Dr. Newcenstein's Ultimate Dead Rising Infinite Mode Survival Guide for getting 17 Days 7 Hours


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NOTE: A4LG currently has the lead with 17 Days 7 Hours 00 Minutes. Congratulations! I'm not giving up, though. At first I said this was the final version of this Guide, but as long as people keep coming up with more time, I'll keep updating the Guide (if I can ever figure out how they got more time)

This Guide contains the Strategy I used to get my current record of 17 Days 5 Hours 3 Minutes, which had a Target Time of 17 Days 6 Hours 30 Minutes (yes, I took damage after Day 8).

NOTE 2: This Guide has been updated with MicroPlanetman's strategy for Brad and Jeff on Day 8.


This is a Master Level Guide. I do not recommend you try
this until you have at least gotten more than 7 Day Survivor, because the
hardest part of this event is surviving the boredom that follows Day 8.



This Guide has several important requirements:


Day 1


When the game loads and you start in the Security Room, grab the MegaBuster and
head for Entrance Plaza to face Paul.
He is at the far opposite end of the upper level, so you need to stand in front
of the Giant Bee clock to shoot him.
You can see his nametag down at the far end, which will disappear to the Right
of the screen as he moves to one side.
Stand to the right of the pillar on the right side of the balcony so you can
sight down the length of the balcony on the right side, and aim for the bottom
edge of his nametag.
Keep firing, because there are about 50-60 zombies between you. When you see his
life drop completely, go to The Sinister Read for the Health 2 book, and listen
for Paul's remote control bomb cars.
If you see one, shoot it before it gets too close. You cannot afford to take a
lot of damage if you expect to get 17 Days.

Once it's clear, blast your way through the crowd on the upper right side to get
to Paul.
When you have his food (Steak, OJ, Squash), go back for another MegaBuster if
you have less than 200 shots left.

Your next stop is the Warehouse, where you want to get Susan's Cookies. These
are a little insurance for you, but Susan is not a required stop.

TIP: There are several places throughout this Guide
where you will be able to make up health losses from taking damage.
There are also times when you can get someone that is not a Target to give
yourself a Time Bonus: eating their food 15 minutes after the hour will give you
a 15 minute Time Bonus at the next Scheduled Eating Time.
The times stated in this Guide will not include those Time Bonuses except where
specifically stated.


Now you're going to Wonderland Plaza for the Health 1 book at Sir Book-A-Lot,
and Carlito in Food Court.
Take the shortcut in the Paradise Plaza women's restroom to Wonderland Plaza.
When you get to Wonderland, blast your way to the staircase to the LEFT of the
restroom under the balcony (not the one down on the end near North Plaza).
Once you have the book, go back down the stairs to get to Food Court.

Once you're in Food Court, climb the wall into That's A Spicy Meatball! and
move to the stairs at the side entrance, closest to the doors leading to
Leisure Park.
Stand behind the lowest pillar just so you can see Carlito and blast him. One
hit and he's down.
Climb up the crates in the center at the top of the stairs to get his food.


NOTE: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT FOOD MAY LAND IN AN
UNREACHABLE SPOT WHEN IT EJECTS FROM THE BOXES. On occasion, Carlito's Steak has
landed just on the other side of the railing, but did not fall to the floor.
This made it impossible to retrieve. If this happens, you will have to restart,
since there is no one else available on Day 1 to make up this food.
On most other days, there will be someone available.


Now that you've got Carlito's food, head through Wonderland to North Plaza.
When you get to Wonderland, go up the stairs by Sir Book-A-Lot, then take the
bridge across towards The Lens Zen, and the back passage beyond that to get to
North Plaza and the Survival Book in the empty store next to Crislip's Home
Saloon.

Now you've got all 3 books, some food, and a weapon, and it should be nearly 2AM.

Now head out to Leisure Park to face the Hall Family.
Once outside, run along the right wall to get to the red car in the Parking Area.
Don't stop to fire at the Halls, they can hit you before you can even focus on
them.
Once you've got the red car, run the Hall Family over with it. Once they're dead,
drive past their boxes to open them, then park near the Red Roof picnic area.

