Dead Rising 2 Beta


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The Dead Rising 2 Beta has gone through multiple stages before it was finalized into the current Dead Rising 2. There were many changes, from characters to environments, from weapons to psychopaths.

First Beta
Several Screenshots of Dead Rising 2 were released. The first showed a much different-looking Chuck Greene riding a motorbike into a zombie crowd.

As you can see, Chuck is wearing brown loafers, rather than his black racing boots. His face model is entirely different than the one seen today. His jeans are lighter in color. The environment also looks much less saturated.

A second screenshot was later released, showing Chuck battling zombies with a giant Cellphone (which can be found in the game in the top floor of the Royal Flush Plaza.

A third screenshot was revealed after the second, showing off the increased zombies on-screen.

A fourth and final screenshot was soon given out after the third, showing Chuck in a cramped casino floor. This would be the last screenshot to be released for almost a year.

Second Beta (E3 2009)
A reworked version of Dead Rising 2, complete with a new character design and environment, was shown during E3 2009. Chuck's design in this version resembles the current one.

The first screenshot, coming from the trailer, shows thousands of zombies onscreen. However this was soon said to be impractical by the Developers, and the numbers were slightly reduced. .