Killing zombies with bowling balls, garbage cans and mini chainsaws is fun and all, but face it: what you really want is some good old fashioned mega man space blaster action. Nothing fries a zombie like a space laser: you’ll thank me for that advice when the zombie invasion of aught (pronounce “awt”) 8 arrives.

To get the blaster you have to attain the Zombie Genocider achievement by defeating 53,594 zombies. Killing this many zombies is a labor of love that can’t be accomplished in the middle of a game – so start a new one and make sure not to initiate the case files by helping Brad in the food court. Forget storylines, your life is now dedicated to eradicating the zombie race.

First off make your way to the one of the waiting automobiles in the parking lot in Leisure Park. Hop in and head down the ramp to the maintenance tunnels. In your first trip through the tunnels make a stop in the storage room to grab the machine gun and the maintenance tunnel key.  This will allow you to use the maintenance doors to get to the main level to refill your health items or save. 

After that you’re free to plow away! The zombie hordes will pose no threat to you in your metal chariot.

If for some reason your car breaks down make sure to grab one of the shopping carts to barrel through the hordes of zombies vying for your brains, or take pot shots at the propane tanks to clear out dozens of pesky zombies at once.

For easy access to a vehicle in the tunnels make a right from the entrance and work your way to the white truck under Seon’s grocery store.  Steam roll your way past 54,000 zombies, and get to the helipad before hour zero for what may seem like a letdown of an end, but is really the beginning of a beautiful adventure with your very own real mega buster. 

In your new game the blaster respawns near Otis. Now you can blow off some steam by blowing off zombie heads.

The submachine gun is a nifty weapon, and it pays to find the weapon’s spawning point in each area. Some are relatively simple – you can find the SMG in the fountain on alfresca plaza, or the storage warehouse in the maintenance tunnels. On the more elaborate side, in the northwest corner of Leisure park the smg can be found in the tree marked with a rock at the base. Fling something at the gun to dislodge it. With some nimble climbing skills you can find one on top of the “Chris’ Fine Foods” sign in the food court. Jump from the stairs in Paradise plaza to the blue ledge to find Paradise Plaza’s hidden Uzi. The ride in wonderland plaza is useful for more than just prestige points and general creepiness, time a hop off on the north side right, and you’ll land next to the smg hidden on top of one of the lego playhouses. Trickiest of all is the smg in the entrance plaza – you have to vault off a zombie onto one of the palm trees near the escalators. Sure that took effort, but what’s better than chilling on top of a palm tree with an uzi and some cocktails?

With the mega man blaster, it becomes a lot easier to access some of dead rising other sought after weapons. For the Molotov cocktail, wait until early day 3 when you get a call for the “long-haired punk” mission at 6 a.m. You’ll find Paul at Casual Gals clothing store in Wonderland Plaza.

Paul is a psychopath but you can make quick work of him with the blaster. Avoid his fiery wrath and chase him around until you wittle his health down in the usual way. Finally he’ll end up writhing ball of fire. It may be tempting to let him char, but believe me, he’s far more useful to you alive. Pick up the nearby fire extinguisher and aim it in his direction while holding down the “x” button- be careful not to go into aim mode or you’ll end up just lobbing the extinguisher at him.

Lead Paul back to the store room, but don’t worry about his two victims, they won’t give you weapons. They won’t even make you sandwiches. If you keep Paul secret and safe you should get a call from Otis later in day three explaining that Paul has a gift. Visit him in the storeroom and he’ll welcome you to the world of unlimited Molotov cocktails! I promise you, there’s nothing more satisfying than tossing a flaming gift into a crowd of happy little zombies. Even if it does singe your eyebrows a little.