To survive in all modes, players need to find and seek out weapons scattered around the mall that they can use against the zombies. The second mode, ∞ (Infinity) Mode, is unlocked after completing Overtime Mode and allows players to roam around the mall in sandbox mode without any time limit, with Frank merely trying to survive as long as possible. Completing all the Case Files by the time 72 Hour Mode is over, will unlock 'Overtime Mode' which players automatically begin, where the main objective to complete has Frank given one more day to complete an additional set of objectives within the mall.

If the player fails a Case File, the game does not end, allowing the player to merely explore the mall instead until the mode is up, though failure to comply to certain conditions (primarily associated with Case Files) will result in then earning a different ending. 72 Hour Mode is the main mode and the only one available to players to begin with, in which the main objective is to investigate the Willamette Parkview Mall within 3 days, before Frank can be rescued by helicopter, completing a series of 'Case Files' - major missions that, when completed, advance the game's main story. Players can operate the game in one of two modes. As part of its tenth anniversary, the game was re-released on Septemfor Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

A remake of the game was made for the Wii, entitled Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, and released in February 2009, with a mobile phone version also created. Originally released on August 8, 2006, the game became a critical and commercial success, leading it to being introduced as part of the Xbox 360 ' Platinum Hits' lineup, while also spawning three sequels – Dead Rising 2 in September 2010, Dead Rising 3 in November 2013, and Dead Rising 4 in December 2016. Even though players must complete major missions to advance the main story, the sandbox element of the game means that optional tasks can be done, with several additional endings available if the player does not complete certain conditions towards the true ending of the story. The players find themselves surviving by salvaging various items for weapons to fight zombies and hostile survivors, also known as psychopaths, whilst rescuing friendly survivors that are also trapped in the shopping mall, and attempting to uncover the truth behind the incident.

The game's story sees players controlling Frank West, a photo journalist, who gets trapped in a shopping mall within the fictional town of Willamette, Colorado, that is suffering from a zombie outbreak. It was released from August to September, originally for the Xbox 360. Dead Rising is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Capcom Production Studio 1 and published by Capcom.

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