- "This month at Fortune City Arena: "Terror Is Reality!" Experience the sporting event that’s sweeping the nation firsthand. Families with young children: Ask about our "TIR for Tots" seating section for special discount rates."
- —Fortune City map description
The Fortune City Arena is a major location in Fortune City, serving as one of its biggest attractions in Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. During the events of Dead Rising 2, the latest installment of the thrilling game show Terror Is Reality is hosted here. The arena is where the zombie outbreak of Fortune City begins during the introduction, as an unknown assailant posing as Chuck Greene plants a bomb on the cages containing the zombies and detonates it. This allows the zombies to escape and infect the inhabitants of Fortune City, which is soon overrun.
Survivors Elrod Bumpkins and Trixie-Lynn Horton are found here, trapped inside a burning room during the mission Barn Burner. In Dead Rising 2, the conclusion of Overtime unfolds on a platform elevated high above the arena floor, culminating in a fierce unarmed battle against TK.
Upon completion of Case 1-3: Insecurity, the previously sealed gates to the South Plaza and Americana Casino are opened, enabling travel between these areas.
Locations[]
Stores[]
| Store | Store number | Type | Weapon(s) | Food Magazine(s) | Clothing | Mission(s) Survivor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terror Togs
|
E101 | Gifts |  Cash Register (1) |
 TIR Outfit
|
||
Hostile Zone
|
E102 | Gifts | Cardboard Box (4)
|
Baseball Cap TIR
|
Common areas[]
| Area | Weapon(s) | Food Magazine(s) | Clothing | Mission(s) Survivor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arena platforms
|
2" x 4"
|
 Beer |
||
Main floor
|
Fire Axe
|
Hot Dog |
||
Green rooms
|
2" x 4" (during Barn Burner)
|
Coffee |
Barn Burner | |
Security area
|
Bench
|
Coffee Creamer |
Maintenance rooms[]
| Maintenance room | Location | Weapon(s) | Creates | Food Magazine(s) | Clothing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maintenance Room 23
|
North of Terror Togs |  Dynamite (1)
|
Freezer Bomb |
Stores[]
| Store | Store number | Type | Weapon(s) | Food Magazine(s) | Clothing | Mission(s) Survivor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terror Togs
|
E101 | Gifts | Cash Register (1)
|
Champion Jacket |
||
| Hostile Zone
|
E102 | Gifts | Cardboard Box (4)
|
Baseball Cap TIR |
Common areas[]
| Area | Weapon(s) | Food Magazine(s) | Clothing | Mission(s) Survivor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main floor
|
Beach Ball
|
Hot Dog |
||
| Green rooms
|
2" x 4" (during Barn Burner)
|
Coffee |
TIR Wrestling Outfit
|
Barn Burner |
| Security area
|
Bench
|
Coffee Creamer |
Psychopath Boots
|
|
TIR wrestling ring
|
2" x 4" |
Maintenance rooms[]
| Maintenance room | Location | Weapon(s) | Creates | Food Magazine(s) | Clothing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance Room 23
|
North of Terror Togs | Computer Case (1)
|
Air Horn |
Victims[]
- Kalee Timmons
- Adrian Lee
- Andrea Brenser
- Lucas Pontremoli
- Lance Pennington
- Helen Bonner
- Alice Paynter
- Jeremiah Eckland
- Irwin Sagehorn
- Pat Berkson
- Tom Ebersole
- Shaun Wexler
- Drake Danton
- Jenny Slaten
- Noah Hawthorne
- Luke
- Leah
- Two Kerris
- Two Deans
- Two Barras (one seen exiting the arena)
- The infected spectator
- The TIR employee
- Skylar's girlfriend
- An additional eleven unnamed employees
- By modifying the game file missions.txt, a player can make it so that victims from the arena can be rescued and brought to the Safe House when Chuck leaves the arena.[1]
In Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, several new victims are introduced (while a few were removed):
- Dale Kerpan
- Oscar Dingman
- Julius Reinke
- An additional Kerri
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record[]
In Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, the arena receives a slight makeover in terms of layout, while most of the structure remains the same. Frank West posters can be seen plastered over Chuck Greene posters and a Frank West celebrity station has been set up in the lobby. Also, a large centerpiece platform has been established in the middle of the lobby.
During the outbreak, some of the survivors have been moved to different locations and have photo ops associated with them, such as Drake Danton being dragged, Jeremiah Eckland falling down, and Lucas Pontremoli committing suicide. Aside from the trapped survivors dying from the zombies, some (Alice Paynter, Andrea Brenser, Oscar Dingman, Julius Reinke) are killed in the blasts of several bombs that go off throughout the arena.
Zombrex Poster locations[]
Zombrex poster locations for the achievement Improper Behavior:
| Image | Map | Location description |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
Behind the counter of one of the merchandise stands, Hostile Zone, in the arena lobby. |
 |
 |
On the wall opposite the hallway leading to the security room (the same one Chuck accesses in Case 1-3: Insecurity). |
Trivia[]
- During the escape sequence in the introduction, it is possible to have the survivors who are being attacked by the undead to defect. However, since the victims are much weaker than the other survivors in the game, they will most likely die from the zombies before they are able to attack the player. This is best done with Alice, since she is seen from the start and will likely have full health by the time the player gets to her.
- In Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, when Frank exits the Arena onto the strip, zombies can be seen through the glass doors behind him, whereas in Dead Rising 2, they do not appear at all.
- In Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, the Zombie Jock appears in gameplay after his cutscene and can be killed.
- The Fortune City Arena bears a slight resemblance to T-Mobile Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located on the Las Vegas Strip (which Fortune City took its inspiration from).
Gallery[]
.jpg "Dead rising hidden bleechers in arena backstage (2).jpg (142 KB)")
References[]
- ↑ "How to rescue survivors from arena at beginning of the game in Dead Rising 2". YouTube (August 26, 2021).