Dead Rising/Weapons

There are about 250 usable weapons in the Xbox 360 game Dead Rising. This is the list we have managed to compile thus far. More contributions are necessary. Alphabetic order is preferable.

2X4
Location: North Plaza amidst the construction, atop the tall shelves in the Warehouse, Cinema 1 in Colby’s Movieland, Paradise Plaza. There is an infinite supply of 2 x4's inside Crislip's Home Saloon (L2) in North Plaza and in McHandy's Hardware (A105) in Al Fresca Plaza.

Lasts: 20 hits

A piece of Wood normally used in construction. You can find it pretty much anywhere. It's most commonly found in the North Plaza. It is a bit slow, but it's quite powerful. It breaks after a medium amount of damage has been done.

Baking Ingredients
Location: Food Court (That's a Spicy Meatball, Teresa's Oven) and several restaurants (Jill's Sandwiches, Seon's Food & Stuff)

Lasts: 10 hits

Bag of Flour

Barbell
Location: Flexin' (A104) in Al Fresca Plaza

Lasts: 50 hits

Baseball Bat
Location: Throughout the mall. Often found in trash cans, in cardboard boxes, under some trees in Leisure Park, and found in all sporting goods stores. Also lying next to the steel rack on the rooftop.

Lasts: 38 hits

Instantly recognizable as one of the classic zombie weapons, the baseball bat is effective. Frank swings it horizontally, attacking multiple foes at once. However, the bat breaks comparatively quickly.

Battle Axe
Location: Ned’s Knickknackery in Entrance Plaza behind the glass.

Lasts: 25 hits

It is very powerful and kills zombies as easily as the Katana. It is slow but has a very large range for killing multiple Zombies in less swings. It breaks after mild usage.

Bench
Location: Around the mall

Lasts: 25 hits

The bench is an excellent ramming weapon. Frank West picks up the bench by the end and charges towards the enemy like a battering ram, knocking over a large number of enemies and causing moderate damage.

Boomerang
Location: Ye Olde Toybox in Paradise Plaza, Lying under some trees in Leisure Park

Lasts: 40 hits

This weapon is a throwing weapon, however it doesn't do much damage. When you throw it watch it fly and then come back.

Bowling ball
Location: In some shops under constructions in North Plaza, Hidden in some flowers near the fountain in the Paradise Plaza, Second floor of SporTrance in Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 30 hits

This weapon can be used to smash the zombies skulls open. When thrown Frank West tosses it as though he was bowling. This weapon can be found in many sporting goods shops.

Bucket
Location: On the rooftop, in the Warehouse, in Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza, Cinema 2 in Colby’s Movieland in Paradise Plaza, Seafood section in Seon’s Food and Stuff, North Plaza, Meat section in Seon’s Food and Stuff, North Plaza

Lasts: 10 hits

Cactus
Location: Food Court

Lasts: 25 hits

Canned Food
Location: Seon’s Food and Stuff in North Plaza

Lasts: 10 hits

Canned Sauce
Location: Seon’s Food and Stuff in North Plaza

Lasts: 10 hits

Car
Get in, drive around, run over zombies.

Cardboard box
Location: Throughout the mall

Lasts: 1 hit

Cash register
Location: Throughout the mall, almost in every shop

Lasts: 30 hits

CD
Location: Entertainment Isle in Paradise Plaza, CD Crazy in North Plaza

Lasts: 30 CDs

Used like the gems with same effect (see below). The difference is that you can not attack multiple enemies with one shot.

Chainsaw
Location: In Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza, in McHandy’s Hardware in North Plaza

Lasts: 20 hits

Usually found in hardware stores, the chainsaw is petrol driven, so has to be switched on to do the terrible damage it is capable of. It runs out of petrol quickly. There are two attacks with the chainsaw, a quick swing or a brutal spin, you gain PP for every enemy you kill with the spin attack.

Chair
Location: Colombian Roastmasters in Paradise Plaza (white), That’s a Spicy Meatball in Food Court and Josh’s Jewels in Paradise Plaza (orange sofa), near the entrance to North Plaza in Wonderland Plaza (blue sofa), Chris’ Fine Foods in Food Court (green), Food Court (Brown)

Lasts: 10 hits (white, green, brown), 20 hits (orange sofa), 15 hits (blue sofa)

Cleaver
Location: Jill’s Sandwiches in Paradise Plaza, Ripper’s Blades in North Plaza, in Cardboard boxes

Lasts: 30 hits

Cooking Oil
Location: Jill’s Sandwiches in Paradise Plaza, Seon’s Food and Stuff in North Plaza

Lasts: 5 hits

Condiment
Location: Jill’s Sandwiches in Paradise Plaza, Seon’s Food and Stuff in North Plaza

Lasts: 3 hits

Condiments can be rammed into a Zombie's mouth, found in Jill's sandwich bar.

