- "A steady stream of pyrotechnics create the perfect show of lights and gore!"
- —Combo card description
- For the Rocket Launcher used by psychopath Reed Wallbeck, see Rocket Launcher (World's Most Dangerous Trick).
The Rocket Launcher is a combo weapon in Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. It is created by combining rocket fireworks with a lead pipe.
They player can shoot fireworks at enemies at a relatively fast rate, clearing hordes of zombies with a short burst. The fireworks need to travel a small distance to be lethal, so the fireworks should not be fired at point blank or they will just bounce off an enemy before going off. Getting caught in an explosion causes the player to drop the weapon.
The Rocket Launcher has a small advantage over most other heavy weapons in that it has no motor that requires starting before it can be used; the player can simply pick it up and start firing.
The Rocket Launcher can be combined with a dirtbike at the combo bay to create the Bazooka Bike.
Attacks and combo card[]
Rocket Launcher combo card | ||
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Prestige points | Main: 100 PP Alternate: N/A |
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Main attack (press /) | Fire a rocket at a nearby zombie. Hold / to launch fireworks in rapid succession. | |
Description | A steady stream of pyrotechnics create the perfect show of lights and gore! | |
–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 Rocket Launcher is unlocked by defeating Roger Withers and Reed Wallbeck during the mission World's Most Dangerous Trick.
Weapon component locations[]
Dead Rising 2 general locations of weapons needed to make the Rocket Launcher:
Component | Location | Component | Location |
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Rocket Fireworks |
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Lead Pipe |
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Trivia[]
- Like the Rocket Launcher, in Off the Record, there are two Snowball Cannons: a combo weapon and a mission reward Snowball Cannon awarded for completing Snow Job.
- The weapon's firing sounds are slightly different in Off the Record.
- In the PC game file items.txt, the mission reward launcher is referred to as "FireworksBazooka".
- In Off the Record, Reed Wallbeck must be defeated in story mode to get the combo card. Defeating him in sandbox mode will not award the player with the card if they do not have it.
- The combo card could have been unlocked by looking at a poster, because an unused poster showed two police officers with rocket launchers, which matched the weapon. Is removed from the final game.(See Bazooka Bad Boyz)