Dead Rising 3

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  • Summary: Available only on Xbox One, Dead Rising 3 is set ten years following the events of Fortune City in Dead Rising 2. Players are introduced to Nick Ramos, a young mechanic with a bizarre tattoo and an mysterious past, who has to find a way to escape a city full of zombies before a comingAvailable only on Xbox One, Dead Rising 3 is set ten years following the events of Fortune City in Dead Rising 2. Players are introduced to Nick Ramos, a young mechanic with a bizarre tattoo and an mysterious past, who has to find a way to escape a city full of zombies before a coming military strike wipes the city of Los Perdidos, California, and everyone in it, off the face of the Earth. Nick cannot do it on his own – he must hook up with other survivors to stay alive. They've got to fight their way out before it’s too late.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 69
  3. Negative: 1 out of 69
  1. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Nov 18, 2013
    100
    If it’s a true “next-generation” game you’re after, look no further than Dead Rising 3. Capcom Vancouver’s gory, over-the-top zombie thriller is a technological masterpiece that amply showcases the power of Microsoft’s new Xbox One console. But more importantly, it’s also immensely and outrageously enjoyable.
  2. Vandal
    Nov 18, 2013
    86
    Bigger and better than ever, Dead Rising remains true to its conception, and becomes one of the most entertaining games of the Xbox One. It is not the most shocking game in the visual field, but it's very, very fun, and that's what matters.
  3. Everyeye.it
    Nov 18, 2013
    80
    Dead Rising 3 is a solid free roaming, with a lot of wicked weapons and many cool things to entertain the player. Unfortunately, the graphics are not something we can define as "next-gen".
  4. Digital Spy
    Nov 18, 2013
    80
    Like a shuffling zombie with its eye on a hunk of meat, Capcom has stayed the path, offering a juiced-up Dead Rising experience that benefits from the next-gen hardware's added horsepower.
  5. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 23, 2014
    80
    The third installment turned out quite good and throws the series killing spree into an open world setting. It could use a little bit of tuning here and there but in overall, it’s so much fun! [Issue#238]
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  6. Cheat Code Central
    Nov 24, 2013
    74
    It’s fun. It’s as fun, if not more, than any of the previous games. It’s not going to change the world ten times over, but for a launch title, this is where we should be.
  7. Quarter to Three
    Jul 2, 2014
    40
    Get ready for a new generation of zombie-slaying thrills where there's only minimal gameplay to get in the way of the thrills!

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 147 out of 221
  2. Mixed: 61 out of 221
  3. Negative: 13 out of 221
  1. Feniks
    Nov 22, 2013
    10
    Huge open world, and a lot of zombies on your screen! The gameplay is the same as the previous Dead Rising games, but that was expected. TheHuge open world, and a lot of zombies on your screen! The gameplay is the same as the previous Dead Rising games, but that was expected. The map is a bit smaller than I thought. There is an enormous variety of weapon you can build to slaughter the zombies...… Expand
  2. meyerpark
    Feb 24, 2022
    10
    I love this game! It had the interesting Day One edition also. I always loved survival horror of Dead Rising 3 with all the zombies.
  4. Eliut
    Dec 9, 2013
    9
    This game is fun as the same DR1 & 2, feels better in the gameplay, more weapons to use (now you really grab everything in the game), the wordThis game is fun as the same DR1 & 2, feels better in the gameplay, more weapons to use (now you really grab everything in the game), the word is bigger and the jokes for fans are great: same formula, only better … Expand
  5. elterrible
    Feb 17, 2014
    8
    This game is great! The point of the game is to get to a point in the city where you can be evacuated and you have under 6 days to get there!This game is great! The point of the game is to get to a point in the city where you can be evacuated and you have under 6 days to get there! You have to use your skills along with the blue prints you find to fight your way through hoards of zombies and solve multiple tasks required to reach your final destination.

    Overall, the game looks great! It is a cut above the last generation so I'm not sure why people are comparing the graphics to the 360 as this has some many Zombies that are way more detailed than either the 360 or the PS3 were capable of.

    If there's a game that's close to owning the console for, this is presently it and it is easily better than anything the PS4 has going for it at the moment (In the future the Sony will improve but, right now there's no exclusive better than this).

    Anyway, this is a great game and if you bought an Xbox One, this is worth owning.    … Expand
  6. Rbyd
    Mar 16, 2014
    8
    Although I haven't finished playing the game yet, it is an incredibly fun game to have! The variety of weapons is immense and the huge openAlthough I haven't finished playing the game yet, it is an incredibly fun game to have! The variety of weapons is immense and the huge open world with insane amounts of zombies makes it easy to find something to throw things at! Hasn't yet got boring and I can see myself playing this game right through to the end and also afterwards!

    One downside being that it seems to glitch here and there, but nothing that bothers me too much!    … Expand
  7. ElderWest
    Oct 20, 2014
    7
    The magnitude is the biggest selling point of this game. Hundreds of thousands of zombies fill the screen and you get to smash through themThe magnitude is the biggest selling point of this game. Hundreds of thousands of zombies fill the screen and you get to smash through them with satisfying and very unique weapons. The sheer number of weapon blueprints to collects astounds me and there are many fun hours to be had collecting and upgrading like any other open world game. However, this strong point becomes a catch-22 for this game series.

    While this game excels at being a well-made and engrossing open-world title, and massively falters at the narrative and the sense of survivability. Granted, the game still has many ruthless moments that will take many tries to perfect but the urgency that was unique of past dead rising games left the game completely. Personally, I was flying along the story making sure to do only the essentials because I though the game would play out like the others with a pressing time limit and hyper sense of "get-it-done."

    However, I beat the narrative with more the enough time by the end. I remember beating the last mission with the clock still forebodingly chiming in that there's only 8 hours left. I had actual done some side missions as well but there was still that much time left. Plus, the storyline is honestly terrible and features a horrible protagonist that is cliche "edgy" and an extreme idiot. The incentive to beat the game to unlock new game plus barely exists because the story is nothing all that fun. The main draw becomes the insanity of the weapons and vehicles that you can create.

    I personally really missed the urgency of past dead rising games even if I found them annoying at the time. Looking back, the clock and restrictions on the game were unique and I honestly want the pulling feeling back. The original is still the king of the series to me,    … Expand
  8. SilzzlinBac0n
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    For 3 hours I ran around doing the most repetitive boring challenges known to man for extra PP. At the end of my little escapade I wasFor 3 hours I ran around doing the most repetitive boring challenges known to man for extra PP. At the end of my little escapade I was grabbed by a zombie and for 30 seconds it prompted me to shake the controller. I shook and shook as it ignored all my input and I died. Where does it respawn me? All the way back to where I started 3 hours ago. Not once did the game have to enough sense to autosave my progress. 3 hours of work lost. Not only did the game kill me unfairly, it doesnt even have the decency to save my progress. Do not buy.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#5 Best Xbox One Game of 2013
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#3 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2013
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#2 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2013