Dead Rising Review

I recently bought the game Dead Rising and I have been having fun with it. The story sets you as a Frank West, an over-zealous photojournalist who travels to scenic Willamette, Colorado. Low and behold everyone died, and now you neck high in angry zombies. But luckily for the player and game controllers everywhere, Frank is made of what appears to be some sort of flesh like steel, which can only explain why he can shot, mauled, eaten, blown up, set on fire, fall from great heights, be hit my high-speed vehicles, chainsawed, shot some more, and lightly pushed before dieing a horrible death. But death in the game is not so bad, as you can always load a earlier save, or save and start with your current level. The beginning of the game contains a pseudo-tutorials that kinda explains how to play, but the font size on standard definition TV is so small you may need a telescope just begin to see them. As you play the game you are encouraged by the game to take photos of zombies, survivors, and other things. Doing this earns you PP, which is really just experience points. Once you gain enough you level up and get either a kung-fu/wrestling move, run faster, more health, or more pockets. That is one thing that confuses me about this game. Apparently a shotgun is the same size as a grapefruit and it can fit in your pocket. Anyway back to the game. You land(Jump onto) a helipad, and then there is the stupidest dialogue of the whole game.
Guy:"You came by helicopter, didn't you?" Right after you jump out of a choppa What Frank should have said, "Nope, came here by flying pancakes! Be not afraid! I shall take you safety!" And the guy you talk to will be a main antagonist who has access to a large amout of military hardware. On to the weapons. Since you are stuck in a mall, all it stores provide some form offensive equipment. This mall has stores for everything, guns, power tools, clothes, food, sharp objects, and hell, even a freaking rollercoaster(where one of the more disturbing boss fights take place) Some of the weapons you go straight for like the chainsaw or shotgun, but there are other weapons that are just as effective like a baseball bat, or a pair of hedge trimmers, or a push lawnmower. As you progress through the game you are often contacted by a man in the security room(only safe place) named Otis, and he will tell of various going on in the mall like survivors hiding somewhere. Once in a while he will inform you of the location of a physcopath, which serve as the game's bosses. They are crazy people who are usually holding other survivors hostage, and often drop unique weapons when defeated. One the earlier physcos is Adam the Clown, who went crazy after his crowd was eaten. He has two small chainsaws, which are the best melee weapon in the game, and upon being defeated falls upon them laughing as blood sprays everywhere. The zombie infection is revealed as you do Case files, which are missions that appear at certain times during the the 3 days. If miss one of these you either can continue playing or start all over. This game is a very effective at stress relief as you hack through a zombie horde with nothing but a jug of orange juice and a pointy stick(which you can get!)

Recommedation: Buy it, its only $21!

I hate my firewall

I hate it. The firewall on my router must have been made by Satan himself just to cause pain and suffering. I need to get a new one so I can finally hook up my Xbox Live. I will have to come up with money somehow, but I have no income. This really sucks. On an unrelated note, according to Dead Rising chainsaws are classifed as an entertainment device. Who knew?

First Post

Well, I finally did it. I succumbed and signed up for a blog. I feel neither shame nor regert for this, and now I have to find something to write about. This blog will mainly be about games and my feelings toward them and sometimes with some other stuff like anime and other nerdish stuff.