Dishes
Location: Chris’ Fine Foods in Food Court, Colombian Roastmasters in Al Fresca Plaza, Colombian Roastmasters in Paradise Plaza, Jill’s Sandwiches in Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 30 dishes

Dumbbell
Location: Flexin’ in Al Fresca Plaza

Lasts: 40 hits

It is used very similarly to the Bowling Ball. The difference is that you cannot throw it like a bowling ball. Found in the Fitness Area in the Al Fresca Plaza.

Excavator
Location: On one of the catwalks in North Plaza, Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza

Lasts: 25 hits

The Excavator is similar to the chainsaw in that it is a two handed weapon. When used Frank stabs it into the nearest thing around. The Zombie starts spinning and with that Frank is able to hit other enemies with the zombie that is spinning around on the Excavator's shaft. Found in the North Plaza.

Fence
Location: Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza

Lasts: 60 hits

Fire Axe
Location: Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza

Lasts: 25 hits

Fire Extinguisher
Location: Warehouse wall near the entrance to Paradise Plaza, Produce corner in Seon’s Food and Stuff in North Plaza, Casual girls in Wonderland Plaza

Lasts: 100%

Frying Pan
Location: Jill’s Sandwiches in Paradise Plaza, Colombian Roastmasters in Paradise Plaza, Colombian Roastmasters in Al Fresca Plaza

Lasts: 30 hits

The frying pan is used to club enemies.

Frank is a wizard in the kitchen, whipping up delicious smoothies with ease. When zombies get too close, however, Frank likes to grab a frying pan for a decent, face-smashing melee weapon. Also, put it on the stove, heat it up, and use it to melt off zombie faces for a one-hit kill (+ 100 PP).

Garbage Can
Location: Throughout the mall

Lasts: 20 hits

Gems
Location: Josh’s Jewels in Paradise Plaza, Marriage Makers in Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 10 gems

Found in jewelry stores and can be thrown with high power. It is almost impossible to kill a zombie with gems before you reach level 35 (or so) but they are still fun to throw. Smash the glass, snatch them and run

Golf Club
Location: From survivor Jeff on the rooftop at the very beginning of the game, Second floor of Sportrance in Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 30 golf balls

The golf club comes with some golf balls. Frank hits one, and a golf ball hits a targeted foe. The attacks can be powered up by depressing the attack button. This can be found in the sporting stores.

Gumball Machine
Location: In front of the Cinema Shop in Colby’s Movieland, Paradise Plaza, inside of Cinema 1 in Colby’s Movieland, Paradise Plaza, playgrounds in Wonderland Plaza

Lasts: 25 hits

It's the candy that makes this weapon so hilarious. It works just like any other heavy object in Dead Rising, but it's filled with happy colored gumballs to add that extra bit of humiliation you need to bestow upon your zombie victims. When thrown and smashed the gumballs will make the poor zombies lose their balance and fall over (and over and over). This makes it a great weapon if you want to escape or if you want a hilarious picture (extra PP)

Guitar
Location: TuneMakers in Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 40 hits

This musical instrument brings two things:  rock and pain. Make Frank wield this weapon and he'll swing around the guitar, which can cause some massive damage to a zombie. When swung, it can clear a large area in front of Frank, but unfortunately he needs a second or two to recover after whacking some zombies.

Note:  There are three types of guitars:   Bass, Acoustic and Electric. Acoustic seems to cause more damage, while Electric is a bit faster, because its recovery time is about half of the Acoustic's.

Handbag
Location: Lady About Town in Paradise Plaza; Fanfare Fashion and Contemporary Purses in Wonderland Plaza; Gromin's, J.F. Nichols, Kathy's Boutique, Ladies' Space, and Refined Class in Entrance Plaza; Brand New U in Al Fresca Plaza

Lasts: 20 hits

Hanger
Location: Clothing shops

Lasts: 5 hits

Then coat hanger can be found in some stores and can be uses in the same way as the bloody hand.

