You'll be able to revisit the world of Dead Rising 2 with the series' first protagonist, Frank West, at a bargain price this fall.
DR2 starred new character Chuck Greene, abandoning the star of the first game in the process. West made a return with downloadable title Case West before Capcom announced that a new DR2 spin-off, Off the Record, would star him.
After the new game was shown off earlier this year, there was a good deal of concern that there wouldn't be enough new content to justify a full game release. Some wondered why it wasn't being released as downloadable content for DR2 or as a downloadable game. Whether or not either of those formats would have been better suited it, Capcom has announced that the game won't cost $60, backing up comments from April that it would be "appropriately priced." The price deemed to be appropriate is $39.99 in North America, Eurogamer reports.
Besides playing as West, Off the Record will be filled with new weapons, combos, bosses, items, and environments, including the Uranus Zone amusement park seen in the trailer above. Executive producer Jason Leigh told Eurogamer about the need to show more of the game at E3 to prove to fans that they weren't being swindled.
"There's a ton of added value here," he said. "We have the new environment, weapons, combo weapons, new clothing, food items, vehicles, new bosses and the new story. It's a much bigger game than Dead Rising 2 was. Either for return players coming back, they'll get a very different experience, or for people who have never played a Dead Rising game, or perhaps have only played the first one, they're getting a full-fledged product for a budget price. That's awesome."
It wouldn't be fair to judge the price without seeing the final package and everything it will include. But as of now, let us know if you would consider picking up Off the Record in the comments below. Keep in mind that Dead Rising enthusiasts have already been asked to spend upwards of $75 on the Dead Rising 2 'series' between the retail game and the (XBLA-exclusive) downloadable prequels, not to mention additional DLC packs.
