A DEAD RISING Double Review
DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER Reporters Chase Carter (Jesse Metcalfe) and camera operator/producer Jordan Blair (Keegan Connor Tracy) cover the government’s efforts by the Federal Emergency Zombie Authority, FEZA, to contain a virus that turns people into zombies in the fictional town of East Mission, Oregon. When an established drug called Zombrex fails to stop the spread of the disease, they team up with two survivors, Crystal O’Rourke (Meghan Ory) and a grieving mother, Maggie (Virginia Madsen) to escape the town before it is taken over by Army General Lyons (Dennis Haysbert). “Stay Human,” says a commercial pitchman for Zombrex. It’s a fitting introduction for the events that develop between the games Dead Rising 2 and 3 by Capcom. It sets the tone for something tongue-in-cheek, all the while giving us newbies who may be aware of the game series itself an introduction to the characters from the early game up to […]
