There are several differences between Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising. The changes in Dead Rising 2 are the same as in Dead Rising 2: Case Zero and Dead Rising 2: Case West
Dead Rising weapons did not change their appearance after being used to kill a zombie.
Broken Benches Create 2 x 4s[]
Both Dead Rising and Dead Rising 2 had benches, but Dead Rising 2benches when broken leave a 2 x 4 behind.
Clothing[]
Clothing is Named[]
Clothing in Dead Rising 2 is named. In Dead Rising there was no name for the clothing, leading to speculation about names for clothing.
Items[]
Chuck is able to grab infinite items off the store rack easier. Instead of picking up the item on the ground as Frank did in Dead Rising, Chuck continues to grab the infinite supply of items from the rack, which very quickly creates a pile of items.
Case 1-1: Big News • Case 1-2: Alive on Location • Case 1-3: Insecurity • Case 1-4: Alliance
Day Two
Sept. 26
Case 2
Day 1, Sept. 25, 7:30 amCase 2-1: Sign of Life • Case 2-2: Ticket to Ride
Case 3
Day 2, Sept. 26, 10 amCase 3-1: Boom Town • Case 3-2: Run for the Money
Case 4
Day 2, Sept. 26, 11 pmCase 4-1: The Source
Day Three
Sept. 27
Case 5
Day 3, Sept. 27, 7pmCase 5-1: Stake Out • Case 5-2: The Getaway
Case 6
Day 4, Sept. 29, 9amCase 6-1: Help Arrives • Case 6-2: Last Stand • Case 6-3: Lean on Me • Case 6-4: Breach
Case 7
Immediately after Case 6-4Case 7-1: Bad to Worse • Case 7-2: The Only Lead • Case 7-3: What Lies Beneath
End
Day 4, Sept. 28, 9:33 amThe Facts (Dead Rising 2)
Zombrex
Zombrex 1 • Zombrex 2 • Zombrex 3 • Zombrex 4
CASE ZERO
Case 0
Case 0-1: Find Katey Zombrex • Case 0-2: Find Zombrex • Case 0-3: Broken Bike • Case 0-4: Find Bike Parts
Missions
Ante Up • An Industrial Fashion • Art Appreciation • Bank Run • Barn Burner • Bent Wood • Big Game Stakes • Brains Over Brawn • Chemical Dependency • Chuck the Role Model • Code Blue • Demand and Supply • Dead or Alive? • Delta Point I • Everyone Knows Slappy • Family Feud • Fetching Females • Fortune City Botany Club • Happily Ever After Sort Of • Here Comes the Groom • High Rollers • Hunger Pains • Know When to Fold 'em • Linette's Passage • Lost... • Lush-ious Lady • Mail Order Zombrex • Meet the Contestants • Militia Men • Once Bitten • One Hit Wonder • One Man's Trash • Par for the Course • Rock Heroes • Shell Shocked • Shopping Spree • Short Sighted • Slave to Fashion • Snowflake Boss Battle • Stranded Siren • Stuart's Scheme • Tape It Or Die 1 • Tape It Or Die 2 • Tastes Like Chicken • The Secret of Charlie's Gold • TK is Infected • Two's Company • WWJWD? • Welcome to the Family • Wilted Flower • Workers Compensation • World's Most Dangerous Trick