Dead Rising 2
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Developers | |
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Blue Castle Games | |
Windows | Mercenary Technology |
Publishers | |
Capcom | |
Russia | 1C-SoftClub |
Engines | |
Forge[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 28, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | Finite spend, Unlock |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Survival horror |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary, North America, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies |
Series | Dead Rising |
Dead Rising | |
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Dead Rising 2 | 2010 |
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record | 2011 |
Dead Rising 3 | 2014 |
Dead Rising | 2016 |
Dead Rising 4 | 2016 |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Dead Rising 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer action survival horror game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom.
The game was first released for Windows on September 28, 2010.
Steam version DRM switched from Games for Windows Live to Steamworks.[2]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check.[3] Russian release has 2 discs: one for the game itself and another for installing Russian subtitles.[4] | |||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | Not purchasable in Germany. | |||
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable) | [5] |
- All non-Steam versions require Games for Windows - LIVE and SecuROM DRM.[Note 1][Note 2].
- Retail product keys activate on Steam (Games for Windows Marketplace game and DLC cannot be transferred).[2]
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Ninja Skills Pack | ||
Psychopath Skills Pack | ||
Soldier of Fortune Pack | ||
Sports Fan Skills Pack |
- Case Zero and Case West standalone DLCs are only available for Xbox 360.
Essential improvements
Patches
- For the Russian version use Russian patch 1.0.0.1.
- A title update is available. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run
setup.exe
).[7]
HD Frontend
Instructions |
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Notes
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DR2Hookary
- DR2Hookary will allow you to do quite a few things that make the overall experience better like: Skipping the intro logos, Allowing you to play in Windowed or Borderless fullscreen windowed & Enabling Debug options.
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dead Rising 2\rendersettings.ini |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45740/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dead Rising 2\saves\ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\45740\remote\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/45740/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Use DR2Hookary. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use DR2Hookary. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game is locked to 120 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Use Gibbed.DeadRising2.Tools[8][9] |
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Notes
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Disable Depth of Field
Hex-edit the game executable |
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Disable Screen Vignette
Hex-edit the game executable |
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Disable Fog
Hex-edit the game executable |
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Disable Luminance Variation
Hex-edit the game executable |
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Disable Blur
Hex-edit the game executable |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See Remapping. | |
Mouse acceleration | Negative mouse acceleration is active. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Only if controller is disabled. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Official Xbox 360 controllers only. Otherwise, the controller will act like xbox 360 pad like sn30 pro plus in xbox mode. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See Remapping. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | Uses Xbox 360 button prompts. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | For DualShock prompts use this mod Ps3 botton mod for DR2 | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Remapping
Use Dead Rising 2 Key Remapper |
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Notes
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Editing input text files manually[10] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Volume sliders for music and sound effects. | |
Surround sound | Up to 5.1 output[11]. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | See Mute on focus lost. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | Local retail only. For digital versions use this patch. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Local retail only; Russian localization is stored on Disc 2 and requires a separate install. A patch for digital versions is available here. | |||
Spanish |
Mute on focus lost
Set mute in background[12] |
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Network
- Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op, Versus Use Nucleus Co-op. |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 4 | Co-op, Versus Co-op: Co-op campaign (2 players). Versus: Terror Is Reality mode. |
Issues fixed
Game crashes to desktop on launch after spawning windowed mode then fullscreen
Install to C drive or install first to C then move files and make a junction point to C location. |
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Game crashes to desktop on launch
- This issue was resolved in the 20 May 2015 patch released for the Steam version.
Set sound quality to 24 bit, 48000 Hz[13] |
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See Sound problems (cracking, delays, missing music/effects, etc.). |
Game doesn't launch
- The game is not launching after successful release date check on Windows 8 and later.
Update Games for Windows - LIVE Redistributable[14] |
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Item cycle buttons are reversed
Swap cycle buttons[citation needed] |
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Quiet audio
Set sample format/sample rate to 24 bit 48000Hz (Studio Quality) and set 5.1 surround audio |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.2 GHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS ATI Radeon HD 3850 DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA+ZDPP activation, requires a Microsoft account - local profiles are not supported.
- ↑ The Polish "Złota Edycja" version does not contain ZDPP.[6]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/45740/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (45740) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Dead Rising 2 Developer Interview and Hands-On Preview - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record Steamworks transition imminent - GregaMan > Manage Blog
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2021-09-17
- Tested with a retail, GFWL-enabled copy. After installing the game, launching the game without the disc, a SecuROM prompt appears, asking to re-insert the disc.
- ↑ Verified by User:Itzrealkardi1 on 2023-06-29
- ↑ Dead Rising 2 - Games For Windows - last accessed on 2022-11-16
- ↑ Verified by User:SargeCassidy on 2022-10-15
- After installation, there are no files related to ZDPP in the game folder.
- ↑ UPDATES & TITLE UPDATES Support Start Here Technical Support - Xbox.com Forums - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Dead Rising 2 - PC - How to Edit datafile.big & change Field of View (FOV) - YouTube - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ (TOOLS) Gibbed.DeadRising2.Tools (latest revision) | Dead Rising Console & PC Modding
- ↑ PC key mapping possible - Steam Game Discussions (retrieved)
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-13
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-13
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-13