The Dead Rising demo offers a strong attract mode, but the full game has a few gotchas that busy grown-ups might not find amusing. First, there's the glitch that some players report only happens if you skip the opening cinematic and have a hard drive attached. This is, in fact, a problem because you'll probably be seeing the opening scene over and over again since there are, in fact, no true save points. Sure, you can save your profile and stats in the security office or public rest rooms, but this is only truly helpful if you quit and restore there. (And even this isn't all that convenient if your toddler awakes prematurely from a nap and you're nowhere near a save icon.) Lose your life, and you'll start the full game over - albeit with your stats intact so you can restart with improved skills and a better chance to make it a little further in the game. Finally, despite the sandbox feel of the demo - that promise of an expansive, seamless mall to crawl - there are a lot of load screens and cut scenes that interfere with mindless zombie bashing and uninterrupted exploration. That said, the game is fun and does boast 50 achievements to unlock, some of which are relatively easy. Just be sure you have the time to commit to it - otherwise, stick to the free demo for 15 minute bursts of unadulterated zombie melee...
UPDATE: I missed this the first time: When you die, you're actually given a choice of restarting with your stats intact, or reverting to your last saved game sans any progress you made. (Chalk it up to parental exhaustion, and a badly worded popup menu!) So the game just got a little better. The other gotchas still apply, particularly if you have little ones about.
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