Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising 2

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Big Spender

Big Spender

Spend $6,000,000 in Fortune City

1.6%

How to unlock the Big Spender achievement in Dead Rising 2 - Definitive Guide

Credit to Finalsight618 for the original information in his 360 solution. This is my spin on that solution with a little extra detail.

Edited to include information from comments thanks to Lyco499

Start a new game and when you are free to start the first mission of getting the Zombrex, ignore that. Go to the restroom in the safe house where the save point is. Look to the left and find the clothing locker. Go up to it and press cn_B then cn_RB to the tab that reads Bonus Content. Select at least one piece of the Ninja outfit (makes zombies ignore you) and one piece of the Sports Fan outfit (makes you run faster and you don't get sick drinking alcohol). This combination will make the game comically easy with regards to regular zombies and will make the gambling hassle free.

Now collect the three gambling books in the following locations:

Gambling 1 - Second floor of the Royal Flush Plaza in Ragazines.
Gambling 2 - Second floor of Palisades Mall in Stan's Large Print Books and Magazines
Gambling 3 - Silver Strip in the Shamrock Casino behind the counter

After you collect the three gambling books, go to the Slot Ranch Casino. Go through toward the hallway leading to the food court and you will find a huge video slot machine against the wall with two buttons. Play the one on the right for $1,000 per spin until you reach $7,000,000 so that you have extra for other purchases if necessary.

I had heard about Dead Rising 2 crashing a lot, so I went to the restroom there in the Slot Ranch Casino to save after every $1,000,000 and along the way, went to a handful of the lower money slot machines with the money laying on the ground in front of them. You can play them for 5 straight guaranteed wins ranging from $1,500 to $3,000 each win, which is $7,500 to $15,000 per machine. This can also be used to establish your bankroll prior to playing the big machine. Now do the same on the way back to the big machine. I kept playing, saving, and hitting the smaller games until I had $7,000,000 just to be safe.

Now save, quit, and restart and go get the Zombrex and give it to Katie, then do the mission "One Man's Trash" (located at Moe's Maginations on the Platinum Strip) to unlock the pawn shops. I suggest buying the Knight Boots inside this pawn shop for $2,000,000 then head up to Tinkerbox, the pawn shop on the Silver Strip, across from where the SUV is located to buy the SUV key for $2,000,000 and then into the Royal Flush Plaza to Just In Time Payday Loans, the pawn shop upstairs, for the Sports Car Key for $500,000. It was shortly after this that the achievement popped for me, so it apparently counted the money that I put into slot machines.
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17 Jul 2017 14:28

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And to make it easier on people, the magazines are found:

Gambling 1 - Royal Flush Plaza in Ragazines which is on the second floor.
Gambling 2 - Palisades Mall in Stan's Large Print Books and Magazines (2nd floor)
Gambling 3 - Silver Strip in the Shamrock Casino behind the counter
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By Lyco499 on 01 Oct 2017 19:17
hidden card burning skull, the one you need to pay 1,200,000 infront of the bingo hall. that counts too doesn't it?
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By TheOnlyMatto on 17 Jul 2019 18:58
also I noticed that my spending didnt count until after I saved and loaded. The final 2 mil I paid for knight boots, I then reloaded my save to have an extra 2 mil for finishing the story (quick zombrex or weapon) plus one from me.
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By TheOnlyMatto on 17 Jul 2019 19:19
You talking about the fortune teller machine? That counts for spending, yes. I didn’t notice having to save for the spending to count. I do recall it taking about a minute to pop after buying the last item.
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By napoearth on 17 Jul 2019 21:01
I’m pretty sure they patched this method in some form because you don’t win more often than you would without the magazines, I only got $300k in like 15 minutes with all magazines.
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By Vile Jinx on 05 Aug 2019 05:22
@Vile Jinx, I don't know why they would patch it, they give you the books in game, so they expect you to use them. Sorry you had such a bad run of luck, but it's not as if you are supposed to win every time with the books anyways. I does take a while to finish, but it should be faster than what you describe.
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By napoearth on 05 Aug 2019 21:11
Not sure how this game is counting the money you've spent. I bought the Knight Boots and the SUV Keys and am at 52%....??

Update: What TheOnlyMatto said is correct. The counter does update after you save and load. But now I'm at way more than the 66% I should be at. lol
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By Dr Marty on 11 Apr 2021 19:37
The money you put in the poker machines also counts as spending.
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By napoearth on 21 Apr 2021 03:04
The magazines increase your odds of winning, but it doesn't gurantee wins, so YMMV with earning the money. RNG Gods can be cruel.
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By ijiekmotors on 17 Nov 2021 17:42
Also adding, if your tracker isn't updating and the achievement hasn't popped but you are sure you've spent the money, try leaving and reloading the area. I was perplexed why it hadn't worked after buying an ungodly amount of zombrex in Silver Strip, entered Slot Ranch to go back to work and it popped. shock
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By ijiekmotors on 07 Dec 2021 21:42
Yeah I spent about 7 million and only had I think 60% progress. Saved then loaded that save an it popped. Buggy tracking on that one. Great guide BTW, thank you!
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By I ASK NO ONE on 20 May 2023 20:32
Just wanted to add something. In the bathroom inside the safe house is a wardrobe where you can change into certain clothes. The Ninja Outfit and the Sports Fan Outfit are both useful while doing this achievement. The Ninja Outfit makes zombies ignore you for the most part (along with a load of other stuff) while the Sports Fan outfit increases your speed quite a bit (along with a load of other stuff). I haven't tried it yet, but the Ninja Outfit may be helpful while doing the actual gambling to keep zombies off you.

EDIT: So after trying it, I can confirm that wearing at least one piece of the Ninja outfit is very helpful. Not a single Zombie bothered me and Denyce was completely pointless, she just stood there and watched me gamble lol.
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By Lyco499 on 01 Oct 2017 14:31
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After starting the single player game, make a save, quit and start playing some multiplayer. Money gained in multiplayer can be transferred to an existing single player save file, so while you're getting your multiplayer achievements, you'll be working this achievement aswell.

Chances are you're not completely done with this after your multiplayer madness, so I'll list the quickest and unfortunately also the most boring method.

Research your gambling skills by gathering all 3 magazines:

  • Ragazines in Royal Flush Plaza
  • Stan's Large Print Books and Magazines in Pallisades Mall 2nd floor
  • Shamrock Casino on the Silver Strip behind the bar

Keep your 3 magazines in your inventory and make your way to the big pink slot machine in Slot Ranch Casino. Push the 1000$ button, wack a zombie while you wait, and you should be raking in money fairly fast.

Once you have your 6 Million, be sure to spend some cash on various items around the shops.

Things you need to buy/do for other achievements:

  • Buy SUV Keys for 2 million at the Silver Strip pawnshop
  • Spend approx. 1 million at the fortune teller at the Silver Strip to obtain a hidden combo card

You can spend the rest as you see fit.

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After starting the single player game, make a save, quit and start playing some multiplayer. Money gained in multiplayer can be transferred to an existing single player save file, so while you're getting your multiplayer achievements, you'll be working this achievement as well.

Chances are you're not completely done with this after your multiplayer madness, so I'll list the quickest and unfortunately also the most boring method.

Research your gambling skills by gathering all 3 magazines:

  • Ragazines in Royal Flush Plaza
  • Stan's Large Print Books and Magazines in Palisades Mall 2nd floor
  • Shamrock Casino on the Silver Strip behind the bar

Keep your 3 magazines in your inventory and make your way to the big pink slot machine in Slot Ranch Casino. Push the 1000$ button, wack a zombie while you wait, and you should be raking in money fairly fast.

Once you have your 6 Million, be sure to spend some cash on various items around the shops.

Things you need to buy/do for other achievements:

  • Buy SUV Keys for 2 million at the Silver Strip pawnshop
  • Spend approx. 1 million at the fortune teller at the Silver Strip to obtain a hidden combo card

You can spend the rest as you see fit.

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In order to maximize your money earning, the first thing you'll want to do is locate the three Gambling magazines:
Gambling 1 - Ragazines (R212)
Gambling 2 - Stan's Large Print Books (P206)
Gambling 3 - Shamrock Casino (N106) On the back counter

Once you've gotten them all, go to the Slot Ranch Casino and save your game in the washroom there. Just to the left of the long hallway to the Food Court is a large video slot machine where you can bet $1000 at a time. Bet the maximum over and over again until you win. Once you win, save and repeat the process. If you find yourself losing more than you'd like, reload your game and try again until you get the $6,000,000. When it comes time to spend it the easiest way to dump the cash is to buy the SUV key from Tinkerbox (N103) for $2,000,000, save the game in a new slot (don't overwrite your original save) and buy the key over again until you get the trophy. Of course there are other things you might want to spend that money on later, so I advise you to save your game in a separate slot before spending it all, then reloading after the trophy pops. And remember, you can always do the magazine dupe exploit discussed in the tips section to stack magazines for better results. With 11 gambling magazines, I won $6,000,000 in under an hour.

EXPLOIT: With 12 Bargaining magazines, buying items from the Pawn Shop actually gives you money. Buying the SUV key will give you $400,000. (120% discount) You can make your six million even faster using this method.

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