House of the Dead: Overkill was something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's a game defined by its grindhouse, B-movie trappings and, when it arrived on the Wii in February 2009, it developed the sort of cult audience that builds around the films the game set out to emulate.
Of course, by definition, cult audiences aren't particularly large, so Sega's attempting to reach a new crowd with House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut, a beefed up version of the hilarious, well-built on-rails shooter. Yes, Agent G and Isaac Washington have made the transition to PS3 and -- fair warning -- they still work pretty blue.
I really wanted to love House of the Dead: Overkill when it came to the Wii in 2009. An on-rails shooter, Overkill oozes fun with over the top dialogue, mutant dismemberment and tons to unlock. Trouble was, the Wii could barely run the game. It would chug, stutter and frustrate me with technical limitations that ruined the experience. That isn't a problem on the PlayStation 3...
We know, we couldn't believe it either! The trailer for House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut's new Carnival stage doesn't drop a single F-bomb. Not a-one. Unless, of course, you consider "fabulous" to be an F-bomb, because it does slip that one in there.
Sega has announced that House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut will not only feature stereoscopic 3D support for those with hoity-toity future TVs, but also anaglyph technology, for those of us with TVs older than we are. Check out the gallery below to see this ancient, polychromatic technique in action.
Take note: European copies of the game will include the prerequisite red-cyan glasses, but North American versions will go without. Don't worry -- we're sure you've got a pair tucked into some errant copy of The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3D.
PlayStation Move title The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut has been reclassified MA15+ by the Classification Review Board with the consumer advice 'strong horror violence, strong course language'.
In the Review Board's opinion the overall impact of these elements is no higher than strong. The decision was unanimous...
The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut has been refused classification in Australia. This makes the game illegal to sell in Australia (and illegal to own in Western Australia)...
Naked Terror, one of two new levels coming to House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut, takes place in a strip club where Varla and her stripper friend Candy try to fight their way through hordes of the undead. Revealed by Sega on the PlayStation Blog, Naked Terror (along with another, as-yet-unrevealed level) will encompass a side story to the main game.
Naked Terror isn't simply about blasting the undead in a strip club, as the level sees players making their way through the streets of Bayou City, a bar and neighboring locales. There are also new enemy types to deal with: the venue-appropriate stripper and biker mutant. Hey, it could be worse: the game could force you to watch Biker Boyz. We wouldn't wish that on anybody.
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"May contain content inappropriate for children," warns the ESRB at the beginning of this House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut trailer. Well, let us get rid of any suspense you may have about the existence of inappropriate content. It's all inappropriate.
Sega posted a bit of an infodump to the PlayStation Blog about the upcoming 3D, HD House of the Dead: Overkill port. The changes go beyond the graphics and the relative glowiness of the controller -- there's actually a list of alterations made to the "extended cut."
Those changes include two new levels not found on Wii, a "new baby mutant type" and a new crossbow weapon. In addition, all of the boss fights have been "improved," and the "Mother" boss fight has been extended. Even the cutscenes have been redone with new motion capture.
There are also a couple of new modes: "Hardcore Mode," which forces you to perform headshots to kill enemies, and "Classic Mode," which gives you only the AMS Magnum. Overkill's Extended Cut will extend into retail in North America on October 25.
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One of the Wii's better light gun-style games is coming to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Move in all of its gory, foul-mouthed glory. Sega's The House of the Dead Overkill - Extended Cut arrives this October. More »
LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO - SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that mutant-massacring B-movie blood fest, The House of the Dead: OVERKILL - Extended Cut is presented for the first time in full HD with 3D support and PlayStation Move compatibility on the PlayStation 3 compute...