Climb up on the roof and drop the 3 books, and all the food EXCEPT the squash
(alternatively, you can eat Susan's Cookies and Paul's Squash before dropping
the books, since you should be ready to eat by now).

Once you have 10 free item slots, pick up all the Hall Family's food and one
Sniper Rifle (you can get them all if you want to snipe zombies to pass the time).
Drop their food on the roof except for the oranges (they roll), and pick up the
3 books.

Assuming you've eaten Susan's Cookies and Paul's Squash already, your inventory
should now look something like this:
You're in a safe spot and can rearrange your inventory to suit your playing
style (I like to keep the next item I'm going to eat right next to the MB, so
I can get to it quickly).

TIP: Throughout this Guide, you will see items named
for who they came from, such as Steak(P) to indicate the Well Done Steak
obtained from Paul. Since you will eventually have 3 Steaks from at least 3
different appearances of Carlito, these will be named Steak(C) or Steak(C1),
Steak(C2), Steak(C3), or Steak(TC) for "Truck Carlito" (found in the Maintenance
Tunnels from Day 1 - Day 4).
As well, the Hall Family are Roger, Jack, and Thomas, so their food items will
be named for each of them.

Use the Sniper Rifle to check the time on the clock tower, it should be about
3AM, and you should be 1 hour (3 blocks) down. Eat Cookies(R) to fill up, then
Cookies(J) to fill up an hour from now.
You should eat the smaller, 1 hour items first, since it takes more of them to
fill you up, so eating the Cookies first means you aren't leaving behind a 4-hour
item to get to someone else on time.

To make a long story short, you'll eat all 3 Cookies and 2 Oranges before leaving
Leisure Park, so keep an eye on the clock and your Life.

Now it's about 9AM and you're ready to move on. Make sure you're carrying all
the food.
    Inventory
  1. MB
  2. H1
  3. H2
  4. Survival
  5. Orange(T)
  6. Yogurt
  7. OJ
  8. Pizza(R)
  9. Pizza(J)
  10. Pizza(T)
  11. Steak(P1)
  12. Steak(C1)
From here on, Health1 will be referred to as H1, Health2
as H2, the MegaBuster as MB, and the Survival Book as Survival.

Your next target is Larry in the Meat Processing Area (Butcher Shop), but first
you're going to need the Laser Sword, since it kills him in 2 hits.
If the red car wasn't broken, use it to clear the doors to Paradise Plaza,
otherwise clear yourself a way to the doors.

Once inside, you'll see Dana in Kid's Choice Clothing. Ignore her.

Get the Laser Sword, then head back down to Paradise Plaza. Take the Paradise
Plaza Maintenance Tunnel Door by the restrooms to get to the white car.
Take the elevator down rather than blasting your way down the stairs, because
Truck Carlito is on the way. Taking the elevator clears out the zombies from
the stairwell.

Hop in the car and avoid a head-on collision with Carlito's truck, then race to
the Butcher Shop via the shortest possible route (check the map if you have to).
As soon as you get there, circle around the crowd so that the driver's door is
right next to the Butcher Shop Door - this way you don't waste time getting
hurt in the crowd.

As soon as the Loading Screen comes up, push Right and the X button, because
Larry will be on your right as soon as the screen loads. You HAVE to get him
before he gets you, and before he gets away. Remember, this room is always
loaded with zombies, so you don't have time to fight Larry. You only have enough
time to kill him with 2 hits, because he'll murder you with slabs of meat or his
giant cleaver.

Once he's dead, clear the room of zombies with the Laser Sword, then stand near
the door with Larry's food.

Eat Orange(T) at 11AM, and take Larry's Orange.
Eat the Yogurt at 1PM, and take Larry's Yogurt.
Eat Larry's Orange at 3PM and take the Spitfire, then head back for another
MegaBuster.

If you've taken damage, or are otherwise not on schedule, or if you need to eat
something to get a few minutes ahead, get Dana in Paradise Plaza to make up
your time. Her Thawed Veggies are worth 1 Hour, so if all you need is 20 minutes
or so, go ahead and eat them at the appropriate time.

Now that you're in the Security Room getting a new MegaBuster, you're going to
wait around here till about 7PM, and eat one 4-hour item. I suggest the OJ, it's
quite refreshing.

