 | | | | House of the Dead (Wii) |  | From: Sega
Category: Video Games
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 115
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: RVL P RHDP
EAN: 5060138437173
ASIN: B0012PJ8XM
Release Date: March 28, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Arcade classic, in your home! June 6, 2008
Ok so i brought this game purely for the love of the arcade classic, and it certainly presents a great arcade feel, perfect for the Wii.
However, if you're not the type of person who can happily stand pressing a trigger over and over then yes, it can get slightly repetitive. Great for a short burst of violence, or multiplayer fun, but not so great for a long term challenge.
The different modes in both games give you more to do, especially the boss mode, which is good practice, as well as the timed challenge which helps work on aiming because you increase time by shooting in the head.
I would say the aim isn't 100% accurate on both games, as it is fairly easy to shoot anywhere on the screen and be able to kill all the zombies, As the game progresses aim is more important and you have to work on it, which makes you concentrate more, but the pointer tends to move pretty fast so it takes a steady hand.
Graphics on HOTD2 are pretty basic, like the original, which doesnt really affect the gameplay, but you can tell the improvement when it comes to HOTD3.
Overall a good, fast moving no brainer, great for multiplayer games, and just enough gore!
 The Dead Return One More Time May 23, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Being a fan of Light Gun games and zombies I have been waiting for house of the dead 2/3 since it was first announced, Now if you have played the games previously on Dreamcast (HOTD2) or Xbox (HOTD3) there will not really be anything new to see as the games are more or less exact ports of these games, if you have only played it in the arcade though you have likely missed a lot of the game even if you put enough pound coins in to complete it as there are multiple paths.
House of The Dead 2
The graphics are Dreamcast quality so not the best in this day and age so luckily the game play fun. The game is really easy to get the hang of, the camera is in first person view and automatically moves leaving you to focus on blasting zombies and saving innocent people, if the zombies get too close you will get attacked and loose a life. Some of the zombies are slow and easy to blast then as you progress faster and more dangerous creatures will start showing up. Like I said earlier certain things you do in game will change the path your character takes leading to new areas e.g. the second level starts with a car coming at you with a zombie on the windscreen attacking the guy inside, if you shoot the zombie the man stops the car and you walk up some steps and through a town but if you don't shoot the zombie he crashes the car in to a shop window you walk through the shop and through a few more buildings taking a completely different path through the level. This adds a lot of replay value to the game as it's impossible to see everything without multiple play throughs. At the end of each level is a boss, all the bosses are quite good and require different tactics to defeat obviously the difficulty of the bosses increases as you progress.
There is also a original mode as a extra, playing through this game you can find hidden power ups in creats/barrols etc then the next time you play through the game you can use the power ups such extra continues, more powerful weapons and many more. Also a boss attack mode where you can practise beating the bosses.
House Of The Dead 3
The Game play is More or less the same for house of the dead 3, graphics are improved over HOTD2. Sega decided to remove the multiple path game play from HOTD3 after the first level anyway, the main differences in HOTD3 I feel is the bosses that are much improved for instance in one of the levels the boss is chasing you the entire level and every time you shake him off and loose him he bursts through a wall and comes at you some more loose him again blast a few zombies turn the next corner, there he is. With the exception of the first and last level you get to select the order you play the levels in so I play the hardest ones first.
Aswell as the arcade game there is a time attack mode where you get extra time for shooting zombies in the head or killing multiple enemies in one shot, if the time runs out you die so you have to be quick.
The aiming is very good in both the games the curser is on screen so you can see where you are aiming to reload you point off screen, if you want to use a gun attachment you can calibrate the Wiimote to your gun and make the onscreen curser disappear to make it more like the arcade.
Over all even though these are not new games they are still great fun and have plenty to offer, with house of the dead 2/3 Ghost squad, Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles and Links cross bow training the Wii is starting to build up quite a nice selection of light gun games so get out there and start playing them.
You Know What Sega Needs On The Wii... April 27, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
House Of The Dead 4! If you've ever played it in the arcades, you'll know why! The Wii's Motion Sensor would be perfect for it, I just hope Sega reads this and takes it in to consideration.
The old ones still have it. April 26, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Okay, I know the graphics on this are dated (particularly HOTD2), and I know neither game is exactly cutting edge. The only arcade games i've ever played in the arcade properly and really enjoyed are drivers (Ridge Racer et al)and shooters like Time Crisis and House of the Dead. The Playstation port of Time Crisis was immaculate but I can't get my old light gun to work on a modern telly.
The design of the Wii is perfect for this sort of game and the conversions are perfect. The game is perfectly playable with just the standard Wii remote hand held, and the accuracy is spot on. Anyone who's played a badly calibrated arcade machine of House of the Dead and wasted several quid before realising that the light gun won't hit half of the screen will particularly appreciate this.
While this sort of game will never engage your brain, a good shoot em up is just so much fun, particularly if you play in two player mode.
Like having the House of the Dead arcade machine in your house! April 11, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
There's no console better suited to these types of shooters than the Wii. Just make sure you calibrate your controllers first, then let the shooting begin. The game has an arcade mode and original mode, as well as a training mode, which is useful for practicing against the bosses.
It's the not the most imaginative game ever made and does get a bit repetitive after a while, but who cares! The game will always be a classic and anyone with a Wii owes it themselves to get it. Add 2 Wii light guns and you have the perfect setup!
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