Hedge Trimmer
Location: Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza, McHandy's Hardware (A105) in Al Fresca Plaza, lying beside some flowers in Leisure Park

Lasts: 20 hits

Hockey Stick
Location: ShootingStar Sporting Goods in Entrance Plaza

Lasts: 30 hockey pucks

Hunk of Meat
Location: All around the mall

Lasts: 3 hits

When you see a zombie eating a hand, kick him and pick it up as he drops it. Now you can jam it into his mouth and prevent him from biting you. It is a VERY weak weapon but fun to watch.

Hunting Knife
Location: Ripper’s Blade in North Plaza, yellow-shirted zombies around the mall, in garbage cans

Lasts: 30 hits

The Hunting Knife is used with highly effective swipes. The weapon is effective, but with short 'killing distance', leaving Frank prone to being surrounded. These are common items found easily in every area. They are most commonly found in the hands of yellow Trench Coat zombies (Formerly Cultists) or on the living members of same.

Katana
Location: Ripper’s Blade in North Plaza, in Cardboard boxes, Ned’s Knickknackery (Entrance Plaza), On top of the orange ledge below Colombian Roastmasters in Paradise Plaza.

Lasts: 20 hits

This weapon is found in the "Paradise" Plaza or in the Antiques shop. For the "paradise" plaza, you find it by jumping off the ledge near the Orange Juice stand in the Food Court of the Plaza. (Columbian Roastmasters) It is a very quick and effective weapon. It breaks quickly. Although this breaks quickly it always respawns in the same place and is one of the most effective weapons in the game. Be sure to have this in the boss fights. You'll want some guns too for head shots.

King Salmon
Location: Swimming in the Leisure Park pond, Seafood in Seon’s Food and Stuff, North Plaza

Lasts: 2 hits

A big salmon fish

Lawn Mower
Location: Near the entrance to the Food Court in Leisure Park, Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza

Lasts: 75 hits

Grab this lawn utility out in the courtyard and go to town. Zombies are slow and stupid enough to just stand around while you mow them to a bloody pulp. You can either slowly drive it over them or you may pick it up and shove it onto there head to make an explosion of blood, awesome. As a bonus, you're adding some fertilizer to the grass to make sure it grows tall and green. Now you can save yourself and the environment.

Lead pipe
Location: Warehouse floor, Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza, McHandy’s Hardware in Al Fresca Plaza, Several places in North Plaza, in Cardboard boxes

Lasts: 20 hits

The lead pipe is fairly slow but deadly. It kills in one blow and is therefore very similar to the 2X4

Lipstick Prop
Location: Beautification Kiosk in Wonderland Plaza, Estelle’s Fine-Lady Cosmetics in Entrance Plaza

Lasts: 34 hits

Machete
Location: Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza

To get the machete, Frank needs to beat psychopath Cliff in Crislip’s Home Saloon, North Plaza.

Mailbox
Location: Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza

Lasts: 4 hits

Mailbox Post
Location: Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza

Lasts: 25 hits

Obtain by breaking mailbox

Mannequin
Location: In empty stores in North Plaza, Warehouse, Cinema 1 in Colby’s Movieland, Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 6 hits (Mannequin) 40 hits (Mannequin arm and torso) 34 hits (Mannequin leg)

Both male and female mannequins

Meat Cleaver
Location: Meat Processing Area, Maintenance Tunnels

Lasts: 30 hits

Mega Buster toy
Location: Cinema Shop in Colby’s Movieland, Paradise Plaza; cardboard boxes

Lasts: 30 Balls

The Mega Buster is a toy that is found at Movie Land. It shoots out small yellow balls and is a weak weapon. It is a toy version of Mega Man's Mega Buster (Which is an unlockable weapon. See Below).

Molotov Cocktail
Location: From Paul in the Security Room

Lasts: 1 hit

Nail Gun
Location: All around North Plaza; Crislip’s Home Saloon, North Plaza

Lasts: 60 rounds

The nail gun is the weakest gun in the game however does still pack a little punch killing zombies with about 3 shots.

