There are strict timelines in Dead Rising
Based on a advertising poster in In The Closet, Dead Rising takes place the same year it was released, in 2006.
72 Hour Mode is the default game setting for Dead Rising. As Frank West, survive three days in the Willamette Parkview Mall (7.2 hours real time), rescuing other survivors of the zombie outbreak, and attempting to discover the reason behind the undead.
Game time[]
| Real Time | 1 sec. | 5 sec. | 25 sec. | 50 sec. | 1 min. | 1.4 min. | 3 min. | 4 min. | 5 min. | 20 min. | 1 Hour | 2 hours | 10 hours | 14 hours | 24 hours | 34 hours 35 minutes |
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| Game Time | 12 sec. | 1 min. | 5 min. | 10 min. | 12 min. | 20 min. | 36 min. | 48 min. | 1 Hour | 4 Hours | 12 hours | 1 Day | 5 days | 7 days | 12 days | 17 days 7 hours |
Timeline[]
- For the Dead Rising 2: Case Zero timeline, see Dead Rising 2: Case Zero#Timeline.
Pink sections are partially unconfirmed times. Not all 8 hour survivor rule combinations are listed.
DAY ONE September 19[]
Dead Rising timeline DAY 1
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DAY TWO September 20[]
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DAY FOUR September 22[]
Full screen. Special Forces arrive for cleanup at 12:00am.
| 12:00am | Special Forces arrive for cleanup | ||||
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| 10:00am | Special Forces withdraw | ||||
| 10:00am | Welded door from Security Room to Entrance Plaza is now open.[11] | ||||
| 12:00pm | Helicopter arrives | ||||
Expired scoop and case times[]
- Further information: Eight survivor rule
Scoops and case from day 1[]
Case 1-1:A Dangerous Encounter expires on Day 1, September 19, 5:00 pm, it is replaced by the cutscene The Queen. See Case 1-1 expires. Shown in the image is where case 1-1 is supposed to start.
If case 1-1 is missed, case 1-2 never starts either. Image is the Food Court, with no Carlito and Brad, only zombies.
Love Lasts A Lifetime scoop still available at 5:51 pm.
Love Lasts A Lifetime expired at 6:00 pm, not available at 6:13 pm
Man In A Bind scoop still available on Day 2, at 5:27 am.
expires on Day 2, September 20, 6:00 am.
Cut From The Same Cloth is about to expire on Day 1, September 19, 7:50 pm.
Cut From The Same Cloth expires on Day 1, September 19, 8:00 pm.
Barricade Pair is about to expire on Day 2, September 20, 3:46 am.
![Barricade Pair expires on Day 2, September 20, 4:00 am.[12]](/wiki/File:Dead_rising_day_02_0400_Barricade_(2).png "Dead rising day 02 0400 Barricade (2).png (1.06 MB)")
A Mother's Lament and Japanese Tourists is about to expire on Day 2, September 20, 6:55 am.
A Mother's Lament and Japanese Tourists expire on Day 2, September 20, 7:00 am. At the same moment, Otis calls about the Lovers scoop, the first scoop of Day 2.
Shadow Of The North Plaza is about to expire at Day 2, September 20, 7:54 am.
Shadow Of The North Plaza expires on Day 2, September 20, 8:00 am. At the same moment, Otis calls about The Hatchet Man or The Coward scoops.
Out of Control is about to expire at Day 2, September 20, 10:52 am.
Out of Control expires on Day 2, September 20, 11:00 am. At the same moment, Otis calls about Restaurant Man scoop.Scoops from day 2[]
Lovers is about to expire, Day 2, September 20, 11:55 am
Lovers expires on Day 2, September 20, 12:00 pm
The Coward and The Hatchet Man are about to expire, Day 2, September 20, 2:53 pm
The Coward and The Hatchet Man both expire on Day 2, September 20, 3:00 pm, Otis calls about Above The Law at the same time.
Restaurant Man is about to expire, Day 2, September 20, 3:53 pm
Restaurant Man expires on Day 2, September 20, 4:00 pmScoops from day 3[]
Scoop time[]
Below are screenshots of two scoops, Paul's Present and Cheryl's Request.
Unorganized screenshots with times[]
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Endings[]
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At 11:30 am on Day 4 a cutscene will show Ed heading to the Mall to pick up Frank. A half hour later game time, the final cutscene begins.
