Every aspect of the original has certainly been improved this time out (besides the Psychopath encounters) so it's definitely worth checking out.

I'm on the fence about suggesting that you pick this up. I enjoyed it, and I really like Frank West as a character. The Sandbox Mode is great, and I love that it connects to Story Mode. The trouble is that, compared to the original Dead Rising 2, most of the changes here are minor. You'll be repeating a lot of the same locations, enemies, bosses, and story as before.

This game wears its heart on its sleeve in terms of what it's all about and is entirely unapologetic in the pursuit of base humour and over-the-top violence. If you can live with the over-keen loading screens and the infuriating lack of sense from the survivors you attempt to rescue then you should enjoy it for many hours.