Trivia



First released images of Der Riese.

Waffenfabrik Der Riese, the words seen on the wall at the beginning of the trailer, are German for "Arms Factory - The Giant"

In reality, a factory named Der Riese is believed to be where the original "Die Glocke" was made.

Richtofen, Dempsey, Takeo and Nikolai are the playable characters. (How they survive is somewhat revealed from the trailer. At the beginning you hear Tank asking if everyone's okay, and Nikolai complaining that he feels like he needs to throw up. Afterward, Richtofen tells Nikolai it is a side effect. It could be assumed that they were somehow teleported to the factory.)

Every fully upgraded weapon seems to have a red flash when fired, except for the flamethrower.

When a player uses a teleporter, words or phrases written on the walls in the level can show up, as well as close ups of zombies' heads and the picture of Richtofen seen in the loading screen for Shi No Numa.

The trailer is more grim than the previous two, clearly showing Tank and Nikolai dying, and ending with Takeo and Richtofen being swarmed.

However this was probably done for dramatic effect, to show that splitting up is a bad idea or to show that the vast size of the map causes
separation and probably is not the end for the four.

The zombies have more gritty details on them.
Crawlers now jump and grab planks of wood to break down barricades.

The man in the first image released bears a slight resemblance with the man in the cover art of the game.

When obtained on this map, the Ray Gun seems to have electricity flowing through the front area of the gun (possibly as a sign that this weapon and the Wunderwaffe are powered in the same manner).

The phrase said by the Monkey Bomb ("Get ready for a surprise!") is a reference to the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film Total Recall in which a bomb disguised as a fake head says the exact same line before detonating.

At the start of the game, it is possible to hear a voice similar to the voice reciting the coordinates in the radio message in Shi No Numa say "Warning. Power levels critical...shutting...down." getting deeper and more garbled up as it goes on.

It is suggested that Richtofen had previously worked in the factory, and may have even helped create the teleporters, as well as being confirmed to be one of the creators of the zombies (see quotes). This would make sense as he also created the Wunderwaffe, which was created in the same factory.

This is the only map where you can use the Holy pistol without cheats. To get it, the M1911 must be upgraded in the Pack-A-Punch machine (named the C-3000 B1AT CH35).

In the room with the Bowie Knife with the catwalk there is a Teddy bear paw printed in blood.

If you go down the catwalk there is a window to the left with flashing blue that you can see through the Barrier.

On the Power switch there is a lower arm just like the one from Verrückt.

Some of the zombies can be seen to do the goose step, the style of the nazi march.

The quote said by Dempsey when he kills a zombie with a flamethrower ("Everything burns!") is a reference to the 2008 film Dark Knight in which The Joker says the exact same line.

In the trailer, each one of the characters uses one of their nation's/country's weapons. For example, Dempsey uses an M1 Carbine, Nikolai uses a PPSH-41, Richtofen uses a MP-40 and an MG42 and Takeo uses a Type-100, but he also uses the Browning, an American weapon.

In the trailer, near the end when it says Der Riese, you can see "935" in the background.

Behind the draw-bridge on the wall, there is the unfinished Hel(p) sign, which had previously been written on a door in Nacht Der Untoten

Help is written in other places too such as on the right side on the first floor behind the incinerator.

The trailer doesn't show the teleporters needing to be activated as Takeo is able to teleport right after unlocking the door.

When playing on this level, one's Xbox Live Gamercard will list said person as 'Bathing in Nazi Zombie Blood.' This is almost certainly a
reference to Richtofen's quote "I love to bathe naked...in your blood!" which he will randomly say after killing a zombie.

When you put the Colt M1911 in the Pack-a-Punch Machine and shoot it, you get pushed back like the Ray Gun.

Breslau, the location of Der Riese, is the German name for Wrocław, a city in modern-day Poland.

In the trailer, a Max Ammo drop can be seen.

The sign on the doorway to the hangar incorrectly says automobile garage.

If you look in the bottom left corner of the map of Der Riese that appears while the game is loading, there is a finger, and in the top right corner, there is an eyeball.

If the player clicks start, (pause) for any reason, When they go to click "Resume game", it now says "Resume Carnage" due to a recent system update.