The six endings depend on the players actions:
| Ending | PP Bonus | Description | Video |
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| A | 50,000 | Unlocks Overtime Mode. Ed DeLuca is attacked by a zombie aboard his helicopter and crashes. Frank West falls to his knees and does nothing to defend himself from the incoming zombies behind him, leading to Overtime Mode. | thumb|200px|right|Ending A |
| B | 50,000 | Frank, Otis Washington and Jessie McCarney are taken to safety. | thumb|200px|right|Ending B |
| C | 15,000 | Ed observes the helipad from another rooftop and cannot see Frank. He assumes Frank's dead and starts to leave but is attacked by a zombie. | thumb|200px|right|Ending C |
| D | 15,000 | Frank is captured by the Special Forces. | thumb|200px|right|Ending D |
| E | 15,000 | Otis and Jessie get picked up by Ed. Frank didn't get there in time and is left behind. | thumb|200px|right|Ending E |
| F | 5,000 | Carlito Keyes's bombs detonate during Case 7-2: Bomb Collector. | thumb|200px|right|Ending F |
Avocados are from Mexico
Images[]
7:00 pm nighttime zombies.
Ending A[]
Text[]
.png "Dead rising ending A (2).png (135 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A (3).png (142 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A (4).png (86 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A (5).png (60 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A (6).png (110 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A (7).png (53 KB)")
Credits[]
credits
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (2).png (199 KB)")
Zombie walk ending, only available for ending A.
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (3).png (211 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (4).png (233 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (5).png (283 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (6).png (307 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (7).png (457 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (8).png (638 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (9).png (580 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (10).png (532 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (11).png (548 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending A credits (12).png (417 KB)")
Ending[]
.png "Dead rising end (2).png (898 KB)")
.png "Dead rising end (3).png (1.34 MB)")
.png "Dead rising end (4).png (868 KB)")
.png "Dead rising end (5).png (789 KB)")
.png "Dead rising end (6).png (685 KB)")
.png "Dead rising end (7).png (308 KB)")
.png "Dead rising end (8).png (120 KB)")
Ending D[]
.png "Dead rising ending d special forces (3).png (900 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending d special forces (2).png (636 KB)")
Ending E[]
.png "Dead rising ending (4).png (884 KB)")
.png "Dead rising ending (5).png (812 KB)")
Charts[]
.png "Dead rising end (16).png (658 KB)")
Survivor Chart
Photo Chart
.png "Dead rising end (15).png (526 KB)")
Results screen
Ending credits[]
.png "Dead rising end (9).png (299 KB)")
ending credits
.png "Dead rising end (10).png (243 KB)")
.png "Dead rising end (11).png (185 KB)")
.png "Dead rising end (12).png (251 KB)")
.png "Dead rising end (13).png (236 KB)")
.png "Dead rising end (14).png (268 KB)")
Notes[]
- ↑ The Big List Of Who, What, When, and Where for Dead Rising, newcenstein.com.
- ↑ 1: Bill, 2: Aaron, 3: Burt, 4: Leah, 5. Sophie, 6. Greg, 7. Yuu 8. Shinji
- ↑ Lights in mall shut off ever night at 10 pm. Lights never turn off in any of the anchor stores: Huntin' Shack, Colby's Movieland, Crislip's Home Saloon, Seon's Food & Stuff. Lights also stay on in the Security Room.
- ↑ As it becomes dark, zombies become more aggressive every night.
- ↑ Psychopath: The Convicts
- ↑ For Twin Sisters at 9 am: 1. Sophie, 2. Ross, 3. Tonya, 4. Josh, 5. Rich, 6. Barbara, 7. Gordon, the twins in Twin Sisters would push the survivor number to 9.
- ↑ For Above The Law at 12 pm: 1. Sophie, 2. Josh, 3. Rich, 4. Barbara, 5. Gordon, 6. Ronald, 7. Heather, 8. Pamela the four women in Above The Law would push the survivor number to 12.
- ↑ For Gun Shop Standoff at 1 am: Assuming you already have taken care of Sophie and Jennifer (The Cult): 1. Beth, 2. Cheryl, 3. Michelle, 4. Nathan, 5. Ray, (1 to 5 is A Strange Group) 6. Kindell, the three in Gun Shop Standoff would push the survivor number to 9.
- ↑ For Long Haired Punk at 1 am: Assuming you already have taken care of Sophie and Jennifer (The Cult): Any combination of the following: 1. Beth, 2. Cheryl, 3. Michelle, 4. Nathan, 5. Ray, (1 to 5 is A Strange Group) 6. Kindell, 7. Gil, 8. Alyssa, 9. Brett, 10. Jonathan the three in Long Haired Punk would push the survivor number above 8.
- ↑ Ronald's Appetite
- ↑ Dead Rising Featured Guide, Cheat Happens.
- ↑ At the same moment Barricade Pair expires on Day 2, September 20, 4:00 am, Otis calls five hours late for Shadow Of The North Plaza, see Eight survivor rule)