Nightstick
Location: 25 hits

Lasts: From police zombies around the mall

Novelty Mask (Smiley Face)
Location: Child’s Play in Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 10 hits

Novelty Mask (Horse)
Location: Ye Olde Toybox in Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 10 hits

Novelty Mask (Bear)
Location: Ye Olde Toybox in Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 10 hits

Novelty Mask (Goblin)
Location: Children's Castle in Entrance Plaza

Lasts: 10 hits

Also called the imp mask

Oil Bucket
Location: Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza

Lasts: 35 hits

Parasol
See Umbrella

Paint Can
Location: All around North Plaza, Warehouse, Crislip’s Home Saloon in North Plaza, McHandy’s Hardware in Al Fresca Plaza, Cinema 5 in Colby’s Movieland, Paradise Plaza

Lasts: 30 hits

Painting
Location: Wonderland Plaza (female), Cinema 3 in Colby’s Movieland, Paradise Plaza; Beautification in Wonderland Plaza (fruits);

Lasts: 4 hits

Perfume Prop
Location: Beautification in Wonderland Plaza

Lasts: 34 hits

Pet Food
Location: Seon’s Food and Stuff

Lasts: 30 hits

Pickaxe
Location: Sports High in Entrance Plaza

Lasts: 30 hits

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A weapon very similar to gems and CDs. Comes in a box of 12, and can be thrown individually at one zombie at a time. Sometimes ricochets off of one zombie to peg another. Caution:  Do not open pop can after being thrown. Results can be, well, sticky.

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A medium-sized weapon that Frank holds with two hands. Usually kills zombies, but can just knock them over. Can be also thrown for a lot of damage. Breaks quickly, compared to other heavier weapons.

Propane Tank
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This weapon is probably the most explosive in the game. Not meant to be picked up and used as a physical weapon, since it is incredibly slow, and does little damage. Meant to be picked up and moved around, then placed or thrown into an advantageous spot, where you can then whip out a gun and shoot the tank, causing it to explode, causing massive damage in a large radius. Excessive physical attacks may cause the tank to explode, so take caution of lunging zombies, and the bullets of the Special Forces.

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Showerhead
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When you first see the showerhead on the ground, you may pass it up for a lead pipe or a baseball bat. You'd be missing out on one of the greatest death animations in the game. Slam this baby onto a zombie's noggin and watch the blood spout out.

Try the warehouse first.

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Sickle
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As it turns out, the Grim Reaper's tool is great for use against the undead as well as the living. No self-respecting zombie killer would go without this long reaching weapon. Grab a zombie by the head and pull them in for the kill or just swing it around and take off some legs, either way you're going to end up with fantastic results.

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Who knew that a skateboard had the power of a car? I didn't! The skateboard is a simple weapon/tool, just jump on and ride around. It's great for getting out of a crowd, or if you have to get around quickly. It's relatively fast, and usually it's a one-hit kill if you run head-on with a zombie. It doesn't run out quickly when you're riding, but if you're mowing down zombies you can kill about 5 before the board busts.

Gnarly, bra!

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Sledgehammer
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Make a horizontal swing by holding the attack key or make a powerful skull cracking vertical smash. If used right the sledge hammer is extremely deadly but can take a while to master. Found in hardware stores, on top the warehouse shelves and (if you are lucky) in the kiosk in movieland. Try McHandy's Hardware shop

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Similar to Tasers. Frank can kill a zombie in a single zap, but the battery lasts for approximately 33 kills. Useful to give to survivors.

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TV
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Both HD and Plasma. There is nothing special about the TV. It's a heavy and deadly weapon

Umbrella
Location: Near the escalators in Entrance Plaza, in front of Colombian Roastmasters in Al Fresca Plaza

Lasts: 40 hits

Great weapon for knocking over zombies. There is an achievement for knocking over 30 zombies with this.

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In Seon's Food and Stuff (L3) after defeating Steven the psycho in case 2-3 "Medicine Run."

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Weapons used by the Special Forces that have been sent to clear out the mall. It contains 150 rounds. The assault rifle is easily the best firearm in the game, and really one of the better weapons over all. Its magazine contains 150 rounds which is more than any other gun and it only takes one burst of three or four rounds to kill a zombie and roughly 30 rounds to kill one of the Special Forces soldiers. However, you shouldn't try to use this weapon against the Special Forces soldiers if you are on the same level as them as their fire will stun you and make it hard for you to shoot back. The easiest way to kill them is to rush one with a powerful weapon like the battle ax, katana etc, kill him, take his rifle, then climb ontop of something high enough that they cannot return fire and shoot the reinforcements as they arrive; for example, the Lego building with the SMG atop it in Wonderland Plaza works well for this, as do the tops of the shelves in the warehouse. There is an acheivement for not missing with an assault rifle, which is easily done by shooting all of the bullets into a carcass in the meat processing room.

