This game and OTR are considered the strongest in the series, imo.Dead Rising 2 is considered as one of the best sequels ever, though it's underrated.It fixed a lot of issues, first game had,to be exact:
-A.I. THANK GOD!!!!!OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!Yes, A.I. became finally intelligent. SO many nerves in my brains can now rest with great pleasure.Before you ask,YES, it was THAT important and everybody were happy
-Combo Weapons. Major invention for the series, that eventually became the norm for the series.Shortly, another best thing , that was added to the sequel.
-A bit easier bosses. A BIT. Yeah,might not mean much, but after 1st game, it is a lot.
-Not-so-steep difficulty curve

And so much more...Overall,this game scored less than the 1st game,BUT this game is great.The only issue I have is broken co-op.GFWL,that's enough,but it was only for co-op,so singleplayer had no issues.

Highly recommended!

P.S.: If you bought all the DLC's for the 2nd game,you can easily break the game, as clothes are too OP ,especially if you started new game(No kidding!)

This game and OTR are considered the strongest in the series, imo.Dead Rising 2 is considered as one of the best sequels ever, though it's underrated.It fixed a lot of issues, first game had,to be exact: -A.I. THANK GOD!!!!!OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!Yes, A.I. became finally intelligent. SO many nerves in my brains can now rest with great pleasure.Before you ask,YES, it was THAT important and everybody were happy -Combo Weapons. Major invention for the series, that eventually became the norm for the series.Shortly, another best thing , that was added to the sequel. -A bit easier bosses. A BIT. Yeah,might not mean much, but after 1st game, it is a lot. -Not-so-steep difficulty curve And so much more...Overall,this game scored less than the 1st game,BUT this game is great.The only issue I have is broken co-op.GFWL,that's enough,but it was only for co-op,so singleplayer had no issues. Highly recommended! P.S.: If you bought all the DLC's for the 2nd game,you can easily break the game, as clothes are too OP ,especially if you started new game(No kidding!)