Dead Rising 2 is set several years after the infamous zombie invasion of Willamette. Unfortunately, the zombie virus was not contained at the conclusion of Dead Rising, spreading unchecked throughout the United States and Dead Rising 2 depicts a country where zombie outbreaks continue to strike.A number of members from the original Dead Rising team are working alongside Blue Castle throughout the development process, including Capcom’s global head of research and development, Keiji Inafune, who as the game’s Producer is playing an active role in the project.