Wii Warm Up: Chop until you drop?

The Wii's wholly-different version of Dead Rising has been somewhat controversial since it was first announced. Sometimes it seems that the only thing the two versions have in common is that you occasionally use things to kill zombies; everything else -- the where and how of it, and even your purpose -- has been tinkered with. Some people think that's already. There's enough game here to spread a second approach around. Others think there's something missing, some essential element, though no one seems to be able to tell us exactly what we're getting. With everything we've seen, what do you think of the game? It's hard to argue against the indiscriminate slaughter of the undead, even if it means making some sacrifices.