Your next target is Adam in Wonderland.

Head out via the rooftop and through the Warehouse, into Paradise Plaza, and take
the restroom shortcut.
As you come into Wonderland, climb on top of the Fine Cut booth and aim towards
the Play Park. You'll see Adam coming through the crowd, and may be able to get
a few shots on him before he gets to you. It may take a few minutes for him to
get to you, but as long as it's 7PM or later, keep aiming towards the Space
Rider - he'll be there eventually. If one hour of your Life ticks down and
he doesn't show, take the restroom shortcut back and then come right back
to Wonderland - the game may be "stuck".

As long as you stay on the roof, he cannot get you. You might have to get near
the edge so you can aim down on him, and he'll block most of your shots but still
take damage. Just remember to kill him before the zombies do! Clear them out if
you have to.

Once he's dead, drop 5 items on the roof and hop down for his food and 2
chainsaws. You will NOT be keeping the small chainsaws! Run around with them if
you want to kill time and save MegaBuster shots, but you will not be keeping
them.

Eat Adam's Japanese Radish at 8PM, then the Yogurt at 10PM.
Take Adam's Untouchable and Pizza(A) and head back for another MegaBuster.

    Inventory
  1. MB
  2. H1
  3. H2
  4. Survival
  5. Pizza(R)
  6. Pizza(J)
  7. Pizza(T)
  8. Pizza(A)
  9. Steak(P1)
  10. Steak(C1)
  11. Untouchable
  12. Spitfire

Day 2


Your first target today Is Carlito in Entrance Plaza.
Like Paul, he's down at the far end, but this time instead of standing near the
clock, you'll need to stand behind the pillar on the right side of the upper
level near Robsaka Digital.
Clear the zombies from the area using the Auto-Aim feature. Remember, they're
coming up the stairs behind you as well, so just point Frank in that direction
but NOT the camera, and fire away.

Aim for Carlito's name tag and blast away. He's moving towards you, and may make
it halfway to you before you kill him, so keep blasting, and remember to clear
any encroaching zombies using the Auto-Aim feature.

Once he's down, go up and make sure you got him and not the zombies. If they got
him, you don't get the food, so you'll probably have to restart, because
there's no one else you can get to make it up.

We'll assume you got him.

Drop 3 items in Ned's Knicknackery and gather his food, then camp in Ned's.

Eat his Corn and Snacks as soon as you get them, because you'll already be 2
hours down.
Eat Pizza(R) at 4AM, and you should have all the food in your inventory.

Go back for another MegaBuster, then head out to the Rooftop.

Mindy is out here, but you don't need her food. Kill her to avoid her killing
you. Eat her Orange if you took damage in Entrance Plaza, or if you need the
bonus.

Go into Paradise Plaza, then head for Al Fresca through Entrance Plaza to get
Isabela.
As soon as you get in Al Fresca, head for the fountain. The zombies surrounding
the fountain should provide cover from Isabela's gunfire, but a few shots may
still get through, so you should try to get her as quickly as possible, but
DO NOT leave the fountain until she's dead.

Isabela will ride back and forth around the fountain trying to make you waste ammo.
She will stop at each of the 4 sides where the steps are and shoot at you. If you
can clear the zombies from one or two sets of stairs you'll leave yourself open,
but you'll also have a clear shot at her. If you can hit her with two shots from the
MegaBuster, she's dead.

Once she's down, clear the zombies away from the fountain, drop 4 items in the
fountain, and gather her food and her Shotgun. If you can grab a Queen, do it.

Eat her Cookies at 5AM, her Milk at 9AM, and Pizza(J) at 1PM.

    Inventory
  1. MB
  2. H1
  3. H2
  4. Survival
  5. Pizza(T)
  6. Pizza(A)
  7. Steak(P1)
  8. Steak(C1)
  9. Steak(C2)
  10. Untouchable
  11. Spitfire
  12. Energizer
At 1PM, if you've got a Queen, throw it towards the doors to Entrance Plaza to
make a hole in the crowd, and go for another MegaBuster.

