Talk:Anime Trivia/@comment-3003168-20110630175841

I'm almost certain that title is not a reference to Dead Rising. I've played that game multiple times (it's one of my favorites), and I can confidently say it has nothing to do with episode 11 or chapter 14 other than the fact that they both have zombies. It makes much more sense for it to be a reference to Red Storm Rising. Most of the other references are to titles of novels, and there is even another one that is by Tom Clancy. The episode and chapter deal with a nuclear threat and impending chaos, which is similar to the theme of the novel.

I don't thing Dead Rising is referenced by later events at the mall either. The game pays tribute to the movie Dawn of the Dead and its sequel, and it actually almost got into legal trouble because of this. The mall in HOTD also pays tribute to the movies rather than the game, and the setting and events resemble the movies much more than Dead Rising does.

I hope I clarified everything.