Capcom has released the first screens for its Wii version of Dead Rising, along with making its official announcement and giving us the game's real name in the process.
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop is the name. You might be thinking, 'new name, different game', eh? That would seem to be the natural assumption, but Capcom isn't saying a lot about differences between the 360 and Wii versions. Capcom does specifically say the new game is "Based on" the 360 game, rather than a port.
What Capcom does tell us is that the game has "Improved save functionality" aimed at enabling "more seamless gameplay". Capcom has also stated that the game is being developed using the same engine as the Wii version of Resident Evil 4. We also get the obligatory sentence about the Wii Remote - "New level of interaction – aim and fire guns, swing and throw weapons and shake off zombie attacks with added Wii Remote functionality".
News of a Wii version of Dead Rising began circulating last week, with SPOnG telling you about the official website on Friday.
SPOnG is jolly glad to see that Capcom, at least, is making some effort to provide hardcore games for the Wii that aren't just the obligatory simultaneous ports of big releases. Original games would be nice, but at least the publisher's making the effort. You can find out more about Chop Till You Drop over on SPOnG's dedicated game page.
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop is the name. You might be thinking, 'new name, different game', eh? That would seem to be the natural assumption, but Capcom isn't saying a lot about differences between the 360 and Wii versions. Capcom does specifically say the new game is "Based on" the 360 game, rather than a port.
What Capcom does tell us is that the game has "Improved save functionality" aimed at enabling "more seamless gameplay". Capcom has also stated that the game is being developed using the same engine as the Wii version of Resident Evil 4. We also get the obligatory sentence about the Wii Remote - "New level of interaction – aim and fire guns, swing and throw weapons and shake off zombie attacks with added Wii Remote functionality".
News of a Wii version of Dead Rising began circulating last week, with SPOnG telling you about the official website on Friday.
SPOnG is jolly glad to see that Capcom, at least, is making some effort to provide hardcore games for the Wii that aren't just the obligatory simultaneous ports of big releases. Original games would be nice, but at least the publisher's making the effort. You can find out more about Chop Till You Drop over on SPOnG's dedicated game page.
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Psalms 21 Jul 2008 16:11
1/3
"obligatory sentence about the Wii Remote'
lol, so true.
lol, so true.
deleted 21 Jul 2008 17:31
2/3
Well s far two of thebest games on Wii are capcom games, RE4 and Zak & Wiki, and now this is looking to be a good game also.
maybe 3rd parties should take a leaf from capcoms tree?
maybe 3rd parties should take a leaf from capcoms tree?
Bob 23 Jul 2008 03:29
3/3
Looks like they've drastically cut back on the zombies for this version... It just won't be the same without hundreds of undead on-screen.