Dead Rising 2 skills

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Dead Rising 2
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Like Frank in the first game, Chuck gains new skills as he levels up in Dead Rising 2. As in Dead Rising, the order in which the skills are acquired is randomized. Due to the smaller skill list when compared to Dead Rising, the odds of gaining skills are smaller.

	Skill	Description	Xbox	PS	PC
	Dodge Roll	Quickly avoid incoming attacks by rolling in the direction you are facing.	Click	Click	Left Ctrl
	Haymaker	Additional attack added to your arsenal which combines well with your punches. An instant kill punch but is a little slow.	Hold	Hold	Barehanded, Hold Left Click
	Elbow Drop	Powerful move which knocks down multiple zombies around you. The higher the jump, the greater the payoff. Negates all falling damage.	Tap to jump then Hold and tap	Hold and press	Space, then Left Click while holding Shift
	Smash	Smashes a zombie's head into ground. For an instant kill, slam it into an object or another zombie.	Hold and press and hold	Hold and press and hold	Hold Left Click while holding Shift
	Hands Off	Lifts a zombie lightly off the ground and tears its arms off, an instant kill.	Hold and tap Template:Bbutton	Hold and tap	E while holding Shift
		Chuck is invincible the moment he grabs a zombie's arms. This can be a good move to use while in the middle of a crowd. The body that Chuck kicks away can knock down other zombies as well. While Chuck is picking up the body, a player can aim the direction that he performs the kick in by moving the left thumbstick, or with WASD on PC.
	Pick Up	Pick up a zombie (slow movement while carrying) and throw it at other zombies for instant kills.	Hold and press and HOLD Template:Bbutton	Hold and press and HOLD	Hold E while holding Shift
Kicks
	Jump Kick	A quick way to move around the environment and knock over a zombie in your path.	While jumping tap	While jumping tap	Space, then Left Click
	Double Leg Drop Kick	A heavy frontal clear out attack capable of knocking down many zombies but leaves you vulnerable. Negates all falling damage.	While jumping HOLD	While jumping HOLD	Space, then hold Left Click
	Front Kick	Focused standing kick attack which knocks a zombie away from you.	Hold and tap	Hold and tap	Left Click while holding Shift
	Foot Sweep	Trips zombies in your way giving you time to escape or face a different threat.	Hold and press and HOLD	Hold and press and HOLD	Hold Space while holding Shift
Counter zombie's grapple attacks
	Backdrop	When grabbed from behind, a fast rear defensive move where you will slam zombies backwards with all your body weight.	While grabbed wiggle	While grabbed wiggle quickly	While grabbed move the Mouse left and right quickly
	DDT	When grabbed from in front a fast frontal defensive move which slams the attacker's head into the ground.	While grabbed wiggle	While grabbed wiggle quickly	While grabbed move the Mouse left and right quickly
Attack zombies on the ground
	Curb Stomp	Smash a zombie laying on the ground with the full force of your boot.	Hold and tap	Hold and tap	Space while holding Shift
	Power Bomb	Picks up zombie laying on the ground and slams it again onto the ground, instantly killing it and knocking other zombies down.	Hold and tap Template:Bbutton while standing over a zombies feet who is laying on the ground	Hold and tap while standing over a zombies feet who is laying on the ground	Near a downed zombie's feet, E while holding Shift
	Field Goal	Quick way to dispatch crawling zombies on the ground. Also works on already dead zombies for an extra 25 pp.	Hold and tap while standing over zombies head	Hold and tap while standing over zombies head	Near a downed zombie's head, Left Click while holding Shift

Trivia

• The Double Leg Drop Kick is the best attack to deal with Sullivan and TK in their fights.
• The Dodge Roll is a safe way to exit an area/door surrounded by zombies as you can activate it whilst in the middle of a roll.
• The skill "Haymaker" is a physical attack that makes an appearance in an other Capcom game, Resident Evil 5. The move is used by Chris Redfield, another burly protagonist.
• When done on a zombie lying face down on the ground instead of face up, the Power Bomb actually becomes another wresting move, called the Fly Swatter.
• While there is no in-game option to do so, it is possible to remap the controls on the PC version by editing keymap.txt found in the game files.

Gallery

Further information: Dead Rising 2 Skills/Gallery