Come back down to Paradise Plaza and get Tad in Marriage Makers.
Eat his Cheese at 3PM, then head for Rich in Food Court. Eat his Milk at 7PM.
You could get Cliff in Crislip's, but it's a lot more work for the same
amount of food-time (6 hours). Cliff gives a Randomizer, but if you get the
wrong "roll", you'll have to put up with stomach cramps for about an hour.
If you get the right "roll", you could come up with an Energizer, which could
increase your final time.

After you drink Rich's Milk, head back to the Security Room. Jo is on the
rooftop, so when you come out from the Warehouse, watch for her. Blast her
and drop 3 items on the ledge near the air duct, then gather her food.

Eat her Lettuce at 8PM, her Melon at 10PM, then trade the Megabuster for her
Zombait and enter the Security Room (Don't forget to pick up your food!)




Day 3


Eat the Zombait at 2AM, then duck out onto the roof, then back in to trigger
Greg in the Security Room if you need a time bonus.
If you don't need it, hang around in the Security Room and eat Pizza(T) at 6AM.

Wait an hour and go to the Warehouse to get Beth at 7AM. You'll have one empty
slot, but I'd suggest you eat her Japanese Radish when you get it and try to get
a Queen.

Head into Paradise Plaza to face Kent.
If you did get a Queen, bust it on the stairs in front of Kid's Choice Clothing
and jump to the blue ledge, then turn and face Kent quickly.

If you're a good shot, you can take him down before he gets too close. If you
miss him, he'll stay under the ledge and get killed by zombies.

If he gets past you, inch to the edge of the blue ledge over the stairs and he'll
run up there and try to shoot you, so you've got to nail him quickly.

Once he's down, drop 3 items and gather his food on the ledge.

Eat his Pie at 8AM, his Creamer at Noon, Pizza(A) at 4PM, and Steak(P1) at
8PM.

Now you should have 2 empty slots.

Your next target is Cletus in the Huntin Shack in North Plaza.

Drop everything in the Survival Book room next to Crislip's, then go get
Cletus. Once he's down, take his food and the shotguns to blast your way out,
then head back to the Survival Book room and camp out.

Eat his Grapefruit at 10PM, and take his Wine and Steak(Cle), then head for
Wonderland Plaza for Sean.

Take the back passage to Wonderland so you come out on the bridge between
The Lens Zen and Sir Book-A-Lot. Clear the zombies and wait for Sean to get in
range, then blast him till he's dead.

Eat his Corn at 11PM, and that leads to Day 4.


Day 4


Eat the Cheese at 1AM, and the Wine at 5AM.

    Inventory
  1. MB
  2. H1
  3. H2
  4. Survival
  5. Steak(K)
  6. Steak(Cle)
  7. Spitfire
  8. Steak(C1)
  9. Steak(C2)
  10. Untouchable
  11. Quickstep
  12. Energizer

Next, head for Steven in Food Court.
Once he's down, drop 3 items on the balcony where Rich and Carlito were earlier
and gather Steven's food.

Eat the Zucchini at 6AM, the Milk at 10AM, and the Nectar at 2PM, then head for
Ross in Paradise Plaza.

Eat his OJ at 6PM, then head down into the Maintenance Tunnels for Truck Carlito.

When you enter the Maintenance Tunnel, take the elevator down again to clear out
the zombies in the stairwell.

Step out into the Tunnels and watch for Truck Carlito. When he gets in range,
blast him. When his life is halfway down he'll try to flee, but if you can kill
him while the truck is moving and before he does flee, you'll be much happier.
When he runs away, he gives the zombies time to pile up around you. If you kill
him at a dead stop, his Steak will invariably land on top of the truck and not
come down - you'll have to take the white car to the other truck and ram his
truck to get it down, but as soon as you leave the area fills with zombies.
So it's far better to get him quickly.

Alternatively, the Steak may land on the windshield of the truck, or the hood.
If this happens, it will slowly slide down until it falls to the ground.
You may be able to dislodge it with the White Car instead of having to go all
the way to the other truck.

Once he's dead, go into the stairwell and drop 3 items on the landing, then get his food.
Go up the stairs a bit further and drop 3 items, then back down to get the
first 3 items and bring them upstairs. You'll have to camp in the hallway for a
bit, but as long as you're in the hall near the door to Paradise Plaza, you should be safe.
I've never had any zombies come up the steps and get me, but you never know.

