The Katana is a fast moving weapon in Dead Rising. The katana's only attack is a diagonal slash that almost always cuts a zombie in half, performed by simply tapping . The player can rapidly push to have Frank constantly attack, since there is no pause in the attack animation. But this will only be interrupted if the player is attacked or if the weapon breaks. The katana is only capable of hitting one enemy at a time and breaks very easily making it an average weapon, but is very useful against psychopaths. Its average durability can be increased by getting a criminal biography book. It is useful early on but will become less and less useful as the player finds better weapons.
Kill Count
- No book: 20 kills
- One Book: 60 kills
Locations
- Infinite katanas can be found in Ned's Knicknackery and in Ripper's Blades.
- A katana can be found in Paradise Plaza on a balcony accessible through Colombian Roastmasters.
- Katanas can also rarely be found in Cardboard Boxes.