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100 zombies on screen in Dead Rising Wii? photo

Since Capcom officially unveiled Dead Rising: Chop ‘Til You Drop, we have been patiently wondering what exactly the title could do. The last press release we got our hands on said that “Hoards of enemies on screen at once” would assault our senses and make our Wii remote hands tremble. How many is a hoard? According to WiisWorld and their issue of Nintendo Power, a hoard could possibly be 100 zombies. At least, that’s what Capcom said they are aiming to do.

I won’t go on a tangent dismissing the Wii’s graphical prowess, but something tells me that if Capcom succeeded in such a valiant task, those zombies would look mighty pixilated. But who knows, Mario Party 47 was able to fit up to four characters on the screen at once, so the options are limitless.

With Capcom on the case for 100 zombies, I’m only left to care about how many lawnmowers will be available. Ideally, there should be more than one.


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Alexradl's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 13:21
Alexradl
They forgot to mention that the 100 zombies will be in a 2D, gray scale environment.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 13:24
RonBurgandy2010
There will be 100 zombies in 3D on screen, they'll just be standing still.
Big Z's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 13:30
Big Z
"Mario Party 47 was able to fit up to four characters on the screen at once, so the options are limitless."

DO HO HO

I salute Capcom for even trying, and double for the fact they seem to want to give the Wii a respectable port. I don't understand why developers seem to think Wii owners are okay with receiving half-assed, stripped down ports (see: Rock Band) at the same price tag (or perhaps ever so slightly less) as their 360 and PS3 brethren.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 13:32
pedrovay2003
@Big Z

I was just thinking the same thing. I love how we weren't going to go on tangents knocking the Wii for not being as graphically strong as the other consoles, yet that's what everyone just did anyway.
Aurvantoid's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 13:34
Aurvantoid
Considering I had always hoped for a PS3 port of this game I seriously see this as a giant swift kick to my gaming nuts. That screenshot looks absolutely horrible and out-dated and if that is REALLY how many zombies are being rendered then there is no reason to even fight any. You just run around them!

Seriously Capcom...WTF.
dephect's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 13:34
dephect
Laaaaaaaaaag.

Thats what I see for the future of this game.

I still want a Wii, they need to maybe... but some in stores?
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 13:35
king3vbo
Suuuuure
Stahlbrand's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 13:37
Stahlbrand
Yeah, I wouldnt be shocked if there were 10-20 zombies of varying LOD 3D models in the foreground and a bunch of artfully blurred cardboard cutouts in the background that get subbed out for the 3D real-deal as you get closer/thin out the zombies near you.

Highly skeptical of claims.
killias2's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 14:03
killias2
Honestly, after Capcom released Resident Evil 2 for the N64.. FMV and all.. I think they can do anything.
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 14:06
F Whipple
I have faith in capcom
lubczyk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 14:08
lubczyk
Man, the framerate is going to be in the teens to single digits with 100+ zombies on screen.
godkow's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 14:10
godkow
It wouldn't be the first time the Wii has handled 100+ enemies on screen at the same time.

WITNESS, THE, POWAHHHHHHH
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 14:15
Necros
Meh, glad I have the 360 version.
Dalamar23's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 14:16
Dalamar23
@Aurvantoid

I was really hoping for a ps3 upgrade of this game... why the wii?
killias2's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 14:19
killias2
Obviously, I'll wait for reviews, but I wouldn't call it a flat-out lie until we see their work.
PetiePal's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 14:41
PetiePal
100 zombies means you only get 4 weapons now. And they're all golf clubs. ::sigh::
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 14:45
NihonTiger90
I trust Capcom, but not on this. No one can do 100 of anything on the Wii. Maybe 10 zombies max before the system conks out.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 15:02
Mxyzptlk
I'd be impressed if they can pull it off without a majro hit to the framerate.
MiOdd's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 15:05
MiOdd
It's irrelevant how many Zombies they can fit on the screen. I have faith Capcom will at least succeed in making the game a fun alternative for those of us without XBox360. Regardless if it has 10 Zombies or 100 Zombies, as long as the game is fun to play, I'm happy.
dephect's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 15:12
dephect
@MiOdd

Problem is... 10 zombies doesnt make it much fun.
Deathofthedead's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 15:58
Deathofthedead
I don't see why everyone doubts this. The Wii is more powerful than the PS2, I don't think anyone would argue with that, and the Dynasty Warriors games have been doing several hundred enemies on-screen for years on PS2!

This is not to say that I think the Wii Dead Rising will be that great (I'm happy with my 360 copy), I just don't think 100 zombies onscreen at a time is that big a deal.
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 16:33
Knives
Dead Rising Wii will include 80 zombie stickers to put on your TV for added realism. :)
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 16:48
MechaMonkey
Knives - 1, Dead Rising for the Wii - 0
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 16:48
RonBurgandy2010
It's not slowdown, it's slowmo!
Big Z's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 17:45
Big Z
I'm amazed at the amount of apparent hate for a Wii port of this game. We've been clamoring for third party titles on the Wii since launch day and now that we're getting it nobody wants it? Not just a third party title, but one that isn't half-assed, one with genuine effort put in? What the fuck is going on here?
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 19:18
TrailerParkJesus
One zombie and 100 mirrors.
Paroxysm's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 19:32
Paroxysm
I killed 54 thousand zombies yesterday.

I wonder how well the wii will go with the maintenance tunnels...
mmmpek's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 20:08
mmmpek
god i hope the coverage for this game doesnt slow down because it really is a great source of laughs.

anyway, heres to hundreds of zombie sprites! ^_^
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2008 00:20
brainderailment
No fool, Mario Party 47 had 3 players at once, it wasn't until Mario Party 63 (released 3 months later) did they throw that 4th player on screen.
szhlibrary's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2008 04:04
szhlibrary
@Deathofthedead: Yeah, everyone's like lol Wii sucks, can't do anything. The PS2 could do a mighty lot of things =\
coffeesash's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2008 05:39
coffeesash
They mean 100 in the game total and each of them will tell you something interesting before you defeat, not kill them. This will be accomplished using a magic squeaky hammer with which you have to mime out dance moves by waggling the wiimote while trying to press button 2 at the same time without dropping the controller.
coffeesash's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2008 05:41
coffeesash
Interesting = educational. I wish there was an edit button. Screw it, nobody's going to read this now anyway, this is yesterday's news story.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2008 16:20
Batthink
@ TrailerParkJesus;

Lol, yeah. Start playing the music from 'Enter the Dragon', and you may have a good idea for a movie scene...
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