History VideoGame / DeadRising2OffTheRecord

* PervyPatdown: Joked about. In this installment, there is a case called Kidnapped when Frank West must get $1,000,000 to get TK to release Rebecca Chang. When he arrives at the designated nightclib, a mook is sent to frisk Frank West. As the mook gets further down Frank, Frank remarks that if it gets any lower, the mook will have to pay for it.

''Off the Record'' was made as a "What if?" scenario to the second game, asking what would Frank do in Chuck's position and what would have changed. While the broad story points remain relatively the same, a few fine details change that completely alters the story in the end. Off the Record also brings back the beloved Photography mechanic and introduces some new areas. While the original was already pretty dense and wacky, this game turns it up to 11; fighting a midget clown with an icecream gun is somehow the least exciting thing to happen in the story.

* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Brother]]: One of the new Psychopaths in ''Off the Record'' is Evan, the brother of [[ThatOneBoss Adam the Clown]] from the original ''Dead Rising''. He's initially friendly (if divorced from reality), but quickly turns hostile when he realises that you're Frank West, the man who killed his brother. You can be wearing a servbot head and Protoman's helmet and he'll still recognize you.

* OldSaveBonus: Having a save file from the original DR2 will unlock Chuck's clothes for Frank to wear. This also lets Chuck wear Frank's outfit.

In September 2016, both ''Off the Record'' and it's parent game received re-releases on [=PS4=], Xbox One, and PC, alongside the original ''VideoGame/DeadRising''. Unlike the other two, it was a digital only release.

* BonusBoss: Two, actually. They aren't bonus bosses, per se, yet they are new additions to ''Off The Record''. They are:
** Evan [=MacIntyre=]: A midget clown on stilts who doubles as an ice cream vendor. Initially he is friendly, if somewhat detached from reality, until he realizes who Frank West is. [[spoiler:This is because he is the brother of Adam [=MacIntyre=], the clown psychopath in the original ''Dead Rising'' that Frank killed, a fact which Evan is not exactly jolly about.]] He fights using his stilts and a modified [[AnIcePerson snowball cannon.]]
** [[spoiler:Chuck Greene]]: [[spoiler:''Dead Rising 2's'' original protagonist. As in the original game, he fights in Terror is Reality to provide Zombrex for his daughter Katey, but in this continuity, she seemingly perished during the outbreak that kicks off the game. This drove Chuck into being an AxCrazy alcoholic who believes that "Katey" (a doll) is still alive and needs to protect her from other "psychos". Mechanically, he replaces Leon completely and also provides keys to the bike trailer upon his defeat. Notably, Chuck's original clean-shaven and sane counterpart acts as Frank's co-op partner, and he also has lines specifically for fighting his deranged other self.]]

* {{Irony}}: Early in the game, one of the TIR workers backstage asks Frank for his autograph. This guy makes a remark that the autograph would be worth something if something happened to Frank during the show. Later, [[spoiler:when Frank confronts Evan, the same guy can be seen having been eaten. The photograph Frank sighed is also what instigates Evan.]]

Off the Record was made as a "What if?" scenario to the second game, asking what would Frank do in Chuck's position and what would have changed. While the broad story points remain relatively the same, a few fine details change that completely alters the story in the end. Off the Record also brings back the beloved Photography mechanic and introduces some new areas. While the original was already pretty dense and wacky, this game turns it up to 11; fighting a midget clown with an icecream gun is somehow the least exciting thing to happen in the story.

** You now must wear the complete set of the DLC costumes in order to gain their abilities. This prevents mixing and matching abilities from different sets.

The game also supports 2 player co-op, with the second player playing as a Chuck Greene. This however does not seem to have any bearing on the story whatsoever; Katie is not present for you to give Zombrex to and no one ever acknowledges Chuck in cutscenes.

In September 2016, both ''Off the Record'' and it's parent game received re-releases on [=PS4=], Xbox One, and PC, alongside the original ''VideoGame/DeadRising''.

* {{Nerf}}ed: The Survivor A.I. is noticeably more incompetent and are physically weaker than they were in the original ''Dead Rising 2'', although not quite as bad as they were in the first ''Dead Rising''. This is either to balance the game because Capcom throught they were too powerful in the original version, or because Frank gives off an aura that makes his allies behave like idiots. [[TrollingCreator Or maybe it's some sort of sick CallBack to the original?]]

** ||Stacey (Agent S) ends up taking Sullivan's place as the main villain and is now an agent of Phenotrans who's benevolence and kindness is just an act||.

* AdaptationalVillainy: TK is even worse than in the original game; while his original biggest crime was one of inaction, in that he let the outbreak happen so he could profit, here he actively supplies the bomb and manipulates Brandon into going through with it.