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20-04-10, 16:13
Two Chucks are better than one in Dead Rising 2. When the zombie-packed Capcom action game hits the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in August, it will allow gamers to play through its story as a duo of the game's lead: Chuck Greene.
While both Chuck Greenes will be able to keep all of the spoils of their anti-zombie rampages and earn experience towards leveling up, only the Chuck Greene who hosts the online play-through will be able to save the game's progress.
The game won't, developer Blue Castle Games told Kotaku, allow two players to play with one another on a single console and television.
I had a chance to take the newly unveiled cooperative play of Dead Rising 2 for a spin last week.
To bring a friend into the game with them, a player has to press right on the direction pad of the controller and send out an invite. Once your friend accepts the invitation a little icon showing a two-way radio pops up in the bottom corner of the screen and you can allow the player to drop in.
When I tried this, the game went to a load screen for about a minute, and then popped me back into the game exactly where I was with another Chuck by my side.
While both Greenes would normally look identical, the myriad of wearable props and outfits mean that they're typically going to be pretty easy to tell apart. In the case of my session, one Greene was wearing an ill-fitting blue and green super hero costume and Groucho glasses while the other was wearing a white and rhinestone Elvis jumpsuit.........................
Dead Rising 2 Lets You Play Through With a Buddy (http://kotaku.com/5518479/dead-rising-2-lets-you-play-through-with-a-buddy)
While both Chuck Greenes will be able to keep all of the spoils of their anti-zombie rampages and earn experience towards leveling up, only the Chuck Greene who hosts the online play-through will be able to save the game's progress.
The game won't, developer Blue Castle Games told Kotaku, allow two players to play with one another on a single console and television.
I had a chance to take the newly unveiled cooperative play of Dead Rising 2 for a spin last week.
To bring a friend into the game with them, a player has to press right on the direction pad of the controller and send out an invite. Once your friend accepts the invitation a little icon showing a two-way radio pops up in the bottom corner of the screen and you can allow the player to drop in.
When I tried this, the game went to a load screen for about a minute, and then popped me back into the game exactly where I was with another Chuck by my side.
While both Greenes would normally look identical, the myriad of wearable props and outfits mean that they're typically going to be pretty easy to tell apart. In the case of my session, one Greene was wearing an ill-fitting blue and green super hero costume and Groucho glasses while the other was wearing a white and rhinestone Elvis jumpsuit.........................
Dead Rising 2 Lets You Play Through With a Buddy (http://kotaku.com/5518479/dead-rising-2-lets-you-play-through-with-a-buddy)