Advertise on the GDN Network
 
Tabletop Gaming gear PC Gaming News Xbox 360 News PS3 News PS2 News PSP News Wii News DS News Mobile Gaming News iPhone Gaming News
 
 
 
GDN Home
News Archives
Submit Article
GDN Newsletter
GDN Media Kit
Interviews
Reviews
Previews
Screenshots
GDN TV
Patches/Updates
Upcoming Releases
Publishers/Developers
Games List
Review Score Scale
Christophor Rick
The Art of the Press Re...
The Art of the Game Pre...


Awesomenauts Leon Gameplay
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster Zombies Pitch
Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi Android Saga
Dark Souls - Prologue Part 3
Kingdom of Amalur Reckoning Brigand Hall Walkth...
Lord of the Rings Online Dev Diary - Gap of Rohan
Battlefield 3 Operation Guillotine
Street Fighter X Tekken - September Teaser 2
Kula Blox First Gameplay
Street Fighter X Tekken - September Teaser 1
Index » Articles Send this page to a friend

The House of the Dead Review (Wii)

Posted by Amy ShortZ Baldry,
  The House of the Dead: Overkill
  Articles | FAQ's & Guides | Achievements | Files | Screenshots | Videos | Cheats | Boards |
Amazon Buy Now | GameStop Buy Now | Online Buy Now | UK Buy Now |

What a pleasant surprise this version of House of the Dead  is compared to the previous arcade versions. I’m sure last time I checked Quentin Tarantino was a movie director and not a game producer. It looks like Dusk till Dawn has been remade for your own personal Wii gory overkill delight with a few slight twists, and a game that’s certainly not for the easily offended!

You start with agent G as seen from previous versions but this time he has teamed up with Isaac Washington a dude with attitude from Bayou City. Although this game is already set on a very distinctive motion of its own it certainly doesn’t lack the need for your attention at all times with zombies flying from all directions as the main characters try to find the notorious papa Caesar who’s responsible for all the mutant men and women that seem to love the scent of your cologne.
It’s your average light shooter with plenty of action-packed fun. The trick is to get as many kill combo’s as possible to up your score. Shooting the golden brains gives you an extra bonus at the end of the stage and the tiny green DNA splodges slow down time giving you an opportunity to concentrate on your head shot’s which I found very use full for propping up my kill combo’s. This game certainly isn’t very easy, but it’s not overly hard either. A drawback when you die is that  you can’t skip the video intro to each stage which does get annoying. At the end of every stage you have a chance to get money and buy new weapons to aid your zombie-killing spree through to the next boss. With story mode on each stage unlocks the director’s cut scenes with extra footage involved which can give you a little something extra if you’re super sharp shooting is on fire.

 Our Rating for The House of the Dead Review (Wii)
8.0
Replay
The urge to want to pick this game up again is almost as infectious as the disease that produces so many zombies within the game. The repetition of point and shoot may get dull after a while
8.5
Graphics
With great attention to detail and the old movie Tarantino feel to the game it certainly has its own unique feel
7.5
Sound
Definitely two thumbs up from me, fast-paced adding drama only annoying noise is on the Wii remote when you re-load your weapon
7.5
Gameplay
Straight forward point and shoot, certainly helps to have fast aim and a key eye for what’s going on around you and what’s coming at you
7.0
Multiplayer/Online Content
Being able to play 2 player in story mode or getting competitive in the mini games section of the game makes it very appealing to getting your friends over for a shoot-em-up
8.5
Overall
Generally a great game the story line certainly adds a new story line perspective to an already familiar game play trend in this genre of game. Certainly worth its money if you fancy flying solo or having a session with some friends

Rating: 0.0, votes: 0
Comments



 
 
Search the site:

PS3, Windows Get Black Ops Rezurrection Se...
DDO Eberron Unlimited Update 11: Secret of...
id and Bethesda Update iOS Wolfenstein 3D ...
US Playstation New Releases Week of 13 Sep...
MLB The Show Challenge 28 - AL Wild Card race
Paradox Offers Sengoku Demo Ahead of Relea...
9Dragons Players Must Opt-in to Keep Accou...
PlayJam Channel Now on Panasonic VIERA Con...
GameStop Gaming Tablet to be Android-powered
Syndicate to be Remade by EA and Starbreeze
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Sta...
Dead Island Review (PC)
iOS Gaming Weekend: Dream Trac...
iOS Gaming Weekend: Flick Hoop...
iOS Gaming Weekend: One Man Ar...
iOS Gaming Weekend: Marbians R...
iOS Gaming Weekend: Kickin Mo...
My Favourite Game: Link`s Awak...
Bodycount Review (Xbox 360)
Serious Sam: Double D Review a...

Affiliations
& Friends

IMGA logo
Testseek Logo
HTML5 JS Dev Conference
 
Advertise | Submit News | Contact | Pages | Blogs | Downloads | Video | Privacy Policy | About Us | GDN Staff | GDN Review Scale
News & Articles RSS | News RSS | Article RSS | Video RSS | Reviews RSS
 
 
|