Chainsaw, small (Adam the clown)
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If Adam the clown disappointed his family with his choice of career, he didn't disappoint us with his choice of weaponry. His mini chainsaws do maximum damage against other psychopaths and slice limbs like butter. This is the strongest weapon in the game(aside from the unlockable rmb). It also lasts longer. This item is respawnable in the same area. This item is one of the only ones that can be strengthened three times as much (When picking up three types of magazines. They are the Entertainment magazine, the Engineering Magazine, and the Criminal Biography Magazine. With these three in effect the player can kill over 3,000 zombies).

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The Handgun is the first firearm you get in the game (That's if the player missed getting the shotgun in the beginning of the game). It doesn't have much stopping power and has 30 shots. It is useful for taking out single Zombies or Early bosses. It is found in many places. They can be found in the "Huntin Shack", in Garbage Cans, and a majority of the police zombies carry guns which they drop if attacked (Although it is not necessary to kill them. You only have to hit them, or bump into them).

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This M2 Browning machine gun is mounted on the back of a Military Humvee, stolen by escaped Convicts. It is possible for Frank to pry the weapon from the vehicle and use it himself, although it is so big it cannot be stored in the inventory and movement is restricted. It contains 200 rounds.

Laser Sword
Lasts: 300 hits

Unlocked by getting the 5-Day Survivor Achievement in “Infinite Mode”. Appears in the security room.

Mega Buster (Real)
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The real Mega Buster is the most powerful weapon in the game. It is unlocked after doing the "Zombie Genocider" Achievement (Where you must kill 53,594 Zombies), beating the game, and saving. It is found in the same room as all the other unlockable clothing and items are, lying on the ground. It can easily take care of bosses and enemies. It has 300 shots, and every time the player runs out of bullets it respawns in the same area.

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The Shotgun is a powerful gun as most would know it. When it shoots it can take out several enemies because of it's range. But as it is powerful at close range, it is considerably weaker if shooting at enemies from afar. The Shotgun is one of the best guns to have around as it can take out many zombies easily making it useful in escaping or clearing a path. They can be found at the "Huntin' Shack" in the North Plaza.

The shotgun can also be found at the start of the game in the middle of a large group of zombies eating from one of the corpses near the center of the Entrance Plaza, just after the mall gets overrun and the mission is to get up the stairs to safety. It appears to be a standard Civilian/Police Issue Shotgun.

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The Sniper Rifle is a useful weapon for taking out bosses. Like most Sniper Rifles the gun is good at long distances. Although the gun is preferred for bosses rather than Zombies. The reason being that zombies are quite easy to kill with any weapon, whereas the Sniper Rifle only shoots one bullet at a time. It is not useful for clearing crowds of zombies thus it is often best to save the snipers for the bosses that need many strong hits to take down. Max of 30 bullets

Submachine Gun
Lasts:  100 bullets

This weapon is rare to find, as it is placed in high and difficult to reach places. This weapon has a medium amount of power and kills easily. It is very fast.

Al Fresca Plaza Submerged in the fountain along with a Dumbell.

Entrance Plaza The Submachine Gun is hidden in a palm tree in the southwest. Stand near the railing next to the palm tree and perform Frank's Somersault Kick move (while standing still, press A then quickly press X) to get on top of the railing. While on the railing, step back one step so that Frank turns then jump to the palm tree in the distance. Frank will grab onto the side of the palm tree. One of the palm trees has three Grapefruits and one of them has the Submachine Gun on top. Jump to the slim platform that the columns below are connected to in order to reach the other palm trees.

Food Court Jump on the railing to the left side of the Italian mascot/sign near the south entrance to Chris' Fine Foods. Jump to the platform with the Italian mascot/sign the gun is in front of the Italian mascot on top of the "C".

Leisure Park Walk to the far northwest of Leisure Park, to the right of the entrance to the parking lot, and look for the largest tree in that area - which is the middle tree. Look up into the tree to see a Submachine Gun lying on the lowest branch. Toss an item at the Submachine Gun to make it fall down.

Maintenance Tunnel Go to the middle dead end tunnel and enter the warehouse of the Maintenance Tunnel and you will find the gun behind some metal drums. This is also where you get the Maintenance Tunnel Key and where Brad and Carlito will fight in Case 7-2.

Paradise Plaza Jump from the right staircase to the blue awning above Kid's Choice Clothing. Follow the blue awning all the way around to the very end. You'll run past a Cardboard box, Bear, and Orange Juice. The Submachine Gun will be at the very end.

Wonderland Plaza Ride the Space Rider ride. Jump off onto the roof of the north playhouse in the playground area. You have to jump fairly soon after getting on the ride.