worst House of the Dead ever.

User Rating: 2 | The House of the Dead: Overkill WII
By mibukin | Review Date:
Overly cheesy but not in a funny way, and lots of swearing that gives house of the dead a new look. The old ones were still a lot more entertaining and cheesy in a different but more entertaining way. Perhaps the problem was that the older ones weren't trying to be cheesy, but just was because of japanese writters and the arcade atmosphere. This one just tries too hard.

The game play is just bad since all zombies seem to die with 2 shots, unless you get a head shot. I remember in the old arcade versions you often have to shoot zombies a few times unless you get a clear head shot and they don't always staggered the same repetitive way. There's no new features like the knife that was used in Resident evil: Umbrella Chronicles. Unless you count the lame gun reloading sequence. Instead of shooting off the screen to reload, you shake your gun. When you do that you also have to wait till it reloads with a gun flashing on the screen. Considering that the wii mote's sensitivity sucks and this game isn't supposed to be realistic, that was a really bad idea.

Graphics are just some of the worst I've seen in a long time. The quality is not just bad in terms of hardware, but in artistic value which there is no excuse for. Bland and hard to look at. It might have passed as a good PS1 quality game.

Music also sucked since it's just annoying. Voice acting was your stereotypical cheesy classic b movie flick, which I would say is okay. The narrator was really annoying and unneccessary though.

If you want a classic arcade style shooter with lots of zombies, either get Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles or the HOTD collection set. I recommend the former.

Other Helpful Reviews for The House of the Dead: Overkill

Load Comments (0)