Everyone's already talked about how this is a demo/prologue hybrid. It does pretty well for being "just" that though. The location is unique to at least the first 2 games (haven't played 3 or 4 yet), taking place in a small town rather than a mall of any kind. It's pretty cool, and it has some locations not seen in the main game, like a bowling alley.
I like the aspect of having to find the bike parts without waypoints. It really just throws you into the map and says "explore". It still gives you some survivors to find, and a psychopath to defeat. It even does the money system a little better than the main game, since this one has it be a requirement for one of the bike parts, and you can even buy hints if you're struggling.
It's a perfect little standalone story that got you hyped for Dead Rising 2, and even now it's worth a playthrough just to play a location not found anywhere else in the series. Unfortunately it never released outside Xbox with the other Dead Rising ports.
I like the aspect of having to find the bike parts without waypoints. It really just throws you into the map and says "explore". It still gives you some survivors to find, and a psychopath to defeat. It even does the money system a little better than the main game, since this one has it be a requirement for one of the bike parts, and you can even buy hints if you're struggling.
It's a perfect little standalone story that got you hyped for Dead Rising 2, and even now it's worth a playthrough just to play a location not found anywhere else in the series. Unfortunately it never released outside Xbox with the other Dead Rising ports.