Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
EurogamerDead Rising 4 review
Published 12/5/2016
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PC / XONE - 12/6/2016
Dead Rising 4
It’s the holiday season in Willamette, Colorado and a mysterious outbreak has overrun the Willamette Memorial Megaplex Mall and surrounding town with dangerous and deadly predators. Join Frank West as you explore a vast, open world sandbox filled with dangerous new zombies and a million ways to kill them as you seek to uncover the truth behind the outbreak – or die trying.
- Developer
- Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, Inc.
- Publisher
- Capcom, Microsoft Studios
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Critic avg
71
45 scored reviews
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40–92
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Score range is 31+ points
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The critic average is 71 across 45 scored reviews, with a 52-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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80–8915 reviews · 33%
70–7916 reviews · 36%
Below 7012 reviews · 27%
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Jeff Cork
Game InformerDead Rising 4 Review: Home For The Holidays
Published 12/5/2016
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88
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalScott Butterworth
GameSpotDead Rising 4 Review
Published 12/5/2016
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70
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalSam Prell
GamesRadar+Dead Rising 4 review: 'Makes the zombie apocalypse fun and silly again' | GamesRadar+
Published 12/5/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalKevin Dunsmore
Hardcore GamerReview: Dead Rising 4
Published 12/5/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalDead Rising 4 Review
Published 12/5/2016
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81
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalArthur Gies
PolygonDead Rising 4 review | Polygon
Published 12/5/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Stephanie Sterling
The JimquisitionDead Rising 4 Review – A Christmas Gory
Published 12/5/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalDan Webb
Xbox AchievementsDead Rising 4 Review
Published 12/5/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalKen McKown
ZTGDDead Rising 4 (XB1) Review
Published 12/5/2016
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70
-1 vs critic avg
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