Dead Rising 4: 10 Reasons It's The King Of The Zombie Genre

5. Capcom Know How To Laugh At Themselves

Where many other zombie-focussed franchises have fallen down is through consistency of tone - one minute wanting to have a 'touching scene' with a survivor, yet the next indulging in some over-the-top moment ending with splattered brains decorating the walls.

Yet, Dead Rising - and especially Frank West himself - has never taken such things too seriously. Especially in this newest instalment, things like the introduction of a selfie camera allows players to make a mockery of any scenario that happens onscreen.

From themed costumes to Street Fighter-influenced special attacks, Capcom are well aware of why people gravitate to the genre so much, and have bolstered that appeal with a number of tie-ins from their own back catalogue.