- "Let the machine do the throwing, and the zombies do the catching."
- —Combo card description
The Plate Launcher is a combo weapon in Dead Rising 2, Dead Rising 2: Case West, and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. It is created by combining plates with a cement saw.
As its name suggests, its form of attack is launching plates at high speeds; the effect is rather like a high-velocity version of the saw blade's attack—plates can cut through multiple zombies and kill gas zombies in one shot.
The Plate Launcher is a heavy weapon; thus, it cannot be stored in the inventory, and injury will cause the player to drop it. It is also a mechanic weapon, meaning it must be revved up to be used.
Attacks and combo card[]
Plate Launcher combo card | ||
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Prestige points | Main: 200 PP Alternate: N/A |
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Main attack (press /) | Start the Plate Launcher's motor. Tap / again to fire plates from the launcher's stack. | |
Other attack(s) | Ranged: Hold / to go into aim mode, then tap / or pull / to shoot at a manual target. | |
Description | Let the machine do the throwing, and the zombies do the catching. | |
–All prestige points listed here are halved when the weapon’s combo card is not owned and the player only has a scratch card. |
Combo card location[]
In Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record, the combo card for the Plate Launcher is unlocked after bringing both ingredients to Wallace Hertzog at the Tape It Or Die Set during the mission Tape It or Die 1.
Weapon component locations[]
Dead Rising 2 general locations of weapons needed to make the Plate Launcher:
Component | Location | Component | Location |
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Plates |
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Cement Saw |
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Case West weapon component locations[]
Case West locations of weapons needed to make the Plate Launcher:[1]
Component | Location | Specific location and instructions | Image |
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Plates | Cafeteria | The plates are located on the top shelf of the bar in the middle of the Cafeteria. | |
Cement Saw | Holding Pens maintenance room | The cement saw is found in the maintenance room in the Holding Pens area beside where "Catwalk Entrance" is written on the wall. |
Trivia[]
- The plates from the Plate Launcher are destroyed on contact.[2] The shrapnel is as lethal as the original plate, but its trajectory is very unpredictable; sometimes a single plate can slaughter 10+ zombies, sometimes the player will be lucky to kill three.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Crews, Andrew (December 28, 2010). "Dead Rising 2: Case West Weapon Combo Guide". XBLAFans.
- ↑ In items.txt, PlateLauncherPlate has
DestroyOnThrownImpact = "true"
. See Mod:List of items.