Eat Carlito's Snack at 7PM, the Cabbage at 8PM, and Steak(TC) at Midnight Day 5.


Day 5


Start the day by getting a new MegaBuster, then head for Simone in Entrance
Plaza. Eat her Milk at 4AM, then head to the Helipad for Todd.
Note the Security Room and the hallway will be filled with zombies.
Eat Todd's Thawed Veggies at 5AM, then head down to the Security Room.
Eat Steak(K1) at 9AM, then duck out to the Rooftop and back in to trigger Chris'
appearance in the Security Room.

Once he's dead, take his Melon and go to the Warehouse to get Natalie.
Eat her Corn at 10AM, then go get Yuu in the Butcher Shop.
Eat his Cabbage at 11AM, then head back to Movieland for Heather.
Eat her Baguette at Noon, then head for a new MegaBuster.



It is highly possible that when Chris' Melon pops out of
the box it will either land behind the small box attached to the wall or roll
between the green couch and the wall.
If this happens, you're screwed. You'll have to finish the rest of the day as
normal, and find someone to make it up on Day 6. I recommend Burt.
He'll be on the Helipad in the morning, and he has a Coffee Creamer, which
should be more than enough to cover any Time Losses you may encounter. You
won't actually NEED Chris' Melon until Day 6 anyway, but it's a pain to make a
special trip for Burt later, though you'll probably be going back for another
MegaBuster anyway. Still, it sucks.
Camp in the Security Room and eat Steak(Cle) at 4PM and the Quickstep at 8PM.

Now head for Crislip's Home Saloon, where Zombie Barnaby is waiting.

You've got 2 empty slots, so once he's down and the area is clear, drop the
Survival Book to take his 3 food items (Apple, Spoiled Meat, Rotten Pizza),
then head back into North Plaza to the Survival Book room.

Drop Barnaby's food in here, take the Survival book, and free up 2 inventory
slots. Go towards Huntin Shack to get Brett.

He might be in one of the empty rooms off the hallway, or he might be in the
hallway itself. If he's in the hall, and you come running around that last
corner, you could get a face full of shotgun, so peek around the corner first.

Once he's down, take his Pizza(Brt) and Shotgun, then blast your way back to the
Survival Book room.

Eat the Apple at 10PM, and the Spoiled Meat at 11PM.

When the cramps wear off, head for Lilly in Paradise Plaza. She's upstairs
at Tucci's Of Rome.

Blast her and wait till Day 6.


Day 6


Eat the Rotten Pizza at Midnight, and eat Lilly's Melon at 2AM, then head for
Kent in the Warehouse.


The easiest way I've found to kill him here is to stand in the long part of the
hallway nearest the door to Paradise Plaza and fire into the larger room. He'll
come around the corner and run right into a stream of fire, and should go down
without you taking damage.

Once he's dead, drop 3 items on the top of the shelf with the 3 barrels and
gather his food there.
Eat his Pie at 3AM, drop H1 and take his Creamer, then head for Jo in
Wonderland Plaza.
She's in the same store she was in for the Above The Law Scoop.

Before you face her, drop 4 items on the top of the bookshelf nearest the clock
in Sir Book-A-Lot, then take her down.
Once she's dead, take her food back to Sir Book-A-Lot and grab H1 off the shelf
as you go in, then camp on the shelf.

Eat the Creamer at 7AM, the Lettuce at 8AM, the Melon at 10AM, Chris' Melon at
Noon, and then take the shortcut back to Paradise Plaza to get a new MegaBuster.

Go back to North Plaza through Leisure Park to get Larry. He's down by the back
passage, between the barricades, but he'll move towards you. Stand behind the
Cherub fountain and fire at him until he's dead, then drop 4 items in the
Survival Book room and collect his food and Cleaver. Camp in the Survival Book
room.

Eat the Orange at 2PM, the Yogurt at 4PM, and drop H2 to take the Spitfire2 so
you can get to the Hall Family in Entrance Plaza in time.

Get a new MegaBuster and come into Entrance Plaza from the Security Room.

They are all on the upper level. Roger Hall is in front of the clock, and Jack
and Thomas are farther down.

