods.
Standout Features
- West thinks they go there to play minigolf, but Chu actually wants to look into a secret military base with him where human trials are supposed to take place.
- As usual there are a lot of items to discover and collect such as weapon blueprints and hidden graffiti art to photograph.
- Shelters serve as safe havens to acquire new vehicles, weapons and maps that reveal collectibles in the environment.
- Photography plays a role now, as West can use a camera during investigations with different filters for night vision, to detect clues or to take selfies, similar to the Batman: Arkham games.
- Exo Suit: Another new element is the introduction of an Exo Suit.
- Enemies no longer get powerful at night during the day-night cycle, but there are new enemy types such as the soldiers from the Obscuris organization and the suicidal "freshies", humans that have only just turned into zombies.
- The game's save system is now more traditional based on checkpoints, rather than a limited amount of saves.
- There is more time to explore as the game no longer employs a countdown timer to urge the character forward.
Modes & Ways to Play
Instead there are now four separate episodes where a team of up to four online players works together to complete missions in the mall.
Player support includes Internet and Co-Op.
Presentation & Atmosphere
It briefly makes West extremely powerful, allowing him to tear through the environment and the groups of enemies.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Dead Rising 4 | Xbox One.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Studios | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Shanghai Arts United Software Co., Ltd. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Bon Art Studio JSC | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | CGBot LLC | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Lemon Sky Animation Sdn Bhd | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Giant Ant | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Mindwalk Studios Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | TNG Visual Effects | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Motion Capture by | Animatrik Film Design Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Voice Production by | Game On Audio | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Voice Recording by | Kozmic Sound Inc | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Sound Engine by | Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | RAD Game Tools, Inc. | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Havok | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Donya Labs AB | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Testronic Labs | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| Published by | Microsoft Corporation | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, Inc. | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Publishing label | Microsoft Studios | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Microsoft S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Bon Art Studio JSC | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | CGBot LLC | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Lemon Sky Animation Sdn Bhd | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Mindwalk Studios Inc. | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Shanghai Arts United Software Co., Ltd. | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Giant Ant | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | TNG Visual Effects | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Motion Capture by | Animatrik Film Design Inc. | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Voice Recording by | Kite Team Mex, S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Sound Engine by | Firelight Technologies Pty. Ltd. | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Donya Labs AB | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | RAD Game Tools, Inc. | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | Havok | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Testronic Labs | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| Business Model | Commercial | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Blu-Ray Disc | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Download | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Internet | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Co-Op | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Number of Online Players | 4 Players | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Content Download | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Online Multiplayer | Xbox One | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Capcom Vancouver | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Mature | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Microsoft | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Capcom | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Model number | #6AA00005 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player offline, 1-4 players online | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-06 | United States; retail release | MobyGames |
| 2016-12-06 | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| 2016-12-06 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2016-12-06 | North America | PriceCharting |
| December 6, 2016 | North America | PriceCharting |
| December 6, 2016 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 889842148534 | Mexico; retail release | MobyGames |
| upc | 889842148510 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B01GW3LR8M | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 223343302 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 889842148527 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 889842148619 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| epid | 232038677 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 889842148619 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 889842148701 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| model | #6AA00005 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| epid | 232038677 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
