Dead Rising 2 is the upcoming horror action-adventure video game developed by Blue Castle Games for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The title is the sequel to Dead Rising which was released on August 8, 2006. Dead Rising 2 is rated M for Mature and will be released on September 28, 2010 being published by Capcom. Dead Rising 2 was officially announced on February 9, 2009, but the release date which was originally set to Q1 2010 was pushed back to September 28. http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/deadrising2/tech_info.html?tag=tabs%3Bsummary

There will be several Dead Rising 2 editions available for purchase. While the Standard Edition contains the game’s manual and the Dead Rising 2 game disc, the Zombrex Edition will include additional items: a fake syringe, a safety information card, a Zombrex case, a brochure and a prescription pad. http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/706274/dead-rising-2-zombrex-edition-detailed.html

Dead Rising 2 is set several years after the events of the original game, in which a zombie outbreak happened in the small town of Willamette. The virus that caused humans to mutate into zombies was not contained and continues to spread unchecked. Dead Rising 2 will take place in the fictional Fortune City, a place similar to Las Vegas, which Capcom describes as a "gambling paradise."Capcom: Dead Rising 2 Official Announcement The new protagonist goes by the name Chuck Greenehttp://kotaku.com/5222212/dead-rising-2s-main-character-is-named-chuck, who used to be a motocross champion. Dead Rising creator, Keiji Inafune, hints that there will be more character development and a much more likable/intresting protagonisthttp://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/17/keiji-inafune-talks-dead-rising-2-in-capcom-podcast/, as opposed to Frank West in the previous installment. This is probably due to the fact that Greene's daughter is actually amongst the survivors, provoking him to fight hordes of zombies in completing his quest-line.http://www.examiner.com/x-15094-Sacramento-Xbox-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Dead-Rising-2-reanimates-at-the-Tokyo-Game-Show-with-news-of-single-and-multiplayer-features

The gameplay in Dead Rising 2 will be similar to that of the first game, where players can pick up basically any object in the environment and use it as a weapon against the zombies. The game is played from a third-person perspective with opportunity for zoomed aiming when using guns.Capcom: Dead Rising 2 Official Announcement In the previous installment, at any given time, you could have a possible 800 zombies on the screen; in Dead Rising 2 you can now have up to 6,000 zombies at one time.http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2009/03/28/gdc-09-dead-rising-2-6000-zombies-on-screen/ There will also be an in-game colosseum-type multiplayer game-show called "Terror is Reality." In this game-show you can have up to four players, competing against each other in killing waves of zombies in horrific ways for points.http://www.examiner.com/x-15094-Sacramento-Xbox-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Dead-Rising-2-reanimates-at-the-Tokyo-Game-Show-with-news-of-single-and-multiplayer-features