Hide behind a pillar and quickly take out Roger, then stand where you did for
Carlito on Day 2 to get Jack.
You may have to chase Thomas, as he ducks into a store across from Ned's
Knicknackery if he takes too much damage.

Once they're all dead, drop all but the Megabuster in Ned's, then round up their
food and Health 2 from The Sinister Read, then lock yourself in Ned's.

You're going to be here a while.

At this point, your inventory should look like this:

  1. MB
  2. H1
  3. H2
  4. Survival
  5. Spitfire
  6. Steak(C1)
  7. Steak(C2)
  8. Untouchable
  9. Steak(K2)
  10. Spitfire2
  11. Zombait
  12. Pizza(Brt)
  13. Energizer, 3xPizza, 3xOrange, 3xCookies on floor

eat Zombait 8PM
eat Cookies(R) 9PM
eat Cookies(J) 10PM
eat Cookies(T) 11PM




Day 7


eat Orange(R) 1AM
eat Orange(J) 3AM
eat Orange(T) 5AM
eat Pizza(R) 9AM
eat Pizza(J) 1PM
eat Pizza(T) 5PM

See, I told ya you'd be here a while.

Go get a new MegaBuster. Sophie can be heard being beat down by zombies.
Ignore her unless you need the Time Bonus.

Go back to Entrance Plaza to get Carlito. This time, he's in front of the clock
where Roger was yesterday.
Blast him, then gather his food on the first bookshelf behind the clock in
The Sinister Read.
DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON TOP OF THE BOOKSHELF AT THE
BACK OF THE ROOM IN THE RIGHT CORNER.
IT HAS A HOLE IN IT AND THINGS FALL THROUGH.

Eat the Snack at 6PM. Eat the Corn at 7PM. Drop H1 for Steak(C3), get a new MegaBuster, then head for Paradise Plaza.

Zombie Jessie will be on the ledge in front of the vent into the Security Room.
DO NOT KILL HER!
Try to run past her and jump to the roof. If you take damage here, don't
worry about it, you're about to reset your eating time anyway, and you should
end up with an hour to spare.

Head for Paradise Plaza through the Warehouse. You're going to North Plaza via
Wonderland for Isabela's 2nd Energizer.
You'll have to take the back stairs to get to the rear passage from Wonderland
to North Plaza, so come out of the restroom and take a Left.

Ignore Paul for now, you'll get him later.

Once you cross into North Plaza, duck back to Wonderland if the area is loaded with zombies,
then come right back.
Sometimes the game clears the area for you when you do this.

Clear whatever zombies are behind you and in front of you so you can focus on Isabela.

When you see her coming, aim for her nametag and blast her. 2 Shots is all it takes, but you still
have to dodge her motorcycle if she falls off.
If you take damage, eat her Milk and Cookies to make up for it.

Trade H1 for her Energizer and head for Wonderland.


When you get to Wonderland, take the lower staircase down to the floor level, then climb on top
of the Beautification kiosk to get Paul.

Once he's dead and his cars are all blown up, drop 2 food items in the restroom
and collect Paul's Steak(P2) and OJ.

Head for Sir Book-A-Lot and get on the bookshelf nearest the
clock behind the cash register.

Watch the clock and eat the Untouchable at exactly 10:36PM. Take Paul's
Steak(P2), and gather your 2 food items in the restroom.
You'll have to drop the MegaBuster here to take the food.
Head back to Paradise Plaza.

Your inventory should look like this:
  1. OJ
  2. Steak(C3)
  3. Energizer
  4. Survival
  5. Spitfire1
  6. Steak(C1)
  7. Steak(C2)
  8. Energizer2
  9. Steak(K2)
  10. Steak(P2)
  11. Spitfire2
  12. Pizza(Brt)
You have to get to Brock with 11 4-hour food items and the Survival Book to get
17 Days 7 Hours.

The Untouchable effect should last you until you get into the Warehouse, so don't
stop for anything. You don't have to fight, just run through the crowds. It
should wear off just as you reach the rack, so jump through the crowd that
guards the rack, as you might be vulnerable if the "Untouchable" indicator is blinking.

Now you're on the rooftop. You are unarmed, and the Untouchable has worn off.

You need to get Zombie Jessie.

She's still on the ledge by the vent, so run up to the corner and grab a Soccer Ball
and clear the crowd.

There is the possibility that the game arranged the zombies so there's a gap you
can weave through to get to the ledge without fighting. It happened to me, but
it's a random thing so don't plan on it.
Grab the baseball bat by the metal shelf and start clearing zombies.

Jessie will most likely fall off the ledge, so get to her as quickly as you can
but don't take any damage if you can.

Once she's down and her box appears, hop on the ledge and drop an item to reclaim
what you dropped to take the the soccer ball and baseball bat.

If you didn't get hurt doing all that, eat Jessie's apple when you are 4 Life
blocks down, which will be 11:56PM.

Make sure you've got all your stuff (especially the Survival Book), and head into
the Security Room.


There is absolutely NO TIME to clear the room with a weapon, so just plow through
the Security Room and the back area leading to the Helipad, using the Football Tackle
and Roundhouse follow-up.

You have to do this quickly, because Brock leaves at Midnight, and
it was already 11:56PM when you got here. 15 real seconds will be 3 minutes,
so you will get to him at 11:59PM just before he disappears.

When you get to Brock, climb on the roof of the shed that leads into the
Security Room and wait until Day 8. Drop everything on the roof. Everything.



Day 8




At about 3:56AM, you're going to have to eat, so grab the Survival book and
drink a Spitfire, then drop the book.

Hop down (check the area first, there are zombies here), and get up on the
Helipad away from where Brock is.

Approach him slowly and don't get too close.

Hold the Left Trigger and Spit on him.

Yup. Spitfire. He'll block, but it still hurts him. Keep spitting until he's
down, then go back to your stuff on the roof of the shed.

MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT OPEN HIS BOX!

We'll assume you didn't open the box.

Since the only book you have is the Survival Book, the only thing you can eat
are Steaks, which only need the one book (100%) to refill 12 blocks of Life.


Eat Steak(P2) at 7:56AM.
Eat Steak(C1) at 11:56AM.
Eat Steak(C3) at 3:56PM, open Brock's box, trade the Survival Book for his Machine Gun
go downstairs, trade the Machine Gun for the MegaBuster,
go to Paradise Plaza via the Rooftop and through the Warehouse.

Kill Aaron in Paradise Plaza and trade the MegaBuster for his Orange, then
cook Brock's food in Jill's Sandwiches.

Go to the Survival Book room in North Plaza and eat Aaron's orange when you are
4 blocks down, which will be 5:16PM.

Drop the Survival book and check the box in the Cherub fountain - it should have
a Katana in it. If not, duck out to Leisure Park and come back in and check the box
again until it gives a Katana.

When it does, go to Paradise Plaza and take the White Car to the Maintenance
Tunnel Key Room for Kathy. Park the car so there's nothing between you and the
door. Make sure you close the door behind you when you go in.

She's got a gun, so be careful. Wait for her to turn her back to you then
hack her to death.

She's got an Uncooked Pizza, so drop the weapon to take it and cook it in
Paradise Plaza.

Go to the Survival Book Room to get the book and eat Steak(K2) at 9:16PM.

    Your Inventory now looks like this
  1. OJ
  2. Survival
  3. Steak(B1)
  4. Steak(B2)
  5. Energizer2
  6. Pizza(B1)
  7. Pizza(B2)
  8. Spitfire2
  9. Energizer
  10. Steak(C2)
  11. Pizza(K)
  12. Pizza(Brt)



EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO MICROPLANETMAN FOR THE FOLLOWING STRATEGY



Head for Food Court and get Jeff, then eat his Melted Ice Pops when you are 2 blocks down,
which will be 9:56PM. You'll have to use Plates and things in Food Court to kill him.

Your last target is Brad in the Meat Processing Area. You'll have to hide on top of the freezer
at the back of the room to avoid him. He will probably clear the room with his Katana, and take
considerable damage in the process.

Use the Knives in the Butcher Shop to kill him, or if you can wait until you need to eat again,
use the Spitfire2 on him.

Once he's dead, DO NOT open his box. He's carrying IcePops which will melt in 1 hour if
you open his box, so leave them in the box for now.

You're going to stay in the Butcher Shop until Day 9 and eat 3 items.



Day 9


Eat SteakB1 at 1:56AM (or use the Spitfire2 on him)
Eat SteakB2 at 5:56AM
Eat SteakC2 at 9:56AM

Wait until you are 4 blocks down (1 hour 20 minutes) after eating the last item, then take his Ice Pops and
go get the Health1 and Health2 books from Wonderland and Entrance Plaza,
then eat his Ice Pops at 11:56AM when you are 6 blocks down.
You have to do this quickly because the ice pops will melt after 1 hour.

Your Inventory now looks like this
  • OJ
  • Survival
  • H1
  • H2
  • Energizer
  • Pizza(B1)
  • Pizza(B2)
  • Spitfire2 (assuming you didn't eat this instead of SteakB1)
  • Energizer2
  • empty
  • Pizza(K)
  • Pizza(Brt)


    • It's 11:56AM on Day 9, and all you have to do is collect the 7 Days 7 Hours of Mall Food without taking damage.


    How to determine your potential Final Time:

    Add up the Hours of the food in your inventory, plus your Life.

    In the list above, we're carrying 8 4-hour items, which is 32 Hours or 1 Day 8 Hours


    Now we've got 32 Hours of food, plus 4 Hours of Life, and it's 11:56AM Day 9.

    Since the game only counts COMPLETED time, this gives us exactly 8 Days 11 Hours
    56 Minutes, plus what we're carrying, plus the Mall Food we still have to gather.

    There is a constant 7 Days 7 Hours of Mall Food. That never changes unless you
    eat it.

    So, we can add our progress to the 7 Days 7 Hours Mall Food and get
    15 Days 18 Hours 56 Minutes.

    Add in the 32 Hours of food we're carrying, which translates into 1 Day 8 Hours,
    plus the 4 hours of Life we have, and we have 1 Day 12 Hours.

    1 Day 12 Hours
    +
    15 Days 18 Hours 56 Minutes
    =
    17 Days 6 Hours 56 Minutes total time assuming we do not take any damage from here on.

    As well, the Energizer stops your life from depleting for 2 game-minutes.
    You have 2 Energizers, which means 4 minutes.

    As well, if you get both Randomizers, which have the potential to deliver 1 of 7 effects
    (that of the other 6 juices or stomach cramps), and both of them roll up as Energizers,
    you get another 4 minutes (2 minutes for each Energizer).

    And again, there's a spot on the blue ledge in Paradise Plaza where you can fall from upon dying
    to add 1 minute to your game time, as it interrupts the death animation.

    That brings you a total Potential Time of 17 Days 7 Hours 7 Minutes.

    However, whenever you eat a 4-hour item, you could lose up to 5 minutes because you
    cannot eat exactly on the Hour - you'll fall over dead with food in your mouth.

    What you CAN do is whenever you're ready to eat a 4-hour item, turn your TV's
    Brightness all the way down so the meter is easier to see, and eat when the last
    little yellow sliver is visible.

    If you have a TV that has a zoom feature where you can move the zoomed area
    around to focus on that meter, you might have a better chance than those of
    us who do not have that feature.


    Or you can use this handy-dandy device: Countdown Timer
    Set it for 1 minute 38 seconds and eat as soon as the alarm sounds. You may even have to set it for 1:37 to account for the time difference between hearing the alarm and hitting the button.



    TIP: From about Day 6 through the end, the game will change the
    arrangement of the zombies in each map. Specifically, you will see them spread
    out a bit wider, as well as pairs that are practically on top of each other.

    When you shoot one with the MegaBuster in a run-n-gun fashion, you may find one
    crouching behind it that can grab you.

    As well, if you jump and kick one, and follow up with a Roundhouse Kick, you'll
    find there are 3 on each side that are out of range of the Roundhouse Kick but
    close enough that they can grab you before you recover.

    There will also be times when zombies lunge a little farther, or do that "stumble-and-fall" move with a little extra "stumble" which increases their range.

    Before your game ends, hit the Guide button to make sure your connection to XBox Live is active! Otherwise your time won't register in the rankings and you'll have to do it all over again!