Dead Rising ProTips: The Zombie Slayer's Handbook

Brutalizing the undead is thirsty work, and the pitfalls of bad decisions include death and get worse from there. Check out this guide to avoid becoming a man sandwich.

Eat to Live

The Willamette Parkview Mall is swarming with the putrid legions of the undead and walking out of zombie hell unscathed is not going to happen. You're going to have to be constantly healing yourself by wolfing down various food items scattered throughout the mall. Restaurants and supermarkets are generally your best bet, but sometimes you're not going to be anywhere near one. A trick to tracking down some fast grub is checking behind cash registers, which often times either have a snack stashed behind them or a cardboard box with food inside it.



Save Time by Getting Some Wheels

Frank West is no marathon runner, and in Dead Rising time is of the essence, so the more of it you waste, the more innocent people will be eaten alive by ravenous zombies. Skateboards and bicycles are the way to get you to your next scoop or wherever you need to go in a jiffy. But fast transportation isn't their only use. If there's one thing that mall security slobs hate, it's skateboarders and their rebellious ways. For an added bonus, get the ultimate revenge on those undead rent-a-cops by caving their heads in with your skateboard.


Books Are Your Friends

It's true that books are the immortal enemy of video games, but trust us when we say that in this case engaging in a little reading is for your benefit. Just pop into Sir Book-a-lot or any of the other bookstores located within the mall, pick up a book and keep it in your inventory. Doing so will boost a specific ability, such as increasing the durability of weapons in your possession, depending on what you read. Hint: The horror novel gives you a 25% boost in prestige points collected from wasting zombies.


Fire Extinguishers: Bad for Rotting Corpses

If you find yourself in a hairy situation, a helpful thing to do to get out of harm's way is to pick up a fire extinguisher and spray your attackers. This tool is quite powerful in immobilizing enemies, and instead of aiming at a single zombie, move from left to right to neutralize everyone in your path.


Zombie Slayers Need Their Vitamins

Different foods produce various effects. For instance, orange juice restores a whopping four health bars, while other food like bread baguettes only restore one. But healing isn't the only thing food can do. Blenders in the game can be used to concoct special potions, granting you superhuman abilities. Combining orange juice and pie will grant you temporary invincibility, mixing orange juice and yogurt will make you run like the devil is after you, and blending two snacks together will give you acidic loogies.


Battle Axes, Swords, and Other Things That Stab

Sure shredding hordes of zombies with the lawnmower is fun, but it's not the most effective way to conquer the living dead. Zombies are slow and the best weapons to use against them are the ones that rip through the air with ease. We're talking about the katana, the battle axe, the sword, and the hunting knife, all located at Rippers' Blades with the exception of the battle axe which can be found inside Ned's Knick-Knackery.


Say No to Guns

Strangely enough, the same type of weapon that has been used fight off the armies of undead in every zombie flick since the original Dawn of the Dead is useless in Dead Rising. Gunshot blasts don't do zombie flesh much harm, because bullets only hit one or two enemies at a time, and even when that happens the damage is minimal. Just about anything you pick up in the game will serve you better in clearing out enemies.

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