The pole weapon is a combo weapon that appears in Dead Rising 2. It is a make-shift glaive made out of a push broom and a machete.
Attacks
- Primary: Tap to perform a single swing capable of dismembering and bisecting zombies. Awards 100PP for every kill. (50PP without a Combo Card.)
- Secondary: Hold to perform a spin attack, effectively killing any surrounding zombies. This attack makes two complete 360-degree swings. Awards 150PP for every kill; this attack cannot be performed without a Combo Card.
- Thrown: Hold and tap to hurl the Pole Weapon like a spear, impaling a single zombie.
Trivia
- While the machete does not bisect any zombies, the pole weapon does.
- The Pole Weapon bears a few striking similarities to a Japanese Polearm, the Naginata.