How to Defeat the Police Officer Psychopath in Dead Rising

Like most psychopath fights, this one requires you to get into melee range quickly and hack at the psychopath with a powerful hand weapon. The catch is that there are four survivors tied to various things in the store, so swinging wildly or using guns is ill-advised if you want to have anyone but yourself living at the end of it all. Remind you of the cult leader? It should, this fight is quite similar.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

1. Get geared up for a boss fight when you get the call about the cop and the other women in the store in Wonderland Plaza. By now, the routine should be familiar: Mini-Chainsaws and two to four bottles of wine or OJ. If the Mini-Chainsaws are unavailable to you, grab a katana instead. Don't bring a gun to this fight. The cop is too fast, and there are too many survivors you might hit.
2. Head to the upper level of Wonderland Plaza. Use the pointer arrow if you need to, but the store is just across the way from the Space Ride.
3. Watch the video.
4. Charge Jo (the cop) as soon as you can move and give her a whack with your weapon.
5. Dive away after you take a strike. If you linger too long, Jo will shock you with a tazer. This puts you on the floor for a few seconds, during which she can hit you again or kick you.
6. Throw the left thumbstick back and forth if you get shocked. This will get you up a little faster.
7. Keep hitting and running until Jo buys it. This should only take four whacks with the Mini-Chainsaws, but will take a bit longer with the katana.
8. Watch out! Remember, there are survivors around and swinging the Mini-Chainsaw wildly will get them killed!
9. Release the captives once Jo is down and you’ve gotten the Handcuff Key.
10. Use the secret passage to get the survivors back safely. If the passage is unavailable, you’ll have to take them through the Food Court or North Plaza. Use the Food Court if you’ve killed the Convicts for the day; use North Plaza if you haven’t.

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