Except they really didn't copy Dawn of the Dead. Zombies, mall -that's it. Similarities end. In both versions of Dawn of the Dead the characters are sort of overwhelmed by the zombies and just trying to survive. In Dead Rising you control a reporter who willingly goes into a town because of a military quarrantine and discovers the cause is a zombie plague. He then actively pursues the reasons behind it and spends as much time in conflict with people as he does the undead. Aside from the setting, the stories are vastly different. I don't care who owns the rights to Dawn of the Dead, they have to realize they can't control a concept. What's next? Is Paramount going to sue Bioware because Mass Effect has elements of Star Trek in its setting?
nearly every game i've ever played has homages to movies. the mgs game for instance, full of 'em. i can almost understand the reason for this - capsom even put the disclaimer in the game, which means they knew something like this could happen.
I absolutely agree with this, but it's kind of one of those circular arguements, too. If Capcom wasn't worried about there being allegations from the beginning, why even bother with the disclaimer sticker? The very fact the sticker is on there is proof that they were worried about there being allegations, or at the very least, public perception of it, doesn't it?
I think it was more an acknowledgement of their inspiration in general. After countless Resident Evil games